Coconut Drying Methods/Coconut Drying Process

Coconuts are distributed in Indonesia to the Pacific Islands, Asia, and Southeast Asia, and are rich in nutrients. Coconut meat is high in fat and can be dried or eaten fresh, or processed into coconut milk or coconut oil. Therefore, coconut products are deeply loved by people. Drying the coconut can increase the added value and shelf life of the coconut.
Then how to dry coconuts? Next, I will share the methods of drying coconuts.

Coconut Drying Methods/Coconut Drying Process

The steps of self drying coconut are as follows:
1. After drinking the juice in the coconut, try to divide the coconut into two halves (it is recommended not to use a knife, use a hammer, and pay attention to safety).
2. Cut off the coconut, cut it into strips or grind it into powder.
3. Put them on a plate and dry them in the sun. If the weather is good, it will be fine in two days.

The traditional coconut flake drying method generally adopts the natural drying method. Although the natural drying method saves the cost of the machine, but the labor cost is high, the material is often turned manually, the drying time is long, and it is easily affected by weather conditions. In cloudy and rainy days, the coconut flakes may become moldy and deteriorate. In addition, due to outdoor drying, coconut flakes are easily contaminated with dust, and the hygiene of coconut flakes cannot be guaranteed.
The use of a professional dryer to dry coconut is energy-efficient and efficient. It is automatically dried throughout the day and is not affected by the weather. The whole process is closed. So what are the professional coconut dryers? How to choose a suitable coconut dryer? Next, I will share three kinds of coconut dryers, coconut drying room, mesh belt coconut dryer and coconut dryer all-in-one and their characteristics.

1. Coconut dryer room

If we use the coconut drying oven, the equipment is equipped with a small cart with a tray and a tray rack. When we dry the coconut, we lay the coconut in the tray, put it on the tray rack of the cart, and then push it into the coconut drying room for drying. 
The heat source of the coconut drying room is air. The heat in the air is absorbed by the heat pump compressor. After compression and release, a large amount of high-temperature hot air can be obtained, so as to realize the continuous and uniform drying and processing of coconut.

Components of coconut drying machine

One set coconut drying machine contains:
1:Heat pump drying host
2:Drying chamber
3:Fan frame with fan
4:Trolley with tray
The drying chamber is used 100mm polyurethane insulation board, supporting 304 stainless steel trolleys and trays.

Advantages of coconut drying room

1 Wide application. Suitable for vegetable, fruit, seafood, spice etc different kinds of material.
2 High dryer capacity. Each hour can dehydration 3-4kg water.
3 Better drying effect. Can better keep material shape , color , nutrition etc.
4 Simple operating. PLC touch screen control panel , can set up temperature, humidity in advance  
5 Low energy consumption. Heat pump system, can save 70% energy.

Technical parameters of coconut drying room

moringa leaf dryer list
type	machine size(MM)	Capacity (KG)	power	Qty of fan	fan power	total power（kw）	Qty of cart	Qty of tray	cart size(MM)	tray size(MM)
3P A	3500×2200×2200	200-400	2.25	6	0.25/pc	3.75	6	78	670×810	600×800
8P A	5300×2200×2800	450-750	6	12	0.37/pc	10.44	6	156	1210×870	600×800
15P	7500×3000×2800	900-1500	11.25	12	0.55/pc	17.85	12	312	1210×870	600×800
1P D	1180×680×1800	50-80	1	—	—	1	—	15	—	600×800
3P D	2100×930×2100	120-300	3.5	—	—	3.5	—	40/60	—	600×800
8P D	4000×1960×2050	650-1000	8	—	—	8	8	232	600×800	600×800
The drying machine can be equipped according to the user's requirement and the production demands.

