EnWave Corporation has successfully applied its Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) technology to dehydrate probiotics and enzymes and has now conducted a range of internal and third-party tests to determine the feasibility of using REV technology in dehydrating probiotics and enzymes.

As with other REV applications, EnWave is seeking an alternative to the industry standard of freeze drying, which is time consuming and expensive, and can require constant refrigeration of the end product during storage and shipment. If successful, commercial-scale dehydration of probiotics and enzymes using REV would serve to reduce manufacturing and distribution costs while improving retention and shelf-life of live material in the end product.
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