[HTML][HTML] Straight talk about high-fructose corn syrup: what it is and what it ain't
JS White - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2008 - Elsevier
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a fructose-glucose liquid sweetener alternative to
sucrose (common table sugar) first introduced to the food and beverage industry in the
1970s. It is not meaningfully different in composition or metabolism from other fructose-
glucose sweeteners like sucrose, honey, and fruit juice concentrates. HFCS was widely
embraced by food formulators, and its use grew between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s,
principally as a replacement for sucrose. This was primarily because of its sweetness …
sucrose (common table sugar) first introduced to the food and beverage industry in the
1970s. It is not meaningfully different in composition or metabolism from other fructose-
glucose sweeteners like sucrose, honey, and fruit juice concentrates. HFCS was widely
embraced by food formulators, and its use grew between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s,
principally as a replacement for sucrose. This was primarily because of its sweetness …