How does sugar help in food preservation ? Give any two examples of foods being preserved by this method.

Question

Food is considered spoilt when it has undergone undesirable changes. In this context answer How does sugar help in food preservation ? Give any two examples of foods being preserved by this method.

Answer 1

Sugar also act as a preservative. It is used as a preservative in many food items. Basically, sugar absorb the excess amount of water from the food product and we know that the microorganisms generally grow in the moisture. There are many such items which contain sugar in them as a preservative. Actually, sugar act as a preservative by osmosis process. 

Few examples of such preserved foods are jellies and jams.