PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient food drying method and a drying apparatus, which keep the color, flavor and taste without reducing the intrinsic nutrition value of a food and which can suppress the deterioration of a food due to the breeding of saprophyte, and a food manufactured by using the former.SOLUTION: A food material such as an agricultural product, a marine product and an animal product are arranged in a dry warehouse is arranged in a dry warehouse 2 for accommodating and drying the food material, and upper and lower gases in the dry warehouse are circulated by duct fans 6 and 7 mounted on the side face in said dry ware house. The food material is dehumidified and dried at a temperature 60°C or lower under the atmospheric pressure and is sterilized by ions generated by an ion generator 10 so that a dry food is produced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】食材本来の栄養価を低減させることなく、色や香り、食味を維持し、かつ、雑菌の繁殖による食品の劣化を抑制することができる簡便な食品の乾燥方法及び乾燥装置並びにそれを用いて製造された食品を提供する。【解決手段】本発明に係る食品の乾燥方法は、農産物、海産物及び畜産物の食材を、前記食材を収容して乾燥する乾燥庫内２に配置し、前記乾燥庫内の側面に設けられたダクトファン６，７により該乾燥庫内の上部と下部のガスを循環させて、大気圧下、温度６０℃以下で除湿乾燥すると共に、イオン発生器１０により発生させたイオンにより除菌し、乾燥食品を得る。【選択図】図１
