Dry matter

The dry weight or dry matter is that part of a substance that remains after deducting the mass of water contained:

In it are

Based on the total mass gives:

That is, Dry matter content and water content add up to 100 percent, with

The dry matter content is used in various fields:

In the waste management technology, especially in bio-waste and residual waste, the TS is often used in addition to the fresh mass as design and size as a criterion for landfilling
In the timber for the wood moisture (even in a different definition)
For cheese, the proportion of dry matter is specified differently for the consumer, depending on the cheese Group: The fat content of hard cheeses is specified in the trade usually in percent fat in dry matter ( FDM )..
In contrast, in soft cheese of magnitude lower absolute content (based on dry mass ) is often called.

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