##  [Moisture Content](/moisture-content) 

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**Health & Life Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The proportion of water present in a food sample, typically expressed as the mass of water per unit mass of sample (often as a percentage of total mass), measured by removing water (e.g., drying to constant weight) or by instrumental methods; it quantifies total water mass but does not by itself indicate the fraction available for reactions or microbes.