The moisture content of powdered onion sample was
determined in an oven through drying method (at 105 °C)
according to the procedure described in AACC (2000)
Method No. 44-15A. The moisture content of the sample
was determined by weighing 2 g of sample into a
pre-weighed china dish and drying it in an air forced draft
oven at a temperature of 105 ± 5 °C till the constant weight
of dry matter was obtained [10]. The moisture content in
the sample was determined as follows-