Drying characterization of buckwheat hay used for commercial production of rutin

所有天然营养产品(ANNP)公司的总体目标是在**马尼托巴省的一家乡村工厂用当地生产的作物荞麦干草生产芦丁。马尼托巴大学阿斯佩尔商学院的营销和商业分析得出结论，ANNP提议的芦丁生产**具有高利润的潜力，它将为**马尼托巴省和加拿大带来显著的经济和社会效益。芦丁是天然存在的化合物，对健康有许多好处。该产品**主要用于人体健康补充剂，但未来将被广泛用于动物饲料**行业和宠物食品添加剂。**与马尼托巴大学生物系统工程的Fuji Jian博士合作，ANNP的长期目标是**优化收获的荞麦饲料的收获、干燥和储存，以便**保存**植物原料中的芦丁，并能够长期使用干燥饲料，而不会损失芦丁。本研究的目的是确定：1)荞麦干草的最佳干燥条件；2)不同干燥条件下荞麦花和叶的干燥速度；3)干燥条件和收获时间对干燥干草中芦丁含量的影响。简博士是一位专业工程师，在谷物和干草作物的收割和干燥领域发表了大量的论文。Jian博士在**马尼托巴大学的研究机构是世界上少数几个有能力进行拟议研究的中心之一。**Jian博士将进行的研究将为**在马尼托巴的制造设施中有利可图地生产**芦丁提供必要的信息。

The overall objective of All Natural Nutritional Products (ANNP) Inc. is to produce rutin in a rural factory in**Manitoba from a locally produced crop, buckwheat hay. A marketing and business analysis by the Asper**School of Business, University of Manitoba, has concluded that the production of rutin, as proposed by ANNP,**has the potential to be highly profitable and that it will bring significant economic and social benefit to**Manitoba and Canada. Rutin is naturally occurring compounds that have many health benefits. The product is**mainly used as supplements for health and well being in humans but will be widely used by the animal feed**industry and as pet food additives in the future.**The long term goal of the ANNP with Dr. Fuji Jian, Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, is to**optimize the harvesting, drying, and storage of the harvested buckwheat forage in order to preserve rutin in the**plant material and to be able to use the dried forage over long periods of time without loss of rutin. The**objectives of this study are to determine: 1) the optimum drying condition of buckwheat hay; 2) the drying rate**of buckwheat flowers and leaves under different drying conditions; and 3) whether the drying conditions and**harvest times influences the rutin concentration of the dried hay. Dr. Jian is a professional Engineer and has**published extensively in the area of harvesting and drying of cereal and hay crops. Dr Jian's research facility at**the University of Manitoba is one of the few centres worldwide capable of the conducting the proposed studies.**The research to be carried out by Dr. Jian will provide essential information for the profitable production of**rutin in a Manitoba based manufacturing facility.