Moisture characteristics of macadamia nuts in relation to storage

摘要

AbstractThe moisture content/relative humidity characteristics of nuts from two species of Macadamia have been examined. ForMacadamia tetraphyllathe whole nut moisture content corresponding to a relative humidity (r.h.) of 70, accepted as the maximum for safe storage, was 11.8. The moisture content can be determined with an electrical moisture meter by calibrating against standard laboratory procedures. The sorption isotherm ofM, integrifoliaappeared somewhat different.