#Drying fruits

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مشروع تجفيف الفواكه

أهم المميزات الاستراتيجية لمشروع تجفيف الفواكه

توافر الفواكه والخضروات المتنوعة بكميات كبيرة في السوق المحلي.

التزايد المستمر لمعدل الطلب العالمى، نظرا لاستخدام الفواكه المجففة فى تحضير الحلويات والمخبوزات.

زيادة فترة الصلاحية عن طريق إزالة الماء من الفواكه المجففة، مما يقلل من نمو البكتيريا وبالتالى تمديد صلاحيتها.

سهولة التخزين والنقل حيث تحتاج الفواكه المجففة إلى مساحة أصغر من الفواكه الطازجة مما يزيد من فاعلية تخزينها وتوزيعها.

التجفيف وسيلة فعالة ومنخفضة التكلفة لحفظ الأغذية، نظرا لعدم الحاجة إلى إضافة مواد حافظة أو الاعتماد على غرف تبريد.

استغلال الفواكه الفائضة أو ذات الجودة الأقل وتحويلها إلى منتجات مجففة بدلاً من إهدارها.

ارتفاع الحصة التصديرية من الفواكه المجففة وبالتالى زيادة العوائد المالية.

يتميز المشروع بهوامش ربح مرتفعة نظرًا لقلة تكاليف التخزين والنقل مقارنة بالفواكه الطازجة.

كذلك يحقق المشروع ربح جيد؛ لأن الفواكه المجففة غالبًا ما تباع بأسعار أعلى من الفواكه الطازجة.

تحليل سوق تجفيف الفواكه فى الاقتصاد المصرى

فى الفترة ما بين 2010-2017 بلغت قيمة الصادرات المصرية من الخضر المجففة 43 مليون دولار

بلغت الصادرات المصرية من الفواكه المجففة خلال نفس الفترة 273 ألف دولار, بينما استوردت مصر حوالى 2 مليون دولار

 مازالت مصر تستورد كميات كبيرة من الفواكه المجففة لزيادة الطلب عليها.

لذلك لابد من إعطاء أولوية لصناعة تجفيف الخضر والفواكه ضمن خطة التصنيع الزراعى, لتقليل فاتورة الواردات المصرية.

أبرز العوامل الوطنية المشجعة ��لى تطوير صناعة التجفيف:

توفر العمالة المدربة في قطاعي الزراعة والصناعات الغذائية تساهم في تنفيذ عمليات الإنتاج بكفاءة وجودة عالية.

عملية تجفيف الفواكه لا تتطلب تكنولوجيا معقدة، مما يجعلها مناسبة للعديد من رواد الأعمال في القطاعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة.

تتمتع مصر بتنوع واسع في الإنتاج الزراعي، خاصة في الفواكه ما يتيح فرصة استغلال فائض الإنتاج في عمليات التجفيف.

تزايد الاهتمام بالأطعمة الصحية في السوق المحلي، مما يعزز الطلب على الفواكه المجففة كوجبات خفيفة صحية.

انخفاض أسعار المنتج المحلى مقارنة بالمنتج المستورد, مما يعود بالنفع على المستهلك.

وجود العديد من الحوافز للمشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة في مصر يعزز من فرصة دخول رواد الأعمال في صناعة تجفيف الفواكه.

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[fullcravings]

Cranberry Bliss Bars

[fruit-salad-ship]

Dumb FMA AU doodle I don’t think I posted here. GRIMM VS. TERRA, LETS GOOOOOOO

[greypetrel]

Pandoro vs Panettone PLEASE!!!!!!

*late but with gingerbread cookies* Hi Rowan!!

It was another HeadCIANOn I planned for Christmas. Instead of getting angry at how the italian inspiration has been dealt with, I'll draw something silly about him.

This is the Christmas one, Lucanis is explaining to the group the big italian feud over which Christmas Cake is the best one, whether Panettone (from Milan, soft and kinda flaky with raisins and candied fruit) or Pandoro (from Verona, fluffy and airy, sweeter and with no filling). Think of a situation like team Edward and team Jacob. (I'm team Panettone).

