1. Eight lots of rice taken from the same, single source were dried to moisture contents ranging from 9 to 22% w.b.
2. The variability in moisture content determination attributed to sample location in the oven used in this study was determined.
3. The moisture content of the eight lots of rice was determined by various standard moisture content determination procedures to establish the actual moisture content of each lot.
4. The moisture content of samples taken from each of the eight moisture content lots was determined by oven drying samples at selected temperatures and times.
5. A relationship between the apparent moisture
content determined at each drying temperature/time
combination and the moisture content determined by a
standard procedure was established.