INTEGRAL USE OF SOLAR RADIATION FOR THE DEHYDRATION OF PLANT- AND ANIMAL-BASED FOODS

摘要

The present invention is related with the treatment of vegetable and animal foods for its preservation and employment in the extraction of the active ingredients they include. More specifically it refers to the treatment of these foods with the comprehensive application of solar radiation. This comprehensive use of solar radiation in the dehydration of vegetable and animal foods is characterized fir consisting in a dehydration process that includes the following steps a) slicing of the dehydrating product into slices of 1 to 2 mm thick; b) expose the skin free surfaces of the product to the direct impact of sun beams; c) maintaining an air circulation, even if laminar in the premise to homogenize the humidity content in all of the air mass; ch) take the product to a humidity level of 5 to 10% d) pack the dehydrated product.