SSH ISO 711:2000

Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content (Basic reference method)

Scope

The method is not applicable to maize, for which an identical method is specified in the annex to ISO 6540. The method is idended to serve as a standard for checking and perfecting routine methods. It consists in , if necessary, grinding of a sample, after conditioning, if required, drying of a test portion under reduced pressure, at a temperatur between 45 and 50 C and in the presence of a desiccant, until constant mass is reached. Two figures show diagrams of a suitable metal dish and of a suitable drying tube.