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Nescafe created freeze-dried coffee in 1938 as a way to help Brazil with an excess in coffee production. NASA and the U.S. military later used the drying method as a way to feed astronauts and military members. The food retains nutrients well and rarely spoils.
Source:
Popular Science: The High-Tech Joys of Freeze-Dried Foods
Institute of Food Technologists: Achievements in Food Science
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