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A new technology dries honey
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Vice professor. Dr. Nguyen Hay- University of Agriculture and Forestry of Ho Chi Minh city has just introduced the equipment to dry honey according to a concentrated and turned leg method. The method is estimated to have many advantages compared to dried vacuum and refrigerated dryer are popularly applied today.
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With finance is more than 370 million from Science and Technology Department of Ho Chi Minh city and Huy Hoan Company in Ho Chi Minh, Vice professor. Dr. Nguyen Hay made the dried system of the honey with a capacity of 20kg/batch. The drying time of one batch takes 45 minutes. Bring moisture from 23% of honey before drying below 18% achieves export standards. With the dried temperature of the system at 40oC, honey maintains nutrition and pharmaceutical values.
Dr. Le Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Bee Association said: in recent years, honey export increased continuously. Until December 10.2011, the enterprises are under the Bee Association of Vietnam exported 27 thousand tons of honey.
However, Vietnam does not have many machines and technologies to improve the quality of honey. The Vietnam beekeepers increase capacity of the drying equipment above from 200-300 kg / batch to satisfy the production needs. |
Thai Ngoc
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