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Methods of food preservation

5. Drying or dehydration

This technique involves removing water from food, to control microorganism growth. In countries with sufficient sunlight, solar drying is a viable option to preserve access produce. Dried mangoes, pineapples, plantain, zucchini, tomatoes, herbs, etc. are popular products in many markets. It is important to ensure good ventilation to enable drying within a day or maximum 2. See below a schematic for a highly efficient solar drier design:



The animation below takes you through the steps of drying mangoes.
 
 

If you are interested in the process of making sweetened dried mango follow the link to this video.