Addressing the problems of high seed-breaking ratio and difficult seed-shell separation in the current mechanical deshelling of Camellia Oleifera fruit (COF), this work innovatively proposed a strategy of low-temperature airflow-drying cracking coupling with flexible mechanical deshelling. The cracking ratio of COF reached 100% after airflow-drying at 20-50 degrees C for 4-10 h. Moreover, the tissue structure of the Camellia shell remained unchanged after airflow drying. The mechanical shelling ratio of cracked fruits (cracking gap 6 mm) reached 98.37%, and the shells present as integrated lam...
