Tomato Drying Production Line

The tomato drying production line is a set of automated equipment that processes fresh tomatoes into dried tomatoes, tomato powder, or tomato flakes. The core process revolves around several stages: washing and cutting, color protection pretreatment, and multi-stage temperature-controlled drying. Depending on the final product form (dried tomato slices/chunks or tomato powder), the drying technology and equipment configuration will differ significantly.

Core Process: Washing → Cutting (slicing or dicing) → Color protection soaking → Multi-stage hot air drying → Tempering → Packaging

The mesh belt dryer is currently one of the most widely used tomato drying devices. Nanchong Shouchuang Technology configures suitable mesh belt heat pump dryers for tomato processing customers, with a single-batch processing capacity ranging from 5,000 kg to 10,000 kg. Using hot air drying technology, the drying cycle is shortened from the traditional 5–7 days of sun drying to 6 hours, the finished product moisture content is stably ≤12%, and the vitamin C retention rate reaches 90%.

When building a tomato drying production line, it is recommended to first clarify the target product positioning:

If producing dried tomato slices/chunks, the core of the production line is cutting equipment + color protection system + mesh belt or heat pump dryer. The investment is relatively controllable, making it suitable for deep processing of agricultural products and the supply of seasoning ingredients.

If producing tomato powder, it is necessary to configure pulping and concentration + centrifugal spray drying equipment. The product added value is higher, but the requirements for equipment investment and process control are also higher.

If you can provide the expected daily processing capacity (tons of fresh tomatoes) and the target product form (dried slices, dried chunks, or tomato powder), I can help you further sort out the specific equipment specifications and capacity matching plan.