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Table 1 The moisture content of fruits (mean ± SD, n = 9)

From: Assessment of selected nutrients and toxic metals in fruits, soils and irrigation waters of Awara Melka and Nura Era farms, Ethiopia

Fruit	Moisture (%)
Fruit	Found in this study (Ethiopia)	Literature value	Country	Reference
Banana	74.9 ± 0.2	76.0	Netherlands	Francis (2000)
Grape	82.5 ± 0.2	83.0	Netherlands	Francis (2000)
		85.3	Bangladesh	Paul and Shaha (2004)
		81.5	Mexico	Sanchez-Castillo et al. (1998)
Guava	79.7 ± 0.4	81.0	Netherlands	Francis (2000)
Mandarin	88.4 ± 0.4	88.0	Netherlands	Francis (2000)
Orange	85.9 ± 0.3	87.0	Netherlands	Francis (2000)
		87.8	Bangladesh	Paul and Shaha (2004)
		85.5	Mexico	Sanchez-Castillo et al. (1998)

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