Research Article | Open Access
MAINTAINING THE QUALITY INDICATORS OF THE PRODUCT DURING LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING OF SPICES AND HERBS BY RESEARCHING THE OPTIMAL VALUES OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE
Djurayev Kh.F, Mizomov M.S, AshurovaU.D, Duskarayev N. A, Oripov I.O
Pages: 1542-1548
Abstract
The scientific research presents that processing spices and herbs with the technological system and the method, it is possible to preserve the quality indicators, biological composition, level of nutrition and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. The main purpose that conducting informations for development of processed products consisting of spices and herbs that would be useful to people`s health on the basis of research and analyzing. Drying is a great option, especially when winter is upon us and we do not want to waste any of our beautiful summer herbs. Drying out your fresh herbs in a food dehydrator is an easy way to get your herbs dried quickly. We find this method extremely useful especially when harvesting a large number of herbs at once. Growing your own herbs is a complete game-changer. They improve so many great dishes and are stored extremely well if you chose to dry them. If you find that, the nights are getting colder and you think it is time to harvest all of your herbs at the same time; this method is definitely the way to go. Consequently, drying should executed carefully in the interest of retaining the taste, aroma, color, appearance, as well as nutritional value of the plants to maximum possible extent. Today, the interest in spices and herbs is increasing more and more, due to the global pandemic, people pay special attention to health, increasing awareness of health secrets, aging and chronically ill people prefer natural means to activate the immune system. Natural the absolute harmlessness and usefulness of the means caused a sharp increase for investments in scientific research in this field and the demand for spices and herbs plants in international markets.
Keywords
Product quality, process quality, nutritional value, amount of essential oils/aroma, constant drying rate, moisture content.