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What is High Fructos Corn Syrup?

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a sweetener made from corn and can be found in numerous foods and beverages on grocery store shelves in the United States. High fructose corn syrup is composed of either 42 percent or 55 percent fructose, with the remaining sugars being primarily glucose and higher sugars.

Until the 1970s most of the sugar we ate came from sucrose derived from sugar beets or sugar cane. Then sugar from corn--corn syrup, fructose, dextrose, dextrine and especially high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)--began to gain popularity as a sweetener because it was much less expensive to produce.

A diet high in fructose can result in a fatty liver. Since fructose does not go the brain or the stomach, the hormones that make you feel full (leptin and ghrelin) are not stimulated. Without feeling full, it's easy to overeat. High fructose corn syrup can actually scar the internal walls of the arteries. The body produces cholesterol to heