Moisture content of the peanuts was determined by the AOAC
Official Method 925.40. Peanut samples were ground into
powder. About 4e5 g peanut kernel flour was placed in an
aluminium disk and dried to a constant weight at 95-100 C
under pressure0.1 kPa in a vacuum oven. Then, the peanut
kernel flour was cooled in a desiccator before weighing