Is it enough to dry the orange peel that is common in rural areas?

As we all know, dried tangerine peel is a famous Chinese medicine. If we just peel it off and dry it in the sun, it will become dried tangerine peel, and its value will be greatly reduced. The production of dried tangerine peel is very particular. Oranges picked at different times make different dried oranges, because the orange peel is rich in hesperidin. Common dried tangerine peel is divided into: orange green peel, yellow peel and red peel.

As the name implies, the orange peel is not yet fully mature, and the picking season is from beginning of autumn to Hanlu. Huangpi is mature, and the picking season is generally from cold dew to light snow. Red skins are picked late, usually during the period from light snow to slight cold. Of course, the later you pick the orange peel, the greater the hesperidin content.

Oranges will be peeled after picking, and the production of dried tangerine peel is not as casual as we usually eat oranges. In order to ensure the integrity and uniformity of orange peel, two-knife method or three-knife method is generally used to peel orange peel, which can not only peel orange with maximum efficiency, but also facilitate the drying of subsequent processes.

Peel the orange and dry it. In order to evaporate water as soon as possible, the endothelium should be opened and dried in dry and sunny weather. After dried tangerine peel, there is also an "aging" stage. The longer the dried tangerine peel, the higher the price. Generally, 3-year-old tangerine peel is taken as the "entrance", and the flavonoid content of aged tangerine peel will be higher.