Excerpt:
A critical review is presented of the determination of moisture in honey by chemical (Karl Fischer) and several physical methods, including evaporation, distillation, refractometry, density, and viscosity. Methods are compared for precision and accuracy. and interrelationships are discussed, Wedmore’s interpretation of Chataway’s specific gravity results is shown to be based on a misconception.
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