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Table 2 Water activity of dog food brands after the addition of 20, 35, and 50% water

From: Assessing the potential for Salmonella growth in rehydrated dry dog food

Water Added (%)a

Dog Food Brand

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

20

0.94b

0.96

0.94

0.97

0.95

0.97

0.93

0.92

35

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.97

0.95

50

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

  1. aProportion of dry weight
  2. bMean of two samples