Determination of Nutrient Values in Drying Citrus Pulp with Alternative Drying Methods

Authors : Gökhan FİLİK, Hasan Rüştü KUTLU

Pages : 11-14

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Publication Date : 2018-01-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study was conducted to develop a drying technology for citrus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(orange, lemon and grapefruit); pulps by using scrubber heat source and determination of nutrient values in dried citrus pulps. Scrubber heat source of a calcite production plant was equipped for a drying system which by provided a dried pulp production. Firstly, water content of pulps was reduced to approximately 12% by mechanical press centrifugation. The pulps were then transferred to the vibrio-fluidizer fluid bed. After than pre-dried pulps transferred to rotary drum dryer for three hours and total water content of the pulps was reduced to approximately 8%. Chemical values of powder dried orange, lemon and grapefruit pulps such as DM in the air insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(926.70, 885.30 and 774.00 g/kg);, CP insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(31.50, 65.70 and 77.00 g/kg);, CF insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.50, 12.30 and 14.60 g/kg);, EE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(204.40, 60.40 and 65.90 g/kg);, ME Mcal/kg DM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.584, 2.492 and 2.356);, pH insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.94, 6.96 and 6.93); and percentage of digestibility insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(61.32, 47.85 and 61.44%); were determined. In conclude, citrus pulps could be used as re-cycled industrial feed in animal nutrition by drying with scrubber heat source dryer. 
Keywords : Citrus pulp, Nutrient value, Industrial waste, Drying technology