GATE AG 2022 • Q54 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Engineering Properties of Agriculture Produce

Subtopic: Electrical properties

Question Statement:

If an osmo-dehydrated fruit slice has 72% moisture content on wet basis, the moisture content of the same fruit slice on dry basis in per cent is ___________. [round off to one decimal place]

Official Answer Key:

256.5 to 257.5

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

• MC(dry basis) = MC(wet basis)/(1 − MC(wet basis)) × 100 = 0.72/(1−0.72) × 100 = 0.72/0.28 × 100 = 257.14% Computed value: 257.1% (within official range 256.5–257.5)

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