How it's made - dried herbs on an industrial level

July 28, 2017 6:02 PM

I love the show "How it's made" but I've never actually seen the machines or process that are used to dry herbs on an industrial scale. I dry herbs on a homesteading / over-wintering level but I'm interested in seeing the process on an industrial scale from receiving to finished product.

Like the question says, I'm interested in the start to finish process of how dried herbs are made from start to finish. I can't seem to find any YouTube videos or anything similar to demonstrate the equipment and process. Any ideas or leads?

Bonus points if it's like a TV show or documentary like "how it's made" or "dirty jobs". Not looking for anything industrial specific like an employee training video but like something you would find on Netflix to binge watch on a Friday night.

posted by lpcxa0 to Food & Drink (2 answers total)

This is for herbs that are used as supplements, but maybe this tour of a factory in China will give you an idea? There definitely seems to be a gap in content on this subject!
posted by AppleTurnover at 11:39 PM on July 29, 2017

There's a company in Serbia by the name of Euro Prima with a YouTube account that seems to have a lot of footage of the processes you're looking for. I found that by googling herb drying manufacturing.
posted by jocelmeow at 11:33 AM on July 31, 2017