It may have developed into a three pages short comic. It won't ever be ready for Christmas xD

[very-uncorrect]

I've ordered a thing of communion wafers to snack on and it's coming tomorrow by 10pm can everyone make sure no priests walk by so they can't walk over and transsubstantiate it making it so I'm accidentally committing something sacrilegious thanks

[sunderingstars]

just played through divergent universe a few times & i am going FERAL over the masked fools boundary equation + jester of anatta (nihility x elation). might have to put the rest of the sampo analyses on hold to write this 😩

[astrolavas]

Because of you I hate Hunter now. Tomatoes are disgusting and anyone who likes them are my mortal enemy. How could you

NO TOMATO SLANDER IN MY HOUSE !!!!

[culmaer]

@ anyone from northern South Africa, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Mozambique

do you know the "monkey orange" sometimes also called "Natal orange" or "nsala" in Xitsonga. there are a few varieties of this fruit all in the genus Strychnos. we don't get them as far south as Cape Town and I'm just wondering how common they are : like could you get them at Spar or Pick n Pay, or maybe Food Lovers. or at a more specialised farmers' market. or do you have to go out into the bush to find them ?

[raiiny-bay]

wip

[odds-and-ends-box]

#14. Oranges. Dry pastels, pastel pencils, chalk.

Even if I want to draw something simple and joyful, it always looks like a 17th century vanitas. Love my style :)

[connecttofood]

Tasty Treats

[jamboreeartsupplies]

Acorn Anne visits some Mulberry trees that are in need of healing. please send a small offering of dry, warm air through your closest fairy ring and Acorn Anne will direct it to the leaves of both trees. thank you for your cooperation 🫡

[fullcravings]

Cherry and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

[floridazcrazy]

Whatever codependent situationship shit Will smith and Celebrini have going on reminds me of American nights

why am i yapping in the tags bruh

[foodandfolklore]

Dry your own Orange Wheels and Peels

For many people it's strange to think that Oranges are often seen in winter decorations and are traditionally eaten this time of year. I know my house always had tangerines around, and I still buy them to this day in December. People also got them in their stockings as a treat. I didn't know still did this until I had my first Christmas with my now partner and they made me a stocking with an orange and apple. Gotta say, that orange was good. Now, this is partly because citrus fruits are in season in the winter. But there's another aspect.

The winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, is in December. Also called yule. It marks the celebration of the returning of the Sun, and Oranges are packed with solar energy. An orange wheel, fresh or dried, is a perfect symbol of the Sun to decorate with. Many people will dry their oranges during this season to make storage and decorating easier.

A dehydrator makes things a lot easier, but not everyone has one. However, fret not, you can still dry your oranges in the oven. You just need to set your oven to as low as it will go. Start at 150F and see if it will accept. Most ovens the lowest it will go will be between 160F to 200F. Don't try higher than 200F, your Oranges will get too toasty.

Orange Peel

If you want to just preserve orange peel, first decide what you are going to be using it for. If you plan to use it in things like tea, spell jars, basically need big chunks, simply use a vegetable peeler to peel the zest from the pith. Then place the strips on some parchment lined baking sheets, and place in the oven for around 30 minutes until they start to curl.

However, if you are wanting to use the peel in ways where us would need to be smaller; like curry powders, cookie doughs, and other general cooking, I strongly recommend grating your zest before drying. You can grind or cut up the larger chunks after they have dried, but orange zest (and all citrus to be honest) becomes rather leather like once dry. So grinding with a simple mortar and pestle is near impossible. You will need a coffee grinder or some other blender.

Orange Wheel

Lay your orange on it's side, so it's bump bits are on the left and right. This way, when you slice into the orange, you get your desired wheel look.

