Table 8.
Forest produce processed in solar drying for value addition
| S Nr | Product | Drying conditions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spreading density—kg/m2 | Time (Sunny hours) | Yield (%) of product | Cabinet (Ambient) temp. °C | Permissible limits of retention % of moisture on wet weight basis | ||
| 1 | Karaya gum | 2.0 | 19 | 35 | 55 (30) | 2.0 |
| 2 | Karakkaya (Myrobalan; Terminalia chebula) | 2.0 | 44 | 52 | 55 (28) | 2.0 |
| 3 | Sugandhapala (Budipalagadda) Indian Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus) | 3.0 | 26 | 26 | 55 (27) | 4.0 |
| 4 | Aloevera (Green) | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 50 (30) | 4.0 |
| 5 | Aloevera(White) | – | 9 | 1 | 52 (34) | – |
| 6 | Amla powder (Hybrid) | 5.0 | 6.5 | 32 | 50 (28) | 4.0 |
| 7 | Amla slices, | 5.0 | 10 | 30 | 49 (27) | 8.0 |
| 8 | Honey | 2.0 | 5.5 | 91 | 55 (28) | – |
| 9 | Amla supari | 4.0 | 12 | 35 | 50 (28) | 4.0 |