Abstract: The microwave shelling technology of cut Chinese chestnut was studied in this paper.The results showed that the Chinese chestnuts’ dipping in sodium chloride solution and then being cut could improve its shelling e→ct under the microwave. The optimized technology conditions were as follows: raw chestnut→ weighing and classifying → dipping in 2% sodium chloride solution at normal temperature for 7 hours →cutting → treating by microwave for 20 seconds (750W)→ removing the shell and inner cover → chestnut kernel.

Key words: microwave, cut Chinese chestnut, shelling, technology