How do you determine the moisture content of food? (For food chem., an event in Science Olympiad...tomorrow)?

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How do you determine the moisture content of food? (For food chem., an event in Science Olympiad...tomorrow)?

2007-03-22 12:34:32 · 2 answers · asked by rajavision108 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Get the mass of the food first, then put it in a low-temp oven to dry it out. Get the mass after the food is dried out and subtract the two masses. The difference is the moisture content.

2007-03-22 12:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

you could also use % moisture cuz it makes more sense

2007-03-22 13:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by tony200423man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