Moisture Sorption Behaviour and Mould Ecology of Trade Garri Sold in South Eastern Nigeria

Table 2

Moisture content of yellow garri samples within 24 hours (0) of collection and following three (3) months of storage in hessian bags.

Sample source	Sample/moisture content (%)
	YS1		YS2		YS3		Mean
	0	3	0	3	0	3	0	3	% change
Ikpa	9.10 ± 0.006^*(0.58)	17.80 ± 0.002 (0.75)	9.60 ± 0.005 (0.63)	17.10 ± 0.001 (0.93)	10.60 ± 0.005 (0.74)	18.10 ± 0.001 (0.93)	9.77	17.67	80.83
Ogige main	11.00 ± 0.01 (0.61)	14.30 ± 0.004 (0.65)	11.00 ± 0.005 (0.75)	18.40 ± 0.003 (0.97)	12.50 ± 0.006 (0.84)	17.80 ± 0.001 (0.87)	11.50	16.83	46.38
Nkwo Ibagwa	9.30 ± 0.006 (0.61)	17.40 ± 0.002 (0.75)	11.90 ± 0.001 (0.69)	18.20 ± 0.002 (0.93)	10.80 ± 0.003 (0.65)	16.80 ± 0.002 (0.75)	10.67	17.47	63.70
Obollo-Afor	12.10 ± 0.002 (0.75)	18.20 ± 0.003 (0.75)	11.80 ± 0.001 (0.74)	14.70 ± 0.004 (0.85)	12.50 ± 0.003 (0.84)	16.40 ± 0.002 (0.93)	12.13	16.43	35.45
Obollo-Eke	11.00 ± 0.003 (0.60)	17.00 ± 0.002 (0.75)	10.60 ± 0.003 (0.65)	18.20 ± 0.002 (0.89)	12.90 ± 0.001 (0.84)	18.60 ± 0.002 (0.94)	11.50	17.93	55.94

Figures in parentheses are the water activities of samples.