High Fructose Corn Syrup_A Year of Avoidence

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) – comprises any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to convert its glucose into fructose and has then been mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to produce a desired sweetness. In the United States, HFCS is typically used as a sugar substitute and is ubiquitous in processed foods and beverages.

The most widely used varieties of high-fructose corn syrup are: HFCS 55 (mostly used in soft drinks), approximately 55% fructose and 45% glucose; and HFCS 42 (used in many foods and baked goods), approximately 42% fructose and 58% glucose. HFCS-90, approximately 90% fructose and 10% glucose, is used in small quantities for specialty applications, but primarily is used to blend with HFCS 42 to make HFCS 55.

Per relative sweetness, HFCS 55 is comparable to table sugar (sucrose), a disaccharide of fructose and glucose. That makes it useful to food manufacturers as a substitute for sucrose in soft drinks and processed foods. HFCS 90 is sweeter than sucrose; HFCS 42 is less sweet than sucrose.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Liquor

11:17am (with good social reasoning for late posting: Dewey Mountain Ski Jam featuring Steve Langdon), Each day I wonder if something made is on the cheap. Im thinking of Aldi ... the new grocery in town. An original concept from Germany that takes the TJ Maxx approach with bulk items and signature never heard of lines for cheapo process. I will make a special trip to get a general consensus of HFCS in those items. Many may think that 'no one will ever know if i go to Aldi and use their brand so long as I dot show with the container. The ol paper cup trick. Smoke and mirrors. It is so tempting to shop and exist this way but not healthy at all and fooling no one but yourself. After pizza last night I will have to make it a point to see which of the two pizza establishments we frequent uses, if any, the HFCS. This is essential.

I had my first preview in public forum last night read aloud by Leslie to our group of post Dewey Mountain Jam go'ers after first reading her journal from 1983 and I questioned making the blog a bit more edited and refined but reminded myself that this is indeed a blog, a record of instance. I will continue to record in blog format with limited editing.

We have our first reply form major industry. And of all the industries we wonder why alcohol is so successful. They earn it. Regardless of your product you need to follow models of customer satisfaction and need. The booze industry does do this. So I get to eat the Kahula brownies tonight and I am quite ecstatic about this. I did also learn, from their attached info, that Kahula has a shelf life of 4 years (open or unopened) ... I always wondered this. Kathy asked in the exact manner I have been posting my questions to the industries:

Hello,
I love to cook with Kahlua and have several fav recipes...I need to know if there is an high fructose corn syrup in Kahlua. Can you provide ingredient
information/answer? I couldn't find any information on your website.

Thank you,
Kathy

the Reply:

Dear Kathy,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We always enjoy hearing from loyal customers. Kahlua does not contain any corn sweetener (HFCS) and there are no artificial sweeteners in Kahlua. We appreciate your continued patronage of Kahlua and hope you continue to enjoy our products.

Best regards, Pernod Ricard USA Kahlua Consumer Relations


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  1. UnknownDecember 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Hi, they must have changed the Kahlua formula because I asked this question in an email to the maker of Kahlua and was given the following ingredient list (dated 12/13/11):

    HFCS, Cane Spirit, Coffee Extract(Cane Spirit, Sugar, Water, Caramel), Neutral Grain Spirit, Water, Wine.

    So not only does it contain HFCS but it's the first ingredient!

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