What is SOP for determining the Moisture content of Dates and Nuts based energy bar?

What is SOP for determining the Moisture content of Dates and Nuts based energy bar? Is it same like others ? @100°C for 3 Hours ? Or Any other Temperature ran…

1. Edgardo Carrillo Cabrera reply

   It depends of the kind of equipment that you use to make the determination, usually if you use a moisture content analyser, you can have your result in minutes, but they are not c…

2. Ali hassan reply

   Thanks for your response I have both quick moisture analyzer as well as Hot air oven In moisture analyzer balance there is no authenticity of results. I have read literature which…

3. Edgardo Carrillo Cabrera reply

   Ali I will write later with more time. If you have a big quantity of samples to check, or need quick results, the moisture analyser is the way to go. You can always validate your…

4. Albertofiore2002 reply

   105 celsius deg over night. In 3 hours will not be enough to remove all the moisture. Cheers

5. Ali hassan reply

   Thanks for your time. I am carrying out by both methods. Moisture analyzer is giving very much different results as compared to hot air oven method.

6. Ali hassan reply

   There is great difference in results of both equipments and you know more preference is given to hot air oven method.

7. Food R&D Emeritus reply

   Its your product then you should make an SOP of that..you want standard analysis method then consult established analytical systems from AOAC, AACC, etc or any recognized organiza…

8. Ufuk Ayyıldız reply

   Welcome @Roy we missed you :blush: