Question

A food is initially at a moisture content of 90% dry basis. Calculate the moisture content in wet basis

Answer 1

Moisture content in wet basis = 47.4 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Moisture content expresses the amount of water present in a moist sample. Dry basis and wet basis are widely used to express moisture content.

The next equation express the moisture content in wet basis:

`MC_(wb)=(MC_(db))/(1+MC_(db))`

where,
`MC_(wb)`: moisture content in wet basis and

`MC_(db)`: moisture content in dry basis

We now calculate the moisture content in wet basis:

`MC_(wb)=(MC_(db))/(1+MC_(db))`

`MC_(wb)=(0.90)/(1+0.90)`

`MC_(wb)`= 0.474 = 47.4 % wet basis

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