AlpineAire Foods Mashed Potatoes with Country Gray and Turkey

by Alpine

Product Features

• 2 - Servings
• No-Cook Entrée.
• Prepare right in the pouch.
• Turkey Entrée
• Gluten Free

Product Description

Ingredients:

Potato flakes*, potato starch, cooked freeze-dried diced turkey, whey powder, butterbuds [whey solids and corn syrup solids, modified butter oil, butter*, salt, guar gum, annatto and turmeric vegetable colors], nonfat milk powder, chicken flavor broth mix [maltodextrin, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor, dehydrated vegetables (onion, celery, parsley, spinach, garlic, carrot), potato flour, soybean oil, xanthan gum, spices, extractive of spices, lecithin], sea salt, spice. Note: Small amounts of monosodium glutamate (MSG) naturally occur in hydrolyzed cereal solids & autolyzed yeast.

*dehydrated

Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the food last?
Most products have a 3-5 year shelf life under proper conditions. Products containing shrimp, tuna, brown rice, nuts, and dairy products have a shelf life of one to two years.

What are proper storage conditions?
The best is a cool, dry environment for our products. The cooler the better. High heat that occurs in a garage or the trunk of a car is not good for these products.

How does AlpineAire Foods extend the shelf life of food?
By using freeze-dried and dehydrated ingredients, most of the water is removed from the item. Each product contains an oxygen absorber, which is iron oxide pellets. Iron oxide attacks the head-space oxygen remaining in the pouch once the pouch has been sealed. Oxygen has moisture so the absorber collects the oxygen and thus slows down the oxidation process that can occur. Oxidation leads to rancidity.

Is the oxygen absorber harmful?
No, it is not harmful, but do not use it as a spice packet. It tastes awful.

What is freeze drying?
Freeze drying is a process used for instant or quick rehydration of certain dried foods. The first step in freeze drying is to rapidly freeze the food. The water content, now frozen, is turned directly into a gas and withdrawn from the food during the next steps, vacuum and low-heat, thus avoiding the shrinkage. Many of AlpineAire's products are custom freeze dried to suit strict quality requirements. Freeze-dried products include grains, beans, fruits, meats, seafood, pastas, vegetables, and eggs. Using this process, 98% of the moisture is removed.

Key advantages of freeze-dried products include:

• The original taste and nutritional value of the food is retained due to very low heat temperature that is used.
• Foods are quick and easy to prepare.
• There's no waste.
• It's an ideal method for maintaining flavors of meat, poultry, and fish.
• Extends the shelf life of the product.
• No preservatives are necessary.
• Results in a super-lightweight, compact product.
• A wide variety of foods are available.
• Use hot or cold water to rehydrate.

What is dehydration?
The standard method of dehydrating vegetables and spices is to place the items on a conveyor belt and run them through an oven at a high temperature for a relatively short time. About 90 to 95% of the moisture is removed.

Some vegetables are more suited to this form of drying than others. This means that with the addition of water, the product rehydrates back to its original state more easily. Preferable items include: onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, celery, carrots and mushrooms. Dehydrated items such as peas, corn, and green beans do not rehydrate as well as freeze-dried.

What are proper storage techniques?
It is crucial that you store food properly:

• Avoid exposure to heat and moisture; make sure foods are not accessible to insects or animals.
• Never store food directly on the ground or on concrete floors--moisture can build up inside containers.
• Avoid such storage places that experience temperature build-up such as attics, garages, or car trunks. Ideally, storage should not exceed room temperature for extended periods.
• Store in a location that's accessible so that periodic inspections are easy and you can rotate supplies.
• Avoid excessive and rough handling of pouch and canned foods.

Product Description

Creamy gravy highlights this potato and turkey entrée.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009W7D68
• Item model number: 11402
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,966 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hard-to-prepare mystery mounds, May 7, 2007

By 

Scott Burgess (California) - See all my reviews
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Prepping for the assault on Mount Robson in Robson River Campground, we opted to give Alpine Aire's Mashed Potatoes and Country Gravy with Turkey a try. Oops--we don't pack a pot large enough for the 3.25 cups of boiled H2O. We found an O2 absorber and a country gravy packet inside. The directions didn't address the gravy packet. So we boiled 2 cups and mixed 'em with gravy and then into the main package while boiling another 1.25 cups. The water mixed poorly. We waited 8 minutes after each addition of hot water and still the moderately chunky turkey wasn't fully rehydrated, although the bits had a turkey flavor. The overall result was poor quality instant potatoes that were too runny and flavorless even with added salt and pepper. Perhaps space smuggler Blando Calrissian was forced to eat this in some dark spinoff Star Wars novel, but we threw half away and ate crackers instead.