Why did we decide to use a Freeze-Dry process for our premium Kratom powders?

Freeze-drying, also known as Lyophilization, is a sophisticated process used to remove moisture from a substance while preserving its structure, flavour and nutritional value. This is why at Mitra-K we perfected our Freeze-dry process over the course of the last 18 months and over 5000+ hours, to produce our Freeze-dry premium pure leaf Kratom powders that are not only pure leaf Kratom but also the most potent, clean and bitter free Kratom powders on the market!


Here's a breakdown of the Freeze-drying process:

1) Collection of our Premium Maeng Da Kratom leaves: At Mitra-K one of the secret ingredients or sauce to our Freeze-Dry process is the freshness of the Kratom leaves that we use from our Mitra-K farm and the premium Maeng Da strains we incorporate into all our Premium Freeze-dry Kratom powder mixes. On the day of the Freeze-dry process our farmers collect the leaves in the morning, when they are at their most potent.

The leaves then make their way directly to our Freeze-dry GMP and FDA regulated facility, within 5 hours of being harvested. Once at our facility they make their way on their journey through our Freeze-dry process. Our facility is within 45 minutes drive of our farm so we can ensure that the leaves are fresh for every Freeze-dry batch we produce! The freshness of the Kratom leaves is vital when producing a potent and pure Freeze-dry Kratom powder!

To give you an idea of how many leaves are used – for every 4 grams of our Premium-grade Freeze-dry Kratom powder (used in all our Mitra-K Kratom products) it takes between 75-80 Kratom leaves! This is potency and purity at its finest.


2) Freezing: The Freeze-dry process begins by freezing the substance to be dried. In the case with us here at Mitra-K, it is our premium grade Kratom and Maeng Da Kratom leaves which we freeze dry, in a process that takes over 48 hours! This is done in one of our four state of the art Freeze-dry machines and chambers.

Here the temperatures are lowered to below freezing and adjusted with precision throughout the process (that information is our secret sauce and has taken us and our team here at Mitra-K over 5000+ hours to perfect)!

By freezing the substance, water molecules within our Kratom leaves structure are immobilized and ready to be transitioned and removed.

3) Primary Drying (Sublimation): Once frozen, the substance is transferred to a vacuum chamber. The chamber is then subjected to reduced pressure, causing the frozen water molecules to transition directly from a solid to a gas phase, a process known as sublimation. This step is called primary drying. The low pressure in the chamber allows the ice to sublimate without passing through the liquid phase, preserving the integrity of the substance's structure (in this case our Kratom leaves).

4) Secondary Drying (Desorption): After most of the ice has been removed through sublimation, the substance undergoes secondary drying. In this phase, the temperature is slightly raised and any remaining bound water molecules are removed through a process called desorption. The goal is to ensure that all moisture is removed from our Kratom leaves, leaving them completely dry.

5) Packaging and Finished Products: Once the freeze-drying process is complete, our Mitra-K Kratom is ready for packaging into bulk wholesale orders as well as our Mitra-K retail products such as our FastPacks and our other Mitra-K Kratom products (coming soon)!

Benefits of Freeze-Drying Kratom:

• Preservation of Nutritional Value: Freeze-drying preserves the nutritional content of our Kratom as well as the key alkaloids (Mitragynine and 7- Hydroxymitragynine), that other standard Kratom powders lose during their drying process (often out in the sun). Our Freeze-dry process allows us to keep in over 97% of our premium Kratom leaf’s nutrients and alkaloids bringing you a more potent, clean and well-rounded Kratom experience! There is no other pure leaf Kratom powders on the market that meet this exceptionally high quality and potency – that’s a Mitra-K promise!
• Extended Shelf Life: By removing moisture, freeze-drying inhibits microbial growth and enzymatic activity, extending the cleanliness of our Kratom as well as its shelf life. In essence, it brings you a completely dry and clean product like nothing else on the market! You have to try it to believe it!
• Premium Kratom Powders – When perfected, the Freeze-dry process brings a much more potent, clean, well-rounded, balanced and pure leaf  Premium Kratom powder. 
  
  Quality was our ultimate goal: Whilst the cost to Mitra-K to perfect this Freeze-dry process was nerve racking - we made a promise when we started our mission to retail, to bring you, our loving customers, only the purest pure leaf Thai Kratom powders both money and our team of Mitra-K experts could buy!
  
  The process was a grueling 18 months and 5000+ hours of experimenting, testing, re-testing and perfecting! Nevertheless, the pioneer Kratom powders and products we created proved to be something magical! Like most things in life, if something is good, it is well worth waiting for!
  
• Premium Potency – At Mitra-K, we wanted to keep our Kratom powder as close to mother nature as possible whilst achieving the high potency and consistency that you, our customers, deserve!
  
  Needless to say our Freeze-dry Kratom powder did not disappoint! At Mitra-K we feel we have made history and a pioneer breakthrough into a new era of Kratom. Bringing our premium, Freeze-dry Kratom powder to the next level!

A FEW FUN FEEZE-DRY FACTS!

Common Applications of Freeze-Drying:

• Food Preservation: Freeze-drying is commonly used to preserve fruits, vegetables, meats and other food products.
• Pharmaceutical Industry: Many pharmaceuticals and biologics are freeze-dried to improve stability and prolong shelf life.
• Biotechnology: Freeze-drying is used to preserve biological materials such as enzymes, antibodies and vaccines.
• Space Travel: Freeze-dried foods are popular choices for space travel due to their lightweight, compact nature and long shelf life.

Overall, freeze-drying is a versatile and effective method for preserving the structure and nutritional value of various substances. This makes it an extremely valuable tool to industries ranging from food and pharmaceuticals to biotechnology and even space exploration - And now, through us here at Mitra-K with Freeze-Dry Kratom!

That’s right! At Mitra-K we use space grade recognized technology to produce our pioneer Freeze-dry Kratom powders and products that will give you a Kratom experience that is out of this world!

Let us all CHEERS to the new, innovative, clean and safely potent way to enjoy Kratom and together take all our Kratom experiences to the next level!