l. lntroduction
Water is omnipresent in foodstuffs and the surround_
ing atmosphere. Determination of water content is one of
the most frequent analysis in the laboratory of a food
industry. However, depending on the method of analy_
sis, it is not the same type of moisture content, which
is measured. Even the term ,.moisture,' itself is ques_
tionable as this might include other liquids than water,
wetting the product (Isengard, 1995). The most common
method of water analysis usually accepted at a commercial
level is the desiccation method. This method is based
on the mass loss after drying of the sample. However,
part of mass loss might originate from the volatility,of
other gases than water. Not only the desiccation or..oven
drying" is criticisable, but also all methods of determi_
nation of water contents have their drawbacks.
The sole value of "water content,' in a food is not
inform about the nature of water, if it is ..bound" or
l. lntroduction
Water is omnipresent in foodstuffs and the surround_
ing atmosphere. Determination of water content is one of
the most frequent analysis in the laboratory of a food
industry. However, depending on the method of analy_
sis, it is not the same type of moisture content, which
is measured. Even the term ,.moisture,' itself is ques_
tionable as this might include other liquids than water,
wetting the product (Isengard, 1995). The most common
method of water analysis usually accepted at a commercial
level is the desiccation method. This method is based
on the mass loss after drying of the sample. However,
part of mass loss might originate from the volatility,of
other gases than water. Not only the desiccation or..oven
drying" is criticisable, but also all methods of determi_
nation of water contents have their drawbacks.
The sole value of "water content,' in a food is not
inform about the nature of water, if it is ..bound" or
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