Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
U Sai Nishitha, R Nagaraju, P T Srinivas and K Arunodhayam

Abstract:
To effectively utilize discarded temple flowers and also as of now there has been no research work done for standardizing the flower powder by different drying techniques. The present study was undertaken to standardize the suitable drying technique for retaining the colour of chrysanthemum flower powder. Among the five drying methods investigated, which include solar poly dryer, microwave oven drying, silica gel drying, hot air oven drying, and sun drying. The highest colour retention was observed in the petals dried using a solar poly dryer and the time took for complete drying is 6 hours.