6 Tips for storing Dried Herbs

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It’s time for mid-summer and everyone is enjoying fruits and juices. People also love herbs during this season and these herbs can be used to make cool drinks. However, fresh herbs are the best herbs that can give several health benefits and flavours. They are not readily available in the market and one has to nurture them in a variety of ways. This guide will help you to know how to preserve these Prebiotic herbs from your own garden in the gardening season. Got confused? Let us know the easy tips. 

Whole herbs:

 It is necessary to ensure those whole herbs last longer. If someone is storing the whole herb in a bottle and grinding them as and when required, one can surely get fresh products. One can store all of them in bulk if possible. It is not so easily available because some herbs need to be gardened and planted well. 

Herbs must be totally dried: 

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When you want to store the dried herbs, it is necessary to ensure that they are totally dried. One can check the herbs that are harvested in the backyard and one must also ensure that these are very dried. Moreover, it is necessary to see that no moisture is left when they are dried. One can rub those herbs between the palms or fingers to check the same. If they are very crispy, your herbs are all ready to store.

Airtight Containers: 

One must make sure that herbs are dried, crisp and stored in the airtight glass container. If exposed to the oxygen, the herbs will degrade with time. One can use airtight glass container or metal tins to store them safely. One can also use jars like Fido Style. But one must ensure not to use the plastic jars to store herbs since the herbs may get mixed with chemicals. 

No Direct Sunlight:

Did you know sun’s rays hitting the jar can surely destroy your herbs? Well, those rays may look beautiful and picturesque, but they are actually destroying your Prebiotics herbs. Further, the potency and quality of the herbs get diminished. Hence, one must store them in a cool and dry place where sunlight does not reach. Cover them if possible.

Cool and dry place:

As we have discussed in the previous point that it is necessary to keep the precious herbs in a cool or dry place. One must ensure that these are not stored in a hot stove or in a steamy jar. Kitchen environment must be cool and dry. 

Labelling Prebiotics Harvest:

One must ensure to keep a track record of the harvest activity. Whenever one store a new herb in the herb shelf, one must definitely label them where one can include details such as Botanical Name, Harvest Date, Purchase Date, Herb Name and more. 

We, at Prebiotics, have high-quality herbs and we strive to serve the best to the customers. We ensure that a person who comes at Prebiotics gets anything he needs. We make sure that your precious herbs are harvested and planted in a clean and cool place. Prebiotics was the herbs with pure water and besides, clean the same and organize them carefully, gently. One can make a special place for harvesting the herbs during summers and treat them like precious. Herbs are very useful for making a different type of juices and these herbs juices help a person to cool down during hot summers. So are you planning to play the “Herb Harvest Game?”, then do follow these quick and easy tips that help in rejuvenates your mood.