The Benefits of Freeze-Drying Breast Milk to the Family

by Qarah Ict Qarah ICT

The history of research on freeze-drying breast milk dates back to the 1950s. It is a better way of storing and preserving nutrients, immune factors, enzymes, antibodies, and antioxidants.

Freeze drying is not a 20th Century procedure by any stretch of the imagination. The ancient Incas would freeze-dry their potatoes at the top of mountains where the cold mountain temperatures and low-pressure systems made for a valuable environment for long-term food storage.

Milk banks worldwide have used freeze-drying technology to improve the longevity and use of their donor milk. Fortifying bottles of breastmilk with freeze-dried breastmilk has been shown to improve the health and vitality of low birth weight and 'preemie' babies, where powdered infant formula was previously the only other option available.

Every breastfeeding journey introduces a different set of troubles, and figuring out the best method to store and transport your milk can be a headache all on its own. Luckily, freeze-drying technology now offers a better alternative to freezing breast milk – breast milk powder! Freeze-dried breast milk powder retains the nutritional properties of breast milk while providing convenience similar to powdered infant formula. For some moms, the implications of being able to store their breast milk as the powder can have far-reaching effects on their baby's health and wellness. However, having breast milk powder on hand can also affect the mental well-being of mom, dad, and other caretakers.

How to Freeze Dry Breastmilk

Your frozen breastmilk is placed inside a container where temperatures drop below -40ºF. The air inside the chamber is removed using a pump, decreasing the pressure and creating a vacuum, cycles of warmer and cooler air cause ice crystals inside the frozen breastmilk to vaporize (without thawing the breastmilk), leaving behind your nutrient-dense, superfood breastmilk powder.

Your freeze-dried breastmilk powder is packaged into convenient, resealable bags and ready to use whenever, wherever! You get specially designed Food bags that protect against air, light, oxygen, and moisture. You place a moisture absorber in every package to further protect your breast milk when traveling in more humid areas.

How is Freeze-Drying Breast Milk Beneficial to the Family

· Your freeze-dried breast milk powder can be included in your expressed breast milk to increase the caloric content.
· Freeze-drying is a better way to preserve breast milk's nutritional, immunological, and probiotic components. Rehydrate into milk again or add breast milk powder to solid foods to give them a healthy boost.
· Freeze-drying breast milk as you pump is a great way to stockpile in preparation for transitioning back to the workplace. Breast milk powder is easy for caretakers to use when mom is away.
· Freeze-drying requires no refrigeration or freezer storage.
· Freeze drying avoids the awful taste caused by lipase activity during freezer storage.
· Freeze-drying breast milk protects it from loss during a power outage or natural disaster.
· Freeze-dried breast milk makes transporting breast milk during travel easier and more convenient. Breast milk powder is TSA-safe! Transporting and saving breast milk from a surrogate/donor is also made much easier in powdered form.