Moisture Sorption Behaviour and Mould Ecology of Trade Garri Sold in South Eastern Nigeria
Table 1
Moisture content and water activities of white garri samples within 24 hours (0) of collection and following three (3) months of storage in hessian bags.
Sample source
Sample/moisture content (%)
WS1
WS2
WS3
Mean
0
3
0
3
0
3
0
3
% Change
Ikpa
9.50 ± 0.005*(0.60)
14.80 ± 0.002 (0.82)
11.20 ± 0.008 (0.67)
15.90 ± 0.002 (0.84)
9.30 ± 0.011 (0.61)
16.20 ± 0.002 (0.89)
10.00
15.63
56.33
Ogige main
11.10 ± 0.005 (0.67)
16.00 ± 0.002 (0.82)
10.00 ± 0.01 (0.66)
14.90 ± 0.002 (0.84)
11.20 ± 0.003 (0.75)
15.40 ± 0.002 (0.84)
10.77
15.43
43.27
Nkwo Ibagwa
10.80 ± 0.006 (0.60)
16.60 ± 0.002 (0.97)
11.80 ± 0.002 (0.72)
16.00 ± 0.002 (0.87)
9.90 ± 0.005 (0.65)
15.90 ± 0.003 (0.75)
10.83
16.17
49.31
Obollo-Afor
12.80 ± 0.002 (0.66)
15.60 ± 0.004 (0.93)
11.60 ± 0.003 (0.67)
14.60 ± 0.003 (0.84)
10.80 ± 0.002 (0.63)
16.00 ± 0.002 (0.91)
11.73
15.40
31.29
Obollo-Eke
9.90 ± 0.003 (0.65)
18.40 ± 0.002 (0.88)
10.60 ± 0.003 (0.69)
17.80 ± 0.002 (0.93)
11.70 ± 0.004 (0.84)
18.00 ± 0.002 (0.93)
10.73
18.07
68.41
Figures in parentheses are the water activities of samples.
