Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a
A) lower pH.
B) hypotonic environment.
C) lower osmotic pressure.
D) depletion of nutrients.
E) hypertonic environment.

Name: Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a A) lower pH. B) hypotonic environment. C) lower osmotic pressure. D) depletion of nutrients. E) hypertonic environment.
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Salts and sugars preserve foods by creating a hypertonic environment, which draws water out of microbial cells, inhibiting their growth and survival.

Salts and Sugars Work to Preserve Foods by Creating a