Abstract:In order to study the drying characteristics of orange peel and the influence of the drying process on the changes in its aroma components,Using orange peel as the raw material, the moisture content of orange peel and the change of drying rate under different drying temperatures were analyzed. The optimal orange peel drying kinetic model was determined, and the influence of drying temperature on the aroma components of orange peel was investigated. The results show that the drying process of citrus peel mainly occurs at reduced speed. The higher the drying temperature, the shorter the drying time; the Page model is used to better describe the drying process of citrus peel; the moisture effective coefficient of citrus peel increases from 9.35 with the increase of temperature. ×10-8 m2/s gradually increased to between 30.17×10-8 m2/s, and the drying activation energy was 17.37 kJ/mol; the color and fragrance of the dried citrus peel changed significantly, and the color difference value increased with the increase of drying temperature The color difference is 10.53 at 30 ℃, and the color difference at 90 ℃ is 36.84; the total amount of aroma components and the limonene content show a gradual upward trend with the increase of drying temperature. When the drying temperature increases from 30 ℃ to At 90 ℃, the total amount of aroma components increased from 4.67 mg/g to 26.88 mg/g, and the limonene content increased from 1.98 mg/g to 22.75 mg/g. Therefore, this article provides an important theoretical basis for the development of orange peel reprocessing industry.