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.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Throwback

8:50a, In recent travels we have found ourselves increasingly challenged to discover the HFCS in a manner that is independent of engaging with the institutions that use it. It is easy to control self when there is a second guessing put in place as a ritual of sorts. I have yet to hear from the largest manufacturer of HFCS on my inquiry of a tour/visit. I have also not heard back from others, this as it is similar to filing village complaints, is typical. it seems that most accountable items of recent are being farmed back to us as the ones who need the assistance. Will the framework of future business, local government, and other institutions be based on a residents' Customer Relations Management system of management.

Something must be going on in the offices above as Pepsi products have begun an experimental push of their throwback sodas containing 'real sugar'. WOW! Real sugar. At a gas station in southern PA to celebrate this occasion I had to purchase the first Mountain Dew I have had in probably a decade. It worked Pepsi.

This posting may become weekely as I can compile more information and less yammering on.

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