ABE (CHAP03 Moisture Content in Agriculture)

Amount of moisture in the grains expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the samples.

• Moisture content dry basis

• Moisture content wet basis

• Moisture content

• All of the above

Amount of moisture in the grains expressed as a percentage of the weight of dry matter.

• Moisture content dry basis

• Moisture content wet basis

• Moisture content

• None of the above

Moisture meter that determines the moisture content of the product based on the ability of the current to pass through the material.

• Capacitance-type moisture meter

• Resistance-type meter

• Infrared moisture meter

• All of the above

When the amount of water in a product is determined based on its dry matter content, the moisture content is expressed in ____.

• wet basis

• dry basis

• semi wet basis

• None of the above

A product has 25% moisture content expressed in dry basis. What is the percentage moisture content of the product in wet basis?

• 20%

• 22%

• 26%

• None of the above

Method of measuring the moisture content of the product by direct extraction of water.

• Primary method

• Secondary method

• Tertiary method

• None of the above

Which of the following is considered primary method in determining moisture content?

• Oven method

• Distillation method

• Infrared method

• All of the above

• None of the above

If a product has 12% moisture content expressed in wet basis, the equivalent percentage moisture content in dry basis is ____.

• 13.6%

• 16.3%

• 13.4%

• None of the above

Expression of moisture content commonly used in commercial scale.

• Moisture content wet basis

• Moisture content dry basis

• Moisture content

• All of the above

Which of the following is considered secondary method in determining moisture content?

• Electrical-resistance method

• All of the above

• Electrical-capacitance method

• Chemical method

• Hygrometric method