摘要 |
PURPOSE:slices of fruit are dried by raising their temperature stepwise, as hot air blowing and curing are repeated, whereby dried fruit which has texture like SENBEI (roasted rice cake) having original color and smell is obtained. CONSTITUTION:Slices of fruit are dried by repeating dry air-blowing 1 and curing 2 in atmosphere are repeated in individual drying zones, as the atmospheric temperature is raised stepwise from the first zone to the fourth zone in the drying chamber. The fruit is preferably oranges, persimmons, apples, strawberries, bananas, pears or melons. The fruits are sliced about 5mm thick. In the drying chamber, the air of 25-40% relative humidity is heated to 25 deg.C in the first zone, 30 deg.C in the second zone, 35 deg.C in the third zone and 40 deg.C in the fourth zone. |