The hygroscopic potential of freeze dried papaya in the form of powder and granules was studied for several temperatures (23,33 and 43PC) and relative humidities (49 to 90%). For such conditions the kinetics of water sorption was established. The results show the influence of the amount of water absorbed, the environmental relative humidity and temperature on water sorption rates for this type of product. An intriguing behavior was found far the rates of water sorption as influenced by the absolute temperature, and at the critical level of 60% relative humidity, this influence is very much reduced.