A manual fruit and vegetable dehydrator, comprising a box body (1) and a mesh basket (2) provided in the box body (1) for rotatably dehydrating vegetables. The upper end of the mesh basket (2) is connected with to a basket lid (3); the basket lid (3) is provided with a rotary table (4) and an operating crank (5) for providing power; the rotary table (4) rotates to drive the mesh basket (2) to rotate correspondingly by means of a driving disc (9); the rotary table (4) and the basket lid (3) are provided with a horizontal groove (6) for receiving the operating crank (5); a rotating shaft (7) protruding outwards is provided at two sides of the bottom of the operating crank (5); slots (8) are correspondingly provided at two sides of an opening, where the bottom of the operating crank (5) is received, of the groove (6); and the rotating shaft (7) and the slots (8) are clipped to locate the horizontal direction. The dehydrator improves the handle part so that the entire structure is more compact, and reduces the vo