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What is IQF (Individually Quick Frozen)? |
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Freezing is the method of preservation of food by freezing process. In this process, the temperature of food is lowered much below their freezing point in short period of time, say up to –20° C in 3 to 30 minutes. This inhibits the oxidative, enzymatic and microbial changes, which are responsible for the change of flavour, colour and their spoilage. |
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Does IQF affect the natural properties of the food? |
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No, IQF is at present the most advanced process whereby virtually all the properties of most parent foodstuffs can be preserved. A great reduction in temperature helps to hold the biological condition of the food at a point at which it is frozen and thereby present the natural flavour, texture, colour or nutritive value on defreezing. |
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How IQF vegetables are better than other frozen vegetables? |
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The product is quickly frozen below the temperature at which bacterial, mould and yeast growth occurs. IQF vegetables have benefits of Best freshness close to natural freshness, Better taste, Better flavour / aroma, Better colour/appearance, Better nutritive value over other preserved vegetables. |
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How are Vadilal Quick Treat vegetables harvested? |
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Selected specific varieties of Vadilal Quick Treat vegetables are grown in the heart of green belts in the vicinity of its factory. These vegetables are harvested at right stage of maturity, best suited for consumption under the supervision of trained personnel. |
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Do Vadilal Quick Treat IQF vegetables contain preservatives to keep them fresh for long? |
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No additive/ preservative is added to Vadilal Quick Treat IQF vegetables. They are 100% natural. |
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Isn't frozen food of an inferior quality than fresh or non-frozen? |
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Absolutely not. With the advanced technology like IQF used now to freeze food, these products are always delicious and fresh to taste. |
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How Vadilal Quick Treat frozen vegetables are superior than other brands? |
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Vadilal quick treat will choose only that variety of vegetable, which can be done with a taste, appearance and texture and is found to be superior to any other frozen vegetable on the market. Special seed varieties, special sorting methods, hand trimming, contract farming and determining the best growing regions of India for a given vegetable are just some of our practices. Vadilal maintains the industry's highest quality grading standards to assure consistently great taste and texture. |
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Where Vadilal Quick Treat products are available? |
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You should be able to find an excellent representation of Vadilal quick treat products at virtually any Asian retail grocery stores across the USA such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Maryland, Texas, Washington DC, New York metro area and parts of the Midwest. You can locate stores that carry Vadilal Quick Treat products . Our products are also available in all major retail outlets of Australia, Newzeland,U.A.E.,Singapore, South Africa Canada, Malaysia etc. |
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How long will Vadilal Quick treat IQF vegetables last in my home freezer? |
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Frozen vegetables and fruit stored at 0°F can last up to one year, but self-defrosting freezers take their toll. Every time the system goes through a thaw cycle, the contents of the freezer thaw slightly and then re-freeze when the cycle is completed. Each time this happens, some of the moisture inside the food leaches out and forms ice crystals. Eventually, the food starts to look withered due to lack of moisture. Frozen vegetables and fruit will start to show the effects of age after about six months. |
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What are the other products of Vadilal Quick Treat? |
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Vadilal has wide range of products to cater to the global customers. We process and export a wide range of products and we specialise in the following items:
- IQF and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
(especially Mango Slices, Mango Cubes, Papaya etc.)
- Canned / Frozen Tropical Fruit Pulps
(Mainly Mango, Guava, Papaya, Sapota)
- Canned Fruits and Vegetables
- Canned and Frozen Ready-to-Eat Indian Curries
- Frozen Paratha, Samosa
- Frozen Condiments & Herbs
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What are the quality standards maintained by Vadilal? |
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We ensure high quality products from our state-of-the-art processing facilities and have in-house Quality Assurance and Microbial Testing Laboratories. We are an ISO 9001 – 2000 & ISO 22000 (HACCP) certified company from Nemko, AS, Norway. We are also in process to obtain a prestigious “Britain Retail Consortium.” (BRC) certificate. |
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Vadilal has big name in ICE-CREAM, How it is useful in processed food business? |
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Vadilal is synonym of Ice-cream in India. Vadilal has one of India’s largest cold chain networks. Vadilal has capitalized its expertise to handle low temperature products in frozen products business and effectively leveraged its infrastructure ability to achieve high efficiency in processed food. |
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Where can I send my suggestions or complaints? |
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Vadilal is always eager to hear from customers. We welcome your suggestion and complaints, if any, and assure you prompt and appropriate actions. You can send your views at -
Export Department - Processed Foods Division
VADILAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
"Vadilal House" Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad 380 009 INDIA
Phone: + 91 79 26564019 to 24
Fax: + 91 79 26564027
Email: exports@vadilalgroup.com
Visit us at www.vadilalgroup.com |
