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Author	Topic: food dehydrators
lyn 12-08-2002 06:41 PM	Hello, does anyone know anything about dehydrators and if they are safe to use with this diet? What's a safe temperature for the fruit so they are not considered heated? Thank you!
Wai 12-11-2002 03:17 PM	I don't know what the involved temperature is... Cooking, or near cooking, that is bad for sure. I guess the temp. in a dehydrator is much lower, but I might be wrong. Anyone?
Dawn 12-13-2002 03:59 PM	Authors of the many "raw food" books that I have read, state that a food is considered "cooked" when the enzymes have been destroyed by heat. Some say that the enzymes are destroyed at 104 degrees, and other say 108 or 118, or anywhere in between. I think you should be safe at about 108 degrees. You must use a dehydrator that has a good temperature control in order to be accurate about this. Dawn
lyn 12-16-2002 10:33 AM	Thank you Wai and Dawn!