dehydration reaction is usually defined as a chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule. Dehydration reactions are a subset of elimination reactions.
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Dehydration from diarrhea, especially in young children and infants, is a dangerous complication. Life-threatening meningitis and septicemia may also result.
The precooking and dehydration process creates tiny fissures and cracks in the instant rice grains, which makes it easier for boiling water to reach the center.
Although sun drying is still utilized, most drying occurs with the use of commercial dehydration dryers. Dried plums are also known as "prunes" but are marketed under the name of "dried plums" in order to assist in selling the product.
A traditional Indian drink that used to be made from buttermilk poured into earthenware crocks, with salt added to combat dehydration in the hot climate. It is now made from thin yogurt, with salt or sugar.
Dehydrate - To remove water from food by slowly drying. Dehydration prevents moisture spoilage such as mold or fermentation.
Déjeuner - The French term for 'lunch'.
Salt is used to cure Iberian ham, drawing the moisture from the meat as the ham is air dried. The ham is preserved through dehydration. Iberian hams are often dried in cool cellars for as long as 24 months.
Dehydration also concentrates the flavors in bush tomatoes and creates more full-bodied and complex flavor notes in the same way as drying in the sun modifies the flavors of many familiar spices from around the world.
equilibration of anomeric and ring forms
sucrose inversion to fructose and glucose
condensation
intramolecular bonding
isomerization of aldoses to ketoses
dehydration reactions
fragmentation reactions
unsaturated polymer formation ...
Advanced drying technology may in some cases preserve the original flavour, at least in part; but these herbs are, even with best dehydration equipment, always better used fresh than dried.
Squeezed, a fresh artichoke will make a squeak. The thickness of each stalk should correspond to the size of the artichoke. Thin stalks signal dehydration, so look for stalks that are firm without 'give.' ...
 See also: Water, Cooking, Fruit, Vegetable, Sugar
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