FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Moisture content of food can be analysed via oven drying.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moisture content can be determined by direct methods and indirect methods. Direct Methods: These methods are simple and accurate and mainly used for research purpose but time required is more than indirect methods. Hot air oven method and Brown-Duvel distillation method are the examples of direct method.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oven drying method in a drying oven This method is for the measurement for thermogravimetric analysis where liquid content and content volatile substances gets determined by mass. A precisely weighed sample get exposed for a defined drying time for a certain temperature value.

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