How to make dried vegetables easy to store

Vegetables are foods rich in fiber and healthy nutrients. To be able to preserve vegetables for a longer time and be convenient in processing dishes, dried vegetables are the most suitable solution chosen by many people.

In this article, SUNSAY freeze dryer will introduce to you the method of drying vegetables to keep the color, nutritional value and bring high economic efficiency.

Benefits of vegetables for human health

Vegetables are foods that contain a lot of fiber and nutritional value, bringing many benefits to the health of users.

Some of the benefits of vegetables include:

• Broccoli : This vegetable is high in fiber (both soluble and insoluble) and is a rich source of vitamin C. In addition, broccoli also contains a good amount of vitamin A, iron, vitamin K, vitamin B, etc. zinc, phosphorus and abundant phytonutrients.
•  According to research results, broccoli can help prevent osteoarthritis, protect the skin against ultraviolet rays, reverse heart damage caused by diabetes and reduce the risk of bladder cancer.
• Cauliflower: Cauliflower is packed with antioxidants and phytonutrients that may protect against cancer, fiber helps keep you feeling full, helps with weight loss, and supports a healthy digestive system. choline is essential for learning and memory as well as many other important nutrients. The potential health benefits of cauliflower include preventing mutations and reducing stress from free radicals, preventing constipation and helping with memory.
• Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A for humans every day. The health benefits of carrots include: Preventing lung cancer, killing leukemia (blood cancer) cells, inhibiting disease progression and helping restore vision.
• Celery: This is a vegetable that is rich in antioxidants and vitamin K. The health benefits of celery include: lowering blood pressure, preventing cancer and soothing painful joints.
• Garlic: Garlic is widely used to treat various diseases related to the circulatory and cardiovascular systems. Studies have shown that garlic has very strong antibiotic properties, helps protect the heart during heart surgery and after a heart attack, reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure.
• Ginger: Ginger root has a substance that is commonly used as an ingredient in stomach antacids, laxatives, and flatulence medications. Based on research results, scientists have noted that ginger can prevent inflammation of the colon, relieve muscle pain caused by exercise, help relieve nausea caused by chemotherapy, and relieve abdominal pain during the day. terrible.
• Peppermint: menthol is commonly used in toothpaste, chewing gum, candies and many beauty products, while the leaves are used either fresh or dried in teas and food preparations. It is one of the vegetables with the highest antioxidant properties of any other food. Peppermint has positive effects on allergies, colds, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and skin.

Method of processing dried vegetables

Vegetables and fruits are indispensable foods for Vietnamese people’s daily meals such as stir-fried dishes, soups, raw vegetables, pickled vegetables, etc. Vegetables not only add variety to the dish, but also help to supplement and balance the nutritional value of the meal.

In order to preserve vegetables for a longer time and convenient for use, dried vegetables are the best solution to help vegetables be preserved longer without fear of damage or change of nutrients. There are many methods to dry vegetables such as: traditional drying, heat drying, freezing …

However, vegetables are nutrient-rich foods, so they are easily changed or lost during the drying process, so the method of freezing vegetables instead of hot drying will help dried vegetables retain their color. and nutritional value inside.

The freeze-drying method is applied to most vegetables such as: freeze-dried carrots, dried papaya, dried white radish, freeze-dried cabbage, etc. because the low temperature of 20 – 50 degrees Celsius helps the product keep beautiful natural color, does not change the nature, internal structure.

This freeze-drying method will help produce the best quality dried vegetables, ensuring hygiene and will not have to depend on sunny weather conditions compared to the traditional drying method in the sun. .

Process of processing dried vegetables by SUNSAY freeze dryer

Dried vegetables by SUNSAY freeze dryer is done according to the following basic steps:

Step 1: Select and classify the source of vegetables for drying

To ensure the quality of dried vegetables is delicious and satisfactory, it is necessary to choose a source of fresh and safe ingredients. Select large, old, not damaged vegetables will be selected as raw materials for drying.

Note that when choosing dried vegetables, you need to choose those of the same size, fresh color, free from defects or pests. It is necessary to link the purchase of raw materials with reputable gardens, do not use pesticides or growth stimulants during cultivation and care to ensure the safety of users’ health.

