Water Content in Food and Other Products

Water Content Reference Data

This tool provides water content information for various food and other products before and after drying. Select a product below or use the calculator to compute water content changes.

Common Products:

Fruits: Apple (84%), Apricot (86%), Banana (74%), Blueberries (85%), Cherries (81%), Grapes (81%), Peach (88%), Pear (84%), Plum (85%), Strawberries (92%)
Vegetables: Broccoli (91%), Cabbage (92-93%), Carrot (87%), Celery (95%), Cucumber (96%), Lettuce (96%), Spinach (92%), Tomato (93-94%)
Materials: Coal (40-60%), Cork (40-45%), Grain (17-23%), Peat (85-90%), Wood (10-50%), Soap (27-35%)

Product	Water Content Before Drying %	Water Content After Drying %
Apple	84
Apricot	86
Banana	74
Blueberries	85
Broccoli	91
Cabbage (green)	93
Cabbage (red)	92
Cantaloupe	90
Carrots	87
Cauliflower	92
Celery	95
Cherries	81
Coal, bituminous	40-60	8-12
Cork	40-45	10-15
Cranberries	87
Cucumber	96
Earth	45-50
Earth, sandy	20-25
Eggplant	92
Glue	80-90
Glue, air dried	15
Grain	17-23	10-12
Grapefruit	91
Grapes	81
Hides	45
Lettuce (iceberg)	96
Macaroni	30-35	11-13
Orange	87
Pasta	30-35	11-13
Peach	88
Pear	84
Peas (green)	79
Peat	85-90	30-35
Peppers (sweet)	92
Pineapple	87
Plum	85
Potato (white)	79
Radish	95
Raspberries	87
Rubber goods	30-50
Soap	27-35	25-26
Spinach	92
Starch	38-45	12-14
Starch, air dried	16-20	12-14
Strawberries	92
Tomato (green)	93
Tomato (red)	94
Watermelon	92
Wood, air dried hard	17-20	10-15
Wood, air dried soft	10-15	10-15
Wood, green hard	50	10-15
Wood, green soft	30-50	10-15
Yarn, washing	40-50
Zucchini	95

Product

Water Content Before Drying %

Water Content After Drying %

Apple

Apricot

Banana

Blueberries

Broccoli

Cabbage (green)

Cabbage (red)

Cantaloupe

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cherries

Coal, bituminous

40-60

8-12

Cork

40-45

10-15

Cranberries

Cucumber

Earth

45-50

Earth, sandy

20-25

Eggplant

Glue

80-90

Glue, air dried

Grain

17-23

10-12

Grapefruit

Grapes

Hides

Lettuce (iceberg)

Macaroni

30-35

11-13

Orange

Pasta

30-35

11-13

Peach

Pear

Peas (green)

Peat

85-90

30-35

Peppers (sweet)

Pineapple

Plum

Potato (white)

Radish

Raspberries

Rubber goods

30-50

Soap

27-35

25-26

Spinach

Starch

38-45

12-14

Starch, air dried

16-20

12-14

Strawberries

Tomato (green)

Tomato (red)

Watermelon

Wood, air dried hard

17-20

10-15

Wood, air dried soft

10-15

Wood, green hard

10-15

Wood, green soft

30-50

10-15

Yarn, washing

40-50

Zucchini

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