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Isotherms were found to be of type I, typical of high sugar foods. Study on temperature dependence of isotherms showed that above water activities of 0.6, moisture content was higher at higher temperature. This was explained by endothermic dissolution of sugar at high water activities. Iglesias and Chirife, Halsey, BET and GAB equations were tested to fit the data. Monolayer moisture contents for the three foods were determined from BET and GAB equations. In both models, monolayer moisture was found to decrease with increasing temperature. Isosteric heat of sorption data from the isotherms at two temperatures, revealed that strength of interactions between water vapor and adsorbent increased with moisture content.

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