Now Start slicing. You want them to be fairly thin. I'm talking like no thicker than half a centimeter or quarter of a inch. If you have a mandolin, that'll make things easier. But if you're like me and don't have one nor can you consistently cut straight to save your life, fear not this will still work. These wheels just need to be thin.

One you have your wheels, arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment. You can dab off excess juice with a paper towel if you happen to have a leaky fruit. Place them in the oven and check on them after 3 hours. They may be done, or they may need more time. Be prepared to wait 6 or 7 hours drying orange wheels. Maybe have a home day planned.

If your wheels are getting brown but not dry, remove them from the oven and give them a moment to cool. Turn the tray around before placing back in the oven.

You can store these in a clean glass jar, and if done right can last a few years. This process will work with other types of Citrus too. Lemons, Limes, Grapefruits. You can make lovely decorations or dress up a gift in an eco friendly way.

[gardeningforfun0714]

Hi everyone I’m sorry I haven’t updated as much as I planned, but I thought I’d share pics of how everything’s going in my garden (6/23/24)

The tomatoes have exploded and there’s lots of flowers. I’m hoping it’s not too hot and we actually get fruit this year (last year got so hot our tomatoes didn’t even flower during the normal growing season).

Next is the corn, which are also doing really well. It’s the sweet corn variety. Funny story, I planted the corn seeds without knowing you kind of need a lot to get a good crop because it’s wind pollinated. However, we have about 10 mature stalks and I’m hoping to get at least a small harvest. A few of the stalks are taller than me (5’3”/160cm) and one of the ears growing already has silk growing out of the ear.

Next are the cucumbers. One of the plants has a few eggs on the bottoms of the leaves so I used some Sevin dust. I’m hesitant to use neem oil because I’ve noticed lots of ladybugs in the garden and don’t wanna kill them.

The carrots are doing well after being transplanted. Unfortunately I don’t remember when I started the seeds so I’m not sure if they should be farther along by now (I believe I planted around late April/early May—late for seeds I know but I’ve got a long growing season and few frosts).

The various fruit trees/bushes/shrubs are doing well. Pictured are a thorny blackberry vine, an olive tree, a papaya tree, and a babcock peach tree. Everything is doing amazing. The blackberry is producing, the 4 peaches are growing and changing color while the olive, fig and papaya have been putting in some major growth/establishing.

Last is the melon patch. It’s also exploded and there are so many watermelons throughout the whole patch of varying sizes from bb-sized to the one pictured with my hand. I didn’t see any cantaloupe yet, but there’s lots of flowers. I haven’t actually gone into the patch due to how crowded it is (I’m hoping if we do get some we’d be able to see them when they get big enough). I’m estimating we have between 12-15 watermelon at least so far.

However, not everything is doing so well. The rabbits have been so destructive, they killed my producing pole bean, the peppers I transplanted into the ground and most of the radishes, leaving 2 left for us (I did start new seeds though because radishes are some of the quickest vegetables you can grow from seed to harvest).

For things I didn’t cover like the grapes, blueberries, raspberries, guava trees, the apple tree, the lemon tree, various flowers, onions, potatoes, and pineapples, they are all doing good as well. I also wanna add that I did start new bush beans/pole beans as well as various kinds of peppers (jalapeños, hot salsa blend peppers, golden bell peppers) in containers to make up for the ones that got chewed. Hopefully those will make a nice fall harvest. The potatoes are almost ready to be harvested and the blueberries and raspberries have had berries ripen one at a time due to how small they are (this is the first year for berries).

As for other things I have planned, I have a few art pieces I’d like to post if that’s something y’all are interested in. I also would love to talk about my experience with gardening and mental health but any and all posts related to that will be labeled with appropriate trigger warnings.

Thanks for all the support with likes/reblogs. Feel free to come lurk, talk, vent, ask, whatever. I just wanna inspire others that think they cannot grow things that they can. If you’d like to talk I mostly would like to talk about gardening/plants/mental health and how it impacts us as humans.

Happy growing🌱🌿💙