DIELECTRIC-PROPERTIES OF MAPLE SAP AND SYRUP AT 2.45 GHZ

The dielectric properties of maple syrup at different moisture content levels were determined at 25 degrees C. An effort was made to observe the behavior of the dielectric properties irt relation to the moistur e content and the data were also examined to test fbr an empirical mod el available in the literature, which was developed using similar prod ucts. The variation of the dielectric properties of the maple syrup wi th moisture content was found to be fairly linear for the range of moi sture content studied. The results also agreed fairly well with the su ggested model and; hence, the dielectric properties of maple syrup can be expected to behave similarly in the moisture content and temperatu re range prescribed by the model.