METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HEAT DRYING IN PROCESS OF MARAL ANTLERS PRESERVATION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A01N1/02 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry. According to the proposed method maral antlers are sorted into 4 categories according to beam circumference between the 2^nd and the 3^d tines: the first category 12-14 cm, the second category 15-17 cm, the third category 18-19 cm, the fourth category 20-21 cm; then the antlers are strung up on racks. Then one performs heat drying, herewith after each stage of heat drying one performs wind drying. The first two heat drying operations are performed at a temperature of 70°C during 5 hours, the third and fourth drying operations are performed at a temperature of 65°C during 5 hours, the fifth and sixth ones are performed at a temperature 60°C during 6 hours. Antlers with beam circumference 12-14 cm are taken off the racks after 4 hours of the fourth heat drying operation, antlers with beam circumference 15-17 cm are taken off the racks after 5 hours of the fourth heat drying operation, antlers with beam circumference 18-19 and 20-21 cm and more are taken off the racks after completion of the fifth and sixth heat drying operations accordingly.

EFFECT: method ensures high quality of the end product.

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