How to make hawthorn slices

Raw materials

A batch of fresh hawthorns

Air energy hawthorn dryer (host, dryer room, intelligent control system)

Method/Steps

In October, the trees are full of hawthorn fruits that are ripe, bright red, and hanging in bunches on the branches, which makes people extremely happy. . The hawthorns are ripe, and fruit farmers are busy! Hawthorn fruits are rarely eaten fresh. To make dried hawthorns, you need to choose hawthorn fruits that are plump, not shriveled, and have a sour taste.

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After washing the hawthorn fruit, Wipe off the moisture on the surface as soon as possible before slicing, removing or retaining the core as necessary. Nowadays, there are also special slicing machines, which are very efficient and the thickness of the slices is uniform, usually around 3mm.

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The moisture content of fresh hawthorn slices is about 80, and the dry target moisture content is about 13. Using an air energy heat pump dryer, the intelligent temperature is set to a range of about 55°C to evaporate a large amount of free water contained in the hawthorn slices. The hot air circulation system continuously delivers fresh air and evenly delivers the air volume to each shelf. Exhaust air to promote evaporated water to be discharged through the condensate piping system.

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Usually per 100KG of fresh hawthorn slices, After drying, 28KG dry flakes can be obtained. The drying time for each batch is about 10 hours. After drying is completed, the dry flakes are sealed and softened, and then the dry flakes are selected to remove unqualified fragments, fragments, etc. Pack according to requirements and store in a cool and ventilated place.

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In addition to dried hawthorn slices, hawthorn fruits can also be made into various delicious foods, such as hawthorn strips, hawthorn cakes, hawthorn preserves, hawthorn peel, etc. How to use a hawthorn dryer to dry hawthorn strips, hawthorn cakes or preserved fruits, we will continue to introduce and share with you in subsequent articles.

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