Provided are methods for drying and sterilizing cannabis plant material comprising providing feed cannabis plant material having a water content of M0, wherein M0 is greater than 45%; partially drying the feed cannabis plant material to form a partially dried cannabis plant material having a water content of M1, wherein M1 is in the range of between 12% wt and 40% wt; sterilizing the partially dried cannabis plant material to form sterilized partially dried cannabis plant material having a water content of M3; and when said M3 is less than 8% wt or greater than 16% wt, adjusting said M3 to provide a water content of M2, wherein said M2 is between 8% wt and 16% wt. Further provided are methods and systems for drying of cannabis plant material.

A method for producing rice with a low glycemic index and a low glycemic load includes, in sequence, preparing husked brown rice, humidifying the rice with water at room temperature until reaching a moisture content equal to 18-22%, resting the rice for 24-60 minutes, heating the rice to a temperature of 80-85° C., cooling the rice in an environment at a temperature lower than the room temperature until the rice reaches a temperature of 10° C., reconstituting the rice for 24-72 hours, maintaining the moisture content, until the rice reaches the room temperature, heating the rice again until the rice externally reaches a temperature of 60-65° C., corresponding to an internal temperature greater than 70° C., cooling the rice to reach the room temperature, refining the rice having a moisture content equal to 18-22% and drying until reaching a moisture content equal to 12-13%.

A method for producing rice with a low glycemic index and a low glycemic load includes, in sequence, preparing husked brown rice, humidifying the rice with water at room temperature until reaching a moisture content equal to 18-22%, resting the rice for 24-60 minutes, heating the rice to a temperature of 80-85° C., cooling the rice in an environment at a temperature lower than the room temperature until the rice reaches a temperature of 10° C., reconstituting the rice for 24-72 hours, maintaining the moisture content, until the rice reaches the room temperature, heating the rice again until the rice externally reaches a temperature of 60-65° C., corresponding to an internal temperature greater than 70° C., cooling the rice to reach the room temperature, refining the rice having a moisture content equal to 18-22% and drying until reaching a moisture content equal to 12-13%.

Exemplary embodiments relate to a manufacturing method of herbal medicine processed food. The method comprises (a) drying raw materials of Leonurus japonicus Houtt, Dioscorea bulbifera, Solanum nigrum L, Scutellaria baicalensis, Akebiae Caulis, corn silk, Astragalus membranaceus, Pueraria lobata Ohwi, and Lithospermum erythrorhizon by means of vacuum drying, wherein the drying temperature is 20 to 80° C., (b) grinding each of the vacuum-dried raw material of the step (a) to produce powder, (c) shaping mixture of powder of the step (b) into a round shape.

Exemplary embodiments relate to a manufacturing method of herbal medicine processed food. The method comprises (a) drying raw materials of Leonurus japonicus Houtt, Dioscorea bulbifera, Solanum nigrum L, Scutellaria baicalensis, Akebiae Caulis, corn silk, Astragalus membranaceus, Pueraria lobata Ohwi, and Lithospermum erythrorhizon by means of vacuum drying, wherein the drying temperature is 20 to 80° C., (b) grinding each of the vacuum-dried raw material of the step (a) to produce powder, (c) shaping mixture of powder of the step (b) into a round shape.

The invention relates to a box (10) for preservation of food. The box comprises a food storage compartment (16). The box also comprises a dry unit (20) adapted to dry the air inside the food storage compartment. The sealable box is formed as one stand-alone unit. Hereby an appliance for keeping food at dry conditions is provided. The appliance can be easily installed and can be moved around to any suitable location including inside a kitchen cabinet.

The invention relates to a box (10) for preservation of food. The box comprises a food storage compartment (16). The box also comprises a dry unit (20) adapted to dry the air inside the food storage compartment. The sealable box is formed as one stand-alone unit. Hereby an appliance for keeping food at dry conditions is provided. The appliance can be easily installed and can be moved around to any suitable location including inside a kitchen cabinet.

A method for producing dry pasta comprising the steps of: preparing with durum wheat flour, or soft wheat flour, and water a dough having humidity comprised between 25% and 35%; placing the dough in a chamber in which a vacuum is created comprised between 0.1 bar and 0.5 bar; pushing the dough through a drawing device by applying to the dough pressure comprised 80 bar and 110 bar, to obtain food pasta in the form of units of long pasta or units of short pasta; conveying and delivering said pasta to a dryer; drying said pasta in said dryer until the humidity of the pasta is not greater than 12.5%, said drying including heating said pasta in said dryer to a set temperature and maintaining the pasta at said set temperature for a set interval of time; extracting said dried pasta from said dryer;
wherein said heating is obtained by passing the pasta inside an oscillating electromagnetic field having a frequency comprised between 10 MHz and 100 MHz.

An apparatus for producing dry food pasta including a kneading and drawing device configured for producing both long pasta and short pasta, a first dryer configured for drying long pasta produced by said kneading and drawing device, a second dryer configured for drying short pasta produced by said kneading and drawing device; said first dryer and said second dryer are equipped with a plurality of pairs of electrodes between which an electromagnetic field oscillating at a frequency comprised 10 MHz and 100 MHz is created by a generator of oscillating electromagnetic field.

A method for producing dry pasta comprising the steps of: preparing with durum wheat flour, or soft wheat flour, and water a dough having humidity comprised between 25% and 35%; placing the dough in a chamber in which a vacuum is created comprised between 0.1 bar and 0.5 bar; pushing the dough through a drawing device by applying to the dough pressure comprised 80 bar and 110 bar, to obtain food pasta in the form of units of long pasta or units of short pasta; conveying and delivering said pasta to a dryer; drying said pasta in said dryer until the humidity of the pasta is not greater than 12.5%, said drying including heating said pasta in said dryer to a set temperature and maintaining the pasta at said set temperature for a set interval of time; extracting said dried pasta from said dryer;
wherein said heating is obtained by passing the pasta inside an oscillating electromagnetic field having a frequency comprised between 10 MHz and 100 MHz.

An apparatus for producing dry food pasta including a kneading and drawing device configured for producing both long pasta and short pasta, a first dryer configured for drying long pasta produced by said kneading and drawing device, a second dryer configured for drying short pasta produced by said kneading and drawing device; said first dryer and said second dryer are equipped with a plurality of pairs of electrodes between which an electromagnetic field oscillating at a frequency comprised 10 MHz and 100 MHz is created by a generator of oscillating electromagnetic field.

The present application relates to a Gryllus bimaculatus extract and a method for preparing the same.