Table 2 Moisture content (% w/w, average) in the analyzed samples. The moisture content of the rootlets was not measured separately, but it can be assumed equivalent to that in malted grain because the rootlets were separated from the malted grains right after the drying process.

From: Side-stream products of malting: a neglected source of phytochemicals

Sample type

Rye

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Intact whole grain

11.9

12.9

12.5

11.4

Malted grain

3.9

4.0

3.8

2.9

Water extract

89.8

93.2

92.0

95.5

Wort

85.5

83.1

84.8

87.2

Spent grain

75.4

71.3

73.0

66.5