eli5: If bacteria can feed on sugar then why do sugary preserves jams and jellies last so long without going bad?

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eli5: If bacteria can feed on sugar then why do sugary preserves jams and jellies last so long without going bad?

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Too much of a good thing can still be a bad thing. Basically high concentrations of sugar suck water out of the microbes dehydrating them to death.

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