Water Content in Food and other Products
Water content before and after drying - in food and other products cork, grain, soap, peat, wood and more.
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The water content in some common foods and other products before - and after - drying are indicated below:
| Material | Original water content before drying % | Final water content after drying % |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 84 | |
| Apricot | 86 | |
| Banana | 74 | |
| Blueberries | 85 | |
| Broccoli | 91 | |
| Cabbage (green) | 93 | |
| Cabbage (red) | 92 | |
| Cantaloupe | 90 | |
| Carrots | 87 | |
| Cauliflower | 92 | |
| Celery | 95 | |
| Cherries | 81 | |
| Coal, bituminous | 40 - 60 | 8 - 12 |
| Cork | 40 - 45 | 10 - 15 |
| Cranberries | 87 | |
| Cucumber | 96 | |
| Earth | 45 - 50 | |
| Earth, sandy | 20 - 25 | |
| Eggplant | 92 | |
| Glue | 80 - 90 | |
| Glue, air dried | 15 | |
| Grain | 17 - 23 | 10 - 12 |
| Grapefruit | 91 | |
| Grapes | 81 | |
| Hides | 45 | |
| Lettuce (iceberg) | 96 | |
| Macaroni | 30 - 35 | 11 - 13 |
| Orange | 87 | |
| Pasta, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles | 30 - 35 | 11 - 13 |
| Peach | 88 | |
| Pear | 84 | |
| Peas (green) | 79 | |
| Peat | 85 - 90 | 30 - 35 |
| Peppers (sweet) | 92 | |
| Pineapple | 87 | |
| Plum | 85 | |
| Potato (white) | 79 | |
| Radish | 95 | |
| Raspberries | 87 | |
| Rubber goods | 30 - 50 | |
| Soap | 27 - 35 | 25 - 26 |
| Spinach | 92 | |
| Starch | 38 - 45 | 12 - 14 |
| Starch, air dried | 16 - 20 | 12 - 14 |
| Strawberries | 92 | |
| Tomato (green) | 93 | |
| Tomato (red) | 94 | |
| Watermelon | 92 | |
| Wood, air dried hard | 17 - 20 | 10 - 15 |
| Wood, air dried soft | 10 - 15 | 10 - 15 |
| Wood, green hard | 50 | 10 - 15 |
| Wood, green soft | 30 - 50 | 10 - 15 |
| Yarn, washing | 40 - 50 | |
| Zucchini | 95 |
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