Apparatus
1. Vacuum oven, capable of being controlled at 60-110 oC
2. Vacuum pump, capable of providing up to a pressure of 30 mm Hg
3. Drying oven, capable of being controlled at 50-100 oC, equipped with a suitable
thermometer
4. Analytical balance
5. Boiling water bath with removable rings to hold the drying containers
6. Main nutrients: Proximate composition, starch and sugar
7. Desiccator with desiccant such as silica gel. Ensure that the desiccant is activated prior
to use by heating in an oven at 100 oC until blue
8. Aluminum moisture cans or other appropriate drying containers
9. Tongs
10.Stirring rod