Central Department of Food Technology

M. Tech (Food Tech)/ I Semester/ Advanced Food Processing

Expt. No. 2. Determination of water activity of foods using Pawkit water activity meter.

Materials required

1. Water activity meter

2. Different food samples

Procedure

1. Fill the sample (small pieces) into the sample cup up to half of the cup, place the cup on a
flat surface and place the instrument over the sample cup. Press button I to display 0.00
aw on the display screen and leave for 5 min. After 5 min a tick-tick sound will come out
of the instrument (for 5 times) then note the water activity value displayed on the screen.
2. Repeat the measurements for the next samples as in the step 1.

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 Sample port cover

Fig. Pawkit water activity meter Fig. Upside down Pawkit water activity meter

Sensor

Fig. Sample cup port opened by pulling the port cover

Note: The Pawkit water activity meter is accurate to ±0.02 aw.