Ingredient format
IQF Roasted
Roasted, then individually quick frozen: browned, roasted flavor without a roasting step on your line.
What it is
What IQF Roasted means
IQF Roasted product is cut, roasted, and then individually quick frozen. Roasting with dry heat browns the outside of each piece, which adds the deeper, sweeter flavor and color of oven-roasted or grilled vegetables.
The pieces are frozen separately, like standard IQF, so they pour free and can be measured out straight from the freezer.
Roasting takes time, space and oven capacity. Buying the vegetables already roasted moves that step to the producer, and gives a consistent roast from one lot to the next. How each item is roasted varies, and fire-roasting is one of the methods used; ask us for the details on any ingredient.
How it compares
IQF Roasted versus similar formats
The formats buyers most often weigh it against, and what actually differs.
IQF Roasted vs.
IQF
Standard IQF is frozen raw or blanched, with no browning or roasted flavor. IQF Roasted has been roasted first.
IQF Roasted vs.
IQF Sautéed
Sautéed product is cooked in a pan rather than roasted. Roasting uses dry heat and gives more browning and a deeper roasted flavor.
IQF Roasted vs.
Dehydrofrozen
Dehydrofrozen product has part of its water removed before freezing, mainly to cut weight and the water released in cooking. IQF Roasted is chosen for flavor; roasting removes some water too, but that is not its purpose.
In manufacturing
What it's used for
IQF Roasted is used where a product should taste roasted or grilled without roasting in-house. Common uses include:
- Frozen meals, bowls and entrées
- Pizza toppings and flatbreads
- Sandwiches, wraps and burritos
- Roasted vegetable and potato side dishes
- Soups, sauces and salsas, such as roasted tomato or roasted pepper
What we supply
IQF Roasted ingredients
14 ingredients are currently listed as IQF Roasted. Cuts, pack sizes and specs are on each ingredient's page.
Vegetables11
Brussels Sprouts
IQF · IQF Roasted
Eggplant
IQF · IQF Roasted · Frozen Puree
Garlic
IQF · IQF Roasted · Frozen Puree · Dehydrated · Aseptic
Mushrooms
IQF · IQF Roasted · Dehydrated
Red Onions
IQF · IQF Roasted · IQF Sautéed · Dehydrofrozen
Yellow Onion
IQF · IQF Roasted · IQF Sautéed · Dehydrofrozen
Green Bell Peppers
IQF · IQF Roasted · Dehydrated · Frozen Puree
Jalapeño Peppers
IQF · IQF Roasted · Dehydrofrozen · Aseptic · Brined
Red Bell Peppers
IQF · IQF Roasted · Dehydrofrozen · Dehydrated · Frozen Puree
Zucchini
IQF · IQF Roasted · Frozen Puree
Tomatoes
IQF · IQF Roasted · Aseptic
Potatoes3
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