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The rate at which heat is removed from a food during freezing depends on how fast heat can travel within the food and how efficiently it can be liberated from the surface of the food into the surrounding atmosphere. Industrial freezers remove heat from the surface of a food as rapidly as possible. There are several types of industrial freezers, including air-blast tunnel freezers, belt freezers, fluidized-bed freezers, plate freezers, and cryogenic freezers. In air-blast tunnel freezers and belt freezers, precooled air at approximately −40 °C is blown over the food products. Packaged foods, such as fruits, vegetables, bakery goods, ...(100 of 8400 words)