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The sorption behavior of food materials is critical information for the design of drying and storage processes to ensure the stability of food. In this study the sorption isotherms of oat whole grain (Avena sativa) were adjusted at two temperatures (25 and 37 ° C) using six mathematical models (GAB, BET, Oswin, Caurie, Smith, and Henderson). Gravimetric method was used in the range of aqueous activity (aw) between 0.107 and 0.855. The quality of the fit was assessed with the regression coefficient (r2) and the mean relative error percentage (% E). The equilibrium moisture and the safety humidity (XS) presented dependence with temperature. Isosteric heat reached a value of 35.833 kJ/mol for humidity at 0.07 g water/g m.s. The models that best fit the experimental data were Oswin, Smith and Caurie.
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