“…Drying using a vertical dryer is a vertical oven, consisting of a carbon steel structure surrounded by agricultural plastic (or acrylic), which must be filled with overlapping trays, each containing a layer of fresh cocoa beans. , able to circulate as much hot air as possible, with the aim of saving energy (used in drying by combustion), reducing manpower, reducing the area of the farm used for assembly, achieving greater control over the drying quality of the product, "serving as an ideal option or complement to traditional technology in the search for high quality almonds" (SALES et al, 2022).…”