That's because the freezing happened slowly, creating large ice crystals that damaged food cells and turned them to mush when ...

It’s often viewed as second best but can frozen and tinned ... says this happens because the ice crystals that form during freezing can damage the cells in food, which changes its structure.

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling ... Since the fruit already has frozen ice crystals, you don’t need to add ice, so are less likely to dilute your smoothie. Use frozen bananas ...