Homemade dry fruit production from zero to 100
Introduction: Fruits play an essential role in human health, many seasonal fruitsWhy should we eat dried fruit? It is a natural thing, but its access is not easy in almost all seasons, and this is the reason why fruit drying is considered an alternative method for using all fruits in different seasons.
In this article, we are trying to introduce you to how to produce dried fruit at home. Join us:
1- Selection of fruit:
Almost in the industrial method of dry fruit production, fruit selection is also important. In order to find better fruits, you just need to consider the following principles:
- Choose hard fruits.
- Avoid choosing fruits with crusted and wormy surfaces.
- Fully ripe fruits are not suitable for dried fruit.
- Unripe fruits should not be used.
Keep in mind that it is important for a fruit to produce dried fruit to be strong and fresh, for example, a fully ripe fruit may bore you when cutting and slicing.
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2- Fruit washing:
After choosing the fruit, put it in the sink or a clean pan and if possible, use disinfectants.
Because dried fruit is often used directly, the cleanliness of dried fruit guarantees your health
3-Cutting:
Try to have a good slice or cut by choosing the right knife. Laser knives are suitable for this task and you will experience a good slice.
Try to make the fruit slices neither thin nor very thick and dry the incomplete slices separately.
4-Fruit arrangement:
For this purpose, it is enough to consider large trays, by cutting the slices in the tray, observe the minimum arrangement of the fruits and avoid stacking the fruit on top of each other.
5-Choosing the right place:
If you are going to dry the fruit at home, choose a warm and dry place depending on your climate. Note that this does not mean that the air flow should be blocked.
The place you chose should be away from insects and vermin and check it from time to time so that you don’t get attacked by insects.
Another method is to use new devices under the types of home fruit dryers, which make the work almost easy. Choose the appropriate function by reading the manual of this device.
Many people also use the oven to dry dried fruit. In this method, using a frying pan, they heat the dried fruit slices at a temperature of 6 to 70 degrees Celsius. In this method, the oven door should be half open so that the evaporated water escapes. to be
6-periodic control:
In the method of producing dried fruit at home, you must remember to measure the amount of evaporation of fruit juice by daily control and if necessary, take steps to return the surface of the fruit.
This method is recommended for direct drying in the sun, although try to find a dry surface of the fruit first.
7- Complete the process:
After drying the fruit in the mentioned ways, keep it in plastic bags and in a closed place in a warm and dry place away from sunlight.
Abstract:
The production of dried fruit is done in different ways, but you should consider that this product has a direct relationship with your health, and it is not only a matter of consuming it.
Try not to prolong the production and consumption of your favorite dried fruit by observing the health principles.
We hope you have benefited from this article.
Badleh is a dry fruit producer in Iran
