Lemon Dryer

The Lemon is a small evergreen tree (Citrus Lemon) originally native to Asia and is also the name of the tree's oval yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world. It is primarily used forits juice, pulp and rind (zest) mainly in cooking and baking. Lemon is about 5% (approximately 0.3 mole per liter) citric acid, which gives a sourtaste and a pH of 2to 3.
Lemons are favourites to all over the world and an essential food in kitchens around the world. Dried Lemons are actually limes and are used heavily in Persian Gulf and also Iranian Cuisine where they add a a strong bitterflavour in addition to sourness. They are used whole, sliced or ground, as a spice in Middle Eastern dishes. Dried lemons are popularin cookery acrossthe Middle East.
Properties and benefits of Black lemon
Black Lemon is less sour and an excellent source of Vitamin C, One of the most important antioxidant, providing 35% of daily value per 100g of the product. it also contains B group Vitamins, amino acids and traces of minerals such as Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium.
Black Lemon also contains unique flavonol glycosides that have antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. These compounds are reported to stop cell division in many cancercelllines,they areinteresting for the irantibiotic effects.
Dried Lemon is also used in powdered form. Powdered Lemon is traditionally used in cooking. Black Lemon is also known for its curing power. it can be used in treating Scurvy, helps in digestion, promotes weight loss and relieves constipation. it has a miraculous effect in managing diabetes, curing heart disease, respiratory disorders and also a good means in eye care. Black lemon can also be used as beverages.
Steps tor Dehydration
Fresh ripe lemon, with a yellow tint is collected directly from the orchards or brought as a bulk quantity in order to dry. Fresh lemon without damage is separated from it. Damaged and shapeless lemons must not be dried, it may not possessthe qualities of a good dried lemon.
The separated lemon is then washed for several times in order get rid of dirt and foreign particles. it isthen weighted and inputted manually into the drier machine. Within a time period of 25hrs the lemon will be dried. The lemon will be having a hard shiny outer skin with a deep black colour. The inner content will also be blackish in colour. The dried lemon is then collected from the drying chamber and weighted again. Weighing is repeated again because on drying the lemon loses its weight and become lighter. There is also a repetition of separation as some lemons may be damaged due to the variation in temperature and damages during the manual collection.
The perennial fruits like Lemon can be preserved for a long period of time by this eco-friendly technology used in Mediator 1 T225. The capacity of Mediator1T2:5 varies from 100kg in put capacity to a range of 5000kg per batch.