This paper is a continuation of studies presented at previous Asociación Nacional de Energía Solar de
Mexico (ANES) congresses. The first dealt with pineapple drying curves [1], followed by a paper on
pineapple drying using a direct solar integrated dryer [2] and a third about pineapple drying this time
using an indirect solar integrated dryer [3]. For these papers, a thorough bibliographic research was
conducted about the international and national panoramas on pineapple production and the state of the art
on solar drying technology.
Studying these dryers, which worked only on solar radiation, it was evident that they had a very good
performance; they were also practical, low cost and easy to handle. These are some of the reasons that
they are still being studied and improved in order to provide better options to agro-alimentary producers,
which require better ways to preserve their products year-round and have some type of added value