Saffron flower drying methods
Usually 2 to 3 weeks after the first irrigation , depending on temperature and weather conditions saffron flowers appear .
The relatively cool air under the shade of trees and flowers become apparent sooner in hot weather flowers come out later . If cold water is much later than the first flowers appear later .
In areas prone Khorasan saffron flower emergence from late October to late November , depending on the zone of months.
Harvest flowers is best done in the early morning hours because it was easier to collect the flowers form buds and flowers mechanical damage during handling decreases .
Postharvest Handling times blooming flowers Zframn It is better to use flowers as items within the relocation of mechanical damage and contamination is prevented .
immediately for opening and removing the stigma of saffron flower of the saffron flower buds should be taken . Anjak expedite this procedure is very effective in maintaining the quality of saffron .
There are several methods for separating stigma include :
After splitting up , with all the dried stigma of the flower Rahmrah three branches are separated and then dried .
In this method, the so-called Saffron Saffron farmers called categories .
If you remove the stigma and cream flowers, the stigma of the cream separated junction and then to dry , the dried stigma of the term Product farmers , saffron flower heads called .
And the stigma associated with some of the cream separated into three branches to dry saffron is called a straw then . The most important point is that the quality of drying method Saffron Saffron Saffron is very important GONABAD recommends that new saffron must be dried for longer storage .
How to maintain quality of dried saffron and its quality plays an important role .
Saffron drying is done in several ways, including :
1 – the traditional way :
After removing the stigma of the flower and cream , saffron and a leg to row on flat paper and glass are placed in the shade to dry. Disadvantages of this method is the drying time is long Bsylr microorganisms can easily grow and multiply freely.
2 – Spanish method that Iran is now replacing traditional approach :
In this way, stigma and cream isolated in a mesh sieve with a diameter of 30 cm , which is made of silk and spilled into the small thickness of approximately 2 to 3 cm wide and the source thermal ( HEATER ) precisely dried and uniform said. Dry time is very short and very low contamination and growth is Mykrarganysm
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