Why do dried fruits and such last longer than their fresh counterparts?
In: Chemistry
In general, organisms need three things to grow right: time, temperature, and moisture. If you remove or drastically change one of those elements it becomes increasingly difficult to grow. Dried fruits have much less moisture making anything that would cause it to spoil much more difficult.
There are exceptions of course, like the acidity of a liquid or other organisms that can survive incredible environments, but this will hold true for the most basic of life forms.
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