dehydrated foods

3.6

Food with much water removed so it weighs less and lasts longer

noun
/diˈhaɪdreɪtɪd fudz/

: alimentos deshidratados

Hikers often pack dehydrated foods because they weigh less and last longer on the trail.

Examples

Many emergency kits include dehydrated foods in case of natural disasters.
To prepare the soup, just add water to the dehydrated foods in the packet.
I love dehydrated foods for camping trips.
Have you ever tried dehydrated foods?
Many hikers choose to bring dehydrated foods because they are lightweight and have a long shelf life.
In case of an emergency, it is wise to have dehydrated foods available for quick meals.
To enjoy a hot meal while camping, you simply add water to the dehydrated foods and wait a few minutes.

Synonyms

dehydrated food

vsdehydrated foods

1 2.3

Food with most of its water removed to keep it longer

is the plural form used when speaking about more than one preserved item

Antonyms

fresh foods

1 1.0

Food that is recently picked or made and not kept to last long

How Dry

freeze-dried

Specialized

6 4.1

dehydrated foods

3.6

dried

1 1.0

wet

800 1.0

Surface Forms

dehydrated foods plural

Morphology

dehydrated + food

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'dehydrated' (preserved by removing moisture) modifying 'food', so a learner who knows both words can infer foods with water removed. This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The noun dehydrated foods comes from the simple idea of dehydrated meaning 'to remove water' from foods, like drying fruit or turning soup into powder. That's why these foods weigh less, last longer and often only need water to become 'ready to eat'.