Why do raisins shrink although they have a rigid cell wall ?

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When raisin is put into sugar solution, it shrinks and wilts due to the phenomenon of exosmosis. If the water concentration inside the cell is higher than the sugar medium, the sugar medium is said to be hypertonic solution. ... The cell will shrink due to exosmosis.

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