Many fruits can be preserved by candying. The fruit is immersed in a highly concentrated sugar solution, and then the sugar is allowed to crystallize. How does the sugar preserve the fruit? (Osmosis is a very common phenomenon with fruits)

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Many fruits can be preserved by candying. The fruit is
immersed in a highly concentrated sugar solution, and then
the sugar is allowed to crystallize. How does the sugar
preserve the fruit? (Osmosis is a very common phenomenon with fruits)

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