honestly, have not opened the bin and am unlikely to unless the SHTF. Its one of the few gluten free packages out there and it is strictly for emergency stores. And at that point, am probably not going to be particularly fussy about the taste or consistency. Bought it to supplement other food stuffs, will add seasoning if necessary at the time. Dehydrated food is not my top priority as the amount of water to carry kind of balances off having non dehydrated food stuffs in the first place. BUT, should we have to move out in the event of a fire or other emergency, this will be easy to grab and go and have something on hand until we get re-established.