How to Dry Fruits at Home

Dried fruits has always been very popular, it not only retains the nutrition of the fruits itself, but also prolongs the storage time of the fruits, and effectively avoids the loss caused by the rot and deterioration of the fruits. Today let us discuss how to dry fruits at home together.

On the question of how to dry fruits at home, the first method we can think of must be sun drying. This method is very simple, just cut the cleaned fruits into slices of 3mm-5mm, then spread a layer on the tray, put it under the sun, turn over every five hours and leave in the sun for about three to five days to make dried fruits. 

In fact, we can also use the oven to dry the fruits at home. The process is also very simple, that is, put the sliced fruits on the baking tray, the oven temperature is 80℃-100℃, it takes about five hours to bake, and more observations should be made during the baking period, flip in time until the moisture is dry.

However, we can easily find that the quality of dried fruits made at home is not always as good as those sold in the market, and both methods have disadvantages, the first is limited by weather conditions, and the second requires constant attention. Generally speaking, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the output is still small. It is only suitable for making at home. So if you want to do dried fruits business, how to produce dried fruits? Next, let's take a look at the dried fruits manufacturers how to dry fruits. 
Dried fruits manufacturers generally use professional fruits drying machines, which not only saves manpower, but also can produce high-quality dried fruits in large quantities. The following are three common fruits drying machines produced by our Baixin Machinery: heat pump fruits drying room, continuous mesh belt fruits drying machine, and all in one fruits drying machine. Next, I will introduce these three fruits drying machines in turn.

1. Heat Pump Fruits Drying Room 

According to our sales experience, the heat pump fruits drying room is the choice of most dried fruits manufacturers, its output is 100-5000kg/batch, and the heat source can be electricity, coal, wood chips, natural gas, diesel oil, and propane, etc.

Working Principle of Heat Pump Fruits Drying Room

It adopts the principle of reverse Carnot cycle. It absorbs low-temperature heat energy in the air, and becomes high-temperature heat energy after efficient heat collection and integration of the heat pump system, which is transported to the drying room to circulate heating and drying the fruits, and the hot and humid air in the drying room is directly discharged to the outside of the drying room through the dehumidifier.

Components of Heat Pump Fruits Drying Room

The components of this heat pump fruits drying room include: Heat Pump, Trolley Tray, Fan Frame with Fan(Axial Compressor Fan), Drying Room Parts.

Advantages of Heat Pump Fruits Drying Room

The advantage of this heat pump fruits drying room is that it can quickly remove the water in the fruits without affecting the original color, shape and nutrient content of the fruits. The fruits heat pump drying room is equipped with a computer control system, which can realize automatic temperature control. The drying temperature range of the heat pump dryer is 20-80°C. It has the advantages of strong drying capacity, better drying effect, simple operation, and 70% energy saving by adopting a heat pump system.

2. Continuous Mesh Belt Fruits Drying Machine

If the output of the drying room cannot meet your requirements, you can consider choosing this continuous mesh belt fruits drying machine. It can achieve continuous production, and the output can reach 300-2000kg/h. The main heating methods are electric heating, steam heating, hot air heating, the heat source can be coal, wood chips, natural gas, diesel, propane, electricity, etc.

Working Principle of Continuous Mesh Belt Fruits Drying Machine

Its main working principle is to spread the material evenly in the network. The material is moved in the dryer by the operation of the machine, and the hot air draws out the water vapor of the food. so as to achieve the purpose of drying. The operation temperature is 40-120 degree centigrade. And the dry cycle is 1-5 hours.

Components of Continuous Mesh Belt Fruits Drying Machine

The components of this continuous mesh belt fruits drying machine include: Homogenizer, Feeder Conveyor, Mesh belt fruits dryer host, Heat source,Air Intake System, Control panel, Observation door, Output conveyor.

Advantages of Continuous Mesh Belt Fruits Drying Machine

Its advantage is that the speed of drying fruits is relatively fast, and it can work continuously and uninterruptedly, so as to achieve large-scale production. Other than that, it's very flexible, it's easy or without installation, so you don't have to worry about installation.

3. All-in-one Fruits Drying Machine

This all-in-one fruits drying machine has a smaller output among the three fruits dryers. Its output is 100-1500kg/batch. The heat source is mainly electricity, and it can also be coal, wood chips, natural gas, etc.

Working Principle of All-in-one Fruits Drying Machine

Drying is take moisture away. But takes away the moisture temperature is not the most critical factor. The key for drying is depending on relative humidity within certain space, Baixin company took advantage of the dry essence, originality developed a“Closed Cycle" dryer, changed the traditional heat pump dryer "bake" to “dehumidifier”.

Components of All-in-one Fruits Drying Machine

The components of this all-in-one fruits drying machine include:Power jack, Water outlet, Exhaust air outlet, Supporting wheels, Controller(PLC control panel), Door lock, Observation window, Circulating Air Inlet, Outlet for hot and dry air, PP tray, Stainless steel tray, Supporting racks for trays.

Advantages of All-in-one Fruits Drying Machine

1. The new drying machine All-in-One fruits drying machine has a compact structure, great energy-saving, wide application, high drying quality, easy operation, simple installation, and movable.
2. It is the best drying equipment for small firms, drying experiments, and scientific research. The uses only connect the power to use, is the easiest operation heat pump fruits drying machine.
3. Hot air only circulates inside and no energy is lost. The energy-saving is incomparable to traditional drying machines.
4. Gentle drying at middle and low temperature, Aroma, appearance, and bioactivity are largely retained.

The above are the two methods of how to dry fruits at home, and the fruits dryer you need if you want to start a fruits drying business. If you want to know more, please feel free to contact us.

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