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Design and Development of Roasted Breadfruit Kernel Processing Machine


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v13i2.15509

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An integrated machine has been designed and developed to aid mass production of unparboiled roasted breadfruit kernel in order to avert persistent scarcity of this unique nutritious snack. The machine was fabricated using local sourced standard materials with electric motor, roaster, dehuller, blower, kernel and shell discharging chutes as its major components. Performance analysis revealed that this system eliminated human contact with the breadfruit nuts during processing while 0.74kg/h, 93.63% and 167.93kJ/kg constitute its throughput, efficiency and specific energy consumption respectively. Thus, adoption of this innovation is recommended as a veritable option for quality roasted breadfruit kernel production since it reduced drudgery and improved hygiene.
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Breadfruit; Integrated Machine; Processing; Roasted Kernel; Unparboiled Nuts

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