Sweet potato leaf tea manufacturing system

Abstract

A manufacturing system for sweet potato leaf tea includes a washing device, an air-drying device, a cutting device, a refrigeration device, a steaming device, a drying device, a rolling device, a de-clumping device, a first drying device, a second drying device, and a sieving device. Through the above structure, the sweet potato leaf tea produced by this invention can enhance flavor, improve grassy taste, improve color, make it closer to the appearance of tea leaves, retain the health benefits of sweet potato leaves, and increase the variety of raw materials in the decaffeinated market.

Claims

1. A system for manufacturing sweet potato leaf tea, comprising: a washing device for soaking and washing a plurality of picked sweet potato leaves; a drying device connected to the washing device for blowing away moisture from the surface of the washed sweet potato leaves to keep the fresh leaves dry; a cutting device connected to the drying device for cutting the dried sweet potato leaves; a refrigeration device connected to the cutting device for keeping the cut sweet potato leaves fresh and dry at low temperatures; and a steaming device connected to the refrigeration device for steaming the leaves at low temperatures. The process involves: steaming the freshly preserved sweet potato leaves; drying equipment connected to the steaming equipment to dry the steamed sweet potato leaves; kneading equipment connected to the drying equipment to knead the sweet potato leaves; dispersing equipment connected to the kneading equipment to disperse the kneaded sweet potato leaves; a first drying equipment connected to the dispersing equipment to roast and dry the dispersed sweet potato leaves; and a second drying equipment connected to the first drying equipment to dry the sweet potato leaves again, thus producing the finished product.

2. The sweet potato leaf tea manufacturing system as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a screening device connected to the second drying device for screening out the finished product and packaging it.

3. The sweet potato leaf tea manufacturing system as described in claim 1, wherein, This refrigeration equipment is a cold storage facility.

4. The sweet potato leaf tea manufacturing system as described in claim 1, wherein, The cyanation equipment is a steam-type cyanation machine.

5. The sweet potato leaf tea manufacturing system as described in claim 1, wherein, The drying equipment is a drying oven.

6. The system for manufacturing sweet potato leaf tea as described in claim 1, wherein, The kneading equipment is a drum-type flat disc kneading machine.

7. A system for manufacturing sweet potato leaf tea as described in claim 1, wherein, The first drying equipment can be a drum dryer or a type A dryer.

8. The system for manufacturing sweet potato leaf tea as described in claim 1, wherein, The second drying equipment can be an oven, a type A dryer, a drum dryer, or a far-infrared dryer.

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