A food processing device for reducing the content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) in a sugar-containing plant, comprising: a box; a plurality of rollers disposed inside the box, the plurality of rollers being controlled by a motor and The transmission device is thereby rotated at a predetermined speed, and the sugar-containing plant is placed in the drum; the casing further includes a far-infrared heating system and a humidity control device, and the far-infrared heating system heats the drum and the sugar-containing plant; The humidity control device detects and adjusts the humidity inside the cabinet. The sugar-containing plants processed by the device of the present invention can specifically reduce the content of 5-HMF.一種降低含糖植物5-羥甲基糠醛(5-HMF)含量之食品加工裝置,包括:一箱體;數個設於該箱體內部的滾筒,該數個滾筒受控於一馬達及其傳動裝置從而以預定的速度旋轉,含糖植物置於該滾筒中;該箱體內還包括一遠紅外線加熱系統和一濕度調控裝置,該遠紅外線加熱系統對該滾筒及該含糖植物加熱;該濕度調控裝置偵測及調節該箱體內部的濕度。通過本創作之裝置所加工的含糖植物可具體減少5-HMF的含量。