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Abstract

A method of drying a spice or aromatic herb plant product including providing a quantity Q.sub.0 of frozen plant product; adding a quantity q.sub.e of an electrolyte and mixing with a quantity q.sub.g of a glucid to obtain a homogeneous quantity Q.sub.1 of an edible water-soluble carrier substance, the carrier substance being substantially free of monosodium glutamate (MSG); adding the quantity Q.sub.0 of frozen plant product and mixing with the quantity Q.sub.1 of carrier substance to obtain a resulting frozen plant product with which the carrier substance has been mixed substantially homogeneously; and heating the resulting product to a temperature in the range 50.degree. C. to 170.degree. C. for a time sufficient to substantially dry the product; and a plant product produced by the method, the product including, by weight, less than about 3% of water, about 20% to about 50% of plant matter, and about 35% to about 65% of electrolyte.

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