AOAC Official Method 931.04 Moisture in Cacao Products
Gravimetric Method
First Action 1931
Dry 2 g prepared test sample, 970.20 (see 31.1.01), to constant weight in Pt dish in air oven at 100°C. (Al dish may be used when ash is not determined on same test sample.) Report loss in weight as H2O.
Reference: JAOAC 14, 529(1931).