2. Mesh belt coconut dryer

Next, I will introduce you to the mesh belt dryer. 
If we are using a mesh belt type coconut dryer, then this equipment has a wide range of heat sources, such as coal heating, gas heating, steam heating, biomass pellet heating, or electric heating. It is a multi-layer continuous drying structure. When drying the coconut, we only need to put the coconut slices at the feed inlet, and the coconut slices will enter the dryer along with the feeding conveyor for drying.
The coconuts are dried and dehydrated layer by layer from top to bottom. The drying speed is fast and the production efficiency is high. It is very suitable for the drying and processing of large quantities of coconuts.

Components of coconut drying machine

One set coconut drying machine contains: homogenizer, feeding conveyor,dryer host, output conveyor, observation door, heat source, air intake system, control panel.

Technical parameters of mesh belt coconut dryer

continuous mesh belt dryer list
Model	operation temperature	drying time	thickness of the material	the size of motor	capacity	heat source	total power
BX-2*6M	40-120℃	0.5-5h	50-200mm	6*2*2.5	200-400kg/h	electricity	66.5kw
						natural gas/propane	12.22kw
						coal/wood chips	13.72kw
						steam	11.22kw
BX-2*9M				9*2*2.5	500-800kg/h	electricity	79.76kw
						natural gas/propane	20.12kw
						coal/wood chips	23.12kw
						steam	16.62kw
BX-2*12M				12*2*2.5	1000-1500kg/h	electricity	153.12kw
						natural gas/propane	33.12kw
						coal/wood chips	36.12kw
						steam	25.62kw

3. All-in-one dryer machine

Its drying principle is the same as that of the coconut dryer room. If we use the coconut all-in-one dryer machine, the machine is equipped with a trolley with tray and tray rack. When drying coconut, we put it in a tray, put it on the tray rack of the cart, and then push it into the coconut drying room for drying.
The heat source of coconut all-in-one dryer is air. The heat in the air is absorbed by the heat pump compressor. After compression and release, a large amount of high-temperature hot air can be obtained, so as to realize the continuous and uniform drying and processing of coconut.
The operation of this all-in-one drying equipment is relatively simple, and drying can be carried out only by plugging in the power supply. 

Components of coconut all-in-one drying machine

Advantages of coconut all-in-one dryer

1. Stainless steel 304 material. The whole machine uses stainless steel material, can work a long time, and keep better heat preservation, bottom have wheeler, can move easily.
2. Great energy saving. Heat pump system design, low energy consumption, can save 75% energy than traditional electricity element heating.
3. Wide application easy operation. Fit for wide application, seafood, fruit, vegetable, spice, herbs, etc all can use it to dry.
4. Gentle drying. Temperature range 40-80°C, low temperature dehydrate processing can better keep material nutrition, during drying, no need to move the machine.

How to choose a suitable coconut dryer machine

Having learned about the above three kinds of dryers, let me introduce you how to choose a coconut dryer suitable for you.
First of all, it depends on our demand for coconut processing. For large output, use a coconut mesh belt dryer. Generally, the output of a coconut mesh belt dryer is 300-2000kg/h. For small output, the output of a heat pump dryer is 100-5000kg/batch. The output of all-in-one coconut dryer is the smallest, only 100-1500kg per batch. It is suitable for agricultural plants or small processing plants. Oven length and mesh belt layers can be customized. We can choose and match them reasonably according to our own processing requirements.

Coconut drying machine price

The coconut dryer equipment is a customized machine. Different manufacturers have different production technologies and drying levels. The performance, efficiency and configuration of the coconut dryer equipment produced are different, so the price naturally varies greatly.
Generally, the price of the commonly used coconut dryer is about 3,500-50,000USD, and the price of the coconut mesh belt dryer is about 30,000-100,000USD. In addition to the basic equipment model, customized processing can also be carried out, and the price needs to be calculated and quoted separately.

These are the three kinds of drying equipment explained by Baixin drying machinery company for you. Do you want to start a coconut business? If you want to know more professional questions about coconut drying processing, please feel free to contact us online!

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