As a popular food ingredient, desiccated coconut is widely used in baking, candy making and cooking. Traditional desiccated coconut drying methods are often inefficient and may affect its flavor and nutritional value. As a kind of high efficiency and energy saving drying equipment, the heat pump dryer can provide a more uniform and mild drying environment and maintain the quality of desiccated coconut. This article will detail how to use a heat pump dryer to dry desiccated coconut.
Preparatory phase
1. Choose
Choose a fresh, mature and mildew-free coconut. After removing the coconut shell, slice the coconut meat into shreds to get the desiccated coconut.
2. Cleaning and pretreatment
Rinse the desiccated coconut with water to remove impurities and excess sugar from the surface, and then drain.
3. Slice or slice the wire
As needed, the desiccated coconut can be sliced or planed into filaments to facilitate a more uniform drying of the heat pump dryer.
The drying process
1. Set the drying parameters
Open the heat pump dryer and set the appropriate temperature and time according to the coconut humidity and the required drying degree. Usually, the drying temperature is recommended to be set at 50-60℃, and the drying time may take 6-12 hours.
2. Load the ground desiccated coconut
Spread the pretreated coconut evenly on the dryer tray to avoid accumulation to ensure that the hot air flows evenly.
3. Start the drying process Close the dryer door and start the drying procedure. Heat pump drying opportunity uses heat pump technology to cycle hot air and gently evaporate the water in coconut.
4. Monitor the drying process During the drying process, check the desiccated coconut drying degree regularly to avoid excessive drying.
Post-processing and storage
1. Cooling After drying, remove the ground desiccated coconut and let it cool naturally to room temperature at room temperature.
2. Check the dryness degree Make sure the ground desiccated coconut is completely dry and not moist.
3. Disassembly and sealing Break dried desiccated coconut into sealed containers to avoid air and moisture.
4. Storage Store the sealed desiccated coconut in a dry, cool, dark environment to preserve its flavor and extend its shelf life.
The main advantage is that you can not use the plate, directly stacked together, drying out of the effect is good, the color can keep a very good white.
Epilogue
Using a heat pump dryer to dry the desiccated coconut is an efficient and environmentally friendly method that maximizes the flavor and nutritional value of the desiccated coconut. With the above steps, you can easily produce high quality dried desiccated coconut at home or in a small food processing plant.
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Product: Dryera Heat Pump Desiccated Coconut Drying Machine
Quick and Gentle Drying
Model Number: DPR-15
Loading Capacity: 3000kg-10,000kg, can combine to much more bigger capacity
Energy consumption: 18.8-41.5kw/h
Temperature range: 18C to 75C
Drying room size: can be customized
Material of chamber walls:SS304