Energy balance of the carrot root processing
In this paper carrot open field production was analyzed. Spring seeded carrot was used for root drying and summer seeded carrot was used for the fresh consumption. Average yields were 50 and 69 t/ha with the total energy input of 52.45 and 76.44 GJ/ha. Total energy consumption in drying was 373 GJ/h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Society of Processing and Energy in Agriculture, Novi Sad
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1821-4487/2015/1821-44871503151P.pdf |
| Summary: | In this paper carrot open field production was analyzed. Spring seeded carrot was used for root drying and summer seeded carrot was used for the fresh consumption. Average yields were 50 and 69 t/ha with the total energy input of 52.45 and 76.44 GJ/ha. Total energy consumption in drying was 373 GJ/ha. Carrot root for the fresh market was stored for six months, then washed and packed with the total energy input of 99 GJ/ha. In the structure of energy inputs for drying, the highest share had the natural gas consumption and electricity and these were 74.52 and 19.73 %. In the case of fresh market carrot processing, the highest share in total energy input of 74.57 % had the electricity. In order to minimize the energy input in the process of drying, carrot should be seeded in spring and the one that is for the fresh consumption, should be seeded in summer. |
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| ISSN: | 1821-4487 2956-0195 |