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Question
Sugar acts as a preservative by enabling the process of osmosis.
Options
True
False
Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Sugar syrups containing 66 percent sugar have so little moisture available for microorganisms that their growth is almost stopped, and those already present gradually die. Thus, sugar acts as a preservative by enabling the process of osmosis.
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