Step 2: Wash the vegetables

After harvesting, vegetables will still cling to a lot of sand, dirt and microorganisms. Therefore, before preliminary processing, it is necessary to wash vegetables with clean water to remove dirt such as soil, sand, remnants of pesticides and microorganisms that adhere to the skin of vegetables to help dried vegetable products. are guaranteed the best food hygiene and safety.

Step 3: Peel and slice vegetables

After being washed to remove dirt. Proceed to peel the vegetables and cut the vegetables into 3 – 5 mm thick slices. A specialized machine can be used to cut out beautiful and even slices of vegetables to help the drying process take place evenly, achieving the best drying quality.

During the slicing process, it is necessary to briefly soak the vegetables with diluted salt water to reduce the plastic inside the vegetables and at the same time help the dried vegetable products not be too pungent. Rinse with water and dry.

Step 4: Dry vegetables with SUNSAY . cold dryer

After processing, vegetables will be placed in the drying tray and put into the SUNSAY refrigerator. It is important to pay attention to how to arrange the dried vegetables so that they do not overlap each other, hindering the heat exchange process and dehumidifying as well as circulating the air so that the frozen vegetables can be dried as quickly as possible.

The drying temperature of vegetables on the SUNSAY freeze dryer is customized from 20 to 65 degrees Celsius, the drying time depends on the technical requirements for processing dried vegetables. The drying time and moisture loss are well controlled by the intelligent control process on the SUNSAY refrigeration dryer to ensure that the dried vegetable products are delicious and retain their flavor and color.

Step 5: Pack and label dried vegetables

After satisfactory drying, the dried vegetables are usually sized and packaged in bags of 100 to 500 g or at the request of the supplier for distribution to the market. Exported products are usually packed with larger sizes and weights that can be from 10 to 20 kg per unit.

The packaging stage can use a specialized packaging machine for frozen vegetables. Products before being released to the market are stamped with the brand label that you are building or as required by the partner.

For the technology of producing dried vegetables by SUNSAY cold dryer, you can use the phrase ” Freeze-dried vegetables ” to distinguish them from other traditional hot drying methods to help customers easily identify the quality. products and enhance the sales value of your brand.

Advantages of SUNSAY freeze-dried vegetable products

SUNSAY freeze- dried vegetables have the following outstanding advantages:

• The product after drying retains its natural beautiful color and characteristic delicious taste.
• The nutritional content is almost unchanged or changes very little.
• Product moisture is low, helping to extend the shelf life.
• There is no need to turn the vegetables during the drying process.
• Ensure food safety.

SUNSAY Refrigeration Machine produces dried vegetables

In the production process of dried vegetables, in addition to raw materials and processing technology, the freeze dryer is a very important drying device to contribute to the product meeting the quality requirements and export standards.

SUNSAY Refrigeration Machine is a reputable supplier of equipment and production process for dried vegetables in Vietnam. We are committed to being ready to accompany you from the preparation stage to the operation and the long time when the factory goes into production.

In order to ensure the quality of dried vegetables, they keep their characteristic delicious flavor, beautiful color and good nutritional composition, meeting export requirements. Please contact SUNSAY Cooling Dryer for the best advice and support.

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SUNSAY Refrigeration Dryer is a product researched and manufactured in Vietnam by experienced drying engineers. SUNSAY’s mission is to improve the value of processing and preserving Vietnam’s post-harvest agricultural products, contributing to solving the post-processing stage of the fruit industry.

SUNSAY refrigeration dryer ensures the standards of quality, food safety and hygiene.

With reasonable prices, SUNSAY Vietnam believes that SUNSAY refrigeration dryers are completely worthy for you to invest and use for a long time, bringing the best efficiency.

SUNSAY refrigeration dryer brings a completely new and time-saving solution, reducing investment costs for users, bringing high economic efficiency.

SUNSAY dryer company now has many types of refrigeration dryer prices suitable for many production scales of people, from start-up scale production of 20 kg to medium scale 200-300 kg to large scale production of 5 tons of products. fresh assorted. The machine responds to fast drying time, keeps beautiful colors, is especially energy-saving and achieves high efficiency.

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