Description
Return volume retention, mass retention and final/initial density ratio.
Food quantities depend on whether their basis is gross, edible, drained, wet, dry or solid mass. Changing the denominator can change a reported concentration or yield without changing the actual sample or proving anything about its safety.
Return volume retention, mass retention and final/initial density ratio.
When to use this tool
Use Food Drying Shrinkage Volume Factor when you need a stated food-mass, composition-basis or yield calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter initialVolume, finalVolume, initialMass, finalMass. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read volumeRetention, massRetention, densityRatio. Use the output convention below.
Require positive initial/final volumes and initial mass, with nonnegative final mass. Return volume retention, mass retention and final/initial density ratio.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| initialVolume | Initial Volume | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| finalVolume | Final Volume | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| initialMass | Initial Mass | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| finalMass | Final Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| volumeRetention | Volume Retention | Required. Finite number. |
| massRetention | Mass Retention | Required. Finite number. |
| densityRatio | Density Ratio Unit: 1. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"initialVolume": 100,
"finalVolume": 40,
"initialMass": 200,
"finalMass": 100
},
"output": {
"volumeRetention": 0.4,
"massRetention": 0.5,
"densityRatio": 1.25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Values can exceed one. All measurements require compatible units; the model does not attribute shrinkage or mass loss to particular mechanisms.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile measured quantities and preparation records on a common basis. Use the appropriate laboratory, nutritional or safety assessment when arithmetic alone cannot establish the intended property.
References
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