Prof .C.S.

Purushothaman

November 2013 cspurush@gmail.com

MODEL ANSWERS NOVEMBER 2013 Question Good Foods Company Limited is in the manufacturing of Salted Snack food. Their product Krunchy was tested in the laboratory as follows. 6.1123 g of the product was taken in a Petri dish weighing 43.9876 g. this was exposed to 102 oC for 3 hours. Wt after 3 hours indicated 49.6987 g. This is found to be constant after repeated drying. Calculate Initial Moisture Content as a percentage?

Requirement
Initial Moisture Content as percentage of the product Given

Product weight taken Wt of Petri Dish Wt of petri dish + product after drying

6.1123 g 43.9876 g 49.6987 g

Answer Step 1 Calculation Weight of Petri Dish + Prodcut before drying Product weight taken 6.1123 g Wt of Petri Dish 43.9876 g
Hence, Weight of Petri Dish + Prodcut before drying 50.0999 g

Step 2 Calculation of Loss in Weight on Drying Now, Weight of Petri Dish + Prodcut before drying Wt of petri dish + product after drying
Hence, Loss in weight in drying

50.0999 g 49.6987 g 0.4012 g

Step 3 Calculation of Moisture Content as Percentage

For 6.1123 g of product the loss is 0.4012g Moisture content as percentage = wt loss x 100 Original wt. of product = 0.4012 x 100 6.1123

Moisture content as percenotage moisture content of in product = 6.5638 %

Result Moisture content of in product = 6.5638 %on as is basis

Prof .C.S.Purushothaman

November 2013 cspurush@gmail.com

MODEL ANSWERS NOVEMBER 2013

Question A Petri dish with 7.3342 g of the product weighed 45.7874g. When dried at 102 oC the weight was 45.0078g which was a constant reading. Calculate the Initial Moisture Content as a percentage?

Requirement
Initial Moisture Content as percentage of the product

Given

Product weight taken Wt of Petri Dish + Product before drying Wt of petri dish + product after drying Answer Step 1 Calculation of Weight Difference Wt of Petri Dish + Product before drying Wt of petri dish + product after drying
Hence weight loss of product

7.3342 g 45.7874 g 45.0078 g

45.7874 g 45.0078 g 0.6496g

Step 2 Calculation of Moisture Content as percentage

For 7.3342 of product the loss is 0.0.6496 g

Moisture content as percentage =

wt loss x 100 Original wt. of product =

0.6496 x 100 7.3342 Moisture content as percenotage isture content of in product = 8.8571 % Result Moisture content of in product = 8.8571 % on as is basis