Chestnut kernel is pretreated by hot water before being sliced, and then dehydrated in vacuum drying system. According to the color and taste of the dehydrated product, the optimum drying conditions are as followed: temperature 80℃, vacuity 0.076 MPa, lime 2.5h. The moisture content, total ash and rehydration property of the product are tested. Under the resulted condition, drying and drying ...