How to properly dry cordyceps mushrooms and what type of dryer to use depends on the consumer market and the level of investment allowed. Heat pump dryers are also very suitable for drying cordyceps mushrooms, however the size of the mushroom bodies is a bit shrunken. Customers who need to dry the mushrooms to maintain the shape, size, and color of the mushroom body need to use a Freeze dryer.
Characteristics of cordyceps mushrooms
Similar to soft-bodied mushrooms, cordyceps mushrooms have spongy, soft, mushy, little water, but when dried, they easily shrink in size, and the color may not decrease much, but the product value will decrease relatively when the product is not beautiful.
Currently, there are many cordyceps mushroom farming facilities in Vietnam, but the products are not the same. Mushrooms grown in the Lam Dong area often have better quality, the firmness of the mushroom body is higher, and mushrooms are grown in the Lam Dong area is bigger, the color is also darker.
That is due to suitable weather conditions, although the mushrooms are grown in complex conditions, the way of drying or how to dry cordyceps mushrooms also gives different quality when the quality of the mushrooms differs in firmness and initial size.
Freeze dried cordyceps mushrooms
Mushrooms in general and cordyceps mushrooms in particular must be completely dried before being released to the market. The choice of drying method will depend on the initial investment cost. Small farming facilities often have a small amount of capital, so using a cold dryer will be a reasonable choice. Many production facilities are currently using heat pump drying to dry cordyceps mushrooms at low temperature 30 ~ 40oc. The quality is good, the color is beautiful, and the nutrition is good. The only unsatisfactory point is that the mushrooms’ stems shrink a bit in size.
The how to dry cordyceps mushrooms for the highest quality today is to use a freeze dryer, Freeze drying machine (also known as máy sấy thăng hoa in vietnamese) because this is a drying device at negative drying temperature and vacuum drying chamber pressure. This type of drying machine will keep the product’s original shape, size and color. All freeze-dried products have high dryness, retaining shape, size and color such as yellow camellia, cordyceps mushrooms, kiwi, mango, durian, spirulina powder, probiotics, lotus flowers, roses… That is the outstanding advantage of freeze drying compared to other drying methods.
Currently, Mactechdryer provides sublimation drying services with small-scale drying of less than 15kg to serve individuals and small facilitys that need a little drying but cannot buy a machine. Customers who need to dry high-value products should contact Mactechdryer for advice on this service.
Through the above information, we have learned more about how to dry cordyceps mushrooms to get the best quality. Customers who need more detailed advice or try drying the product, please contact Mactech Vietnam directly via Hotline at this website. Thank you for reviewing the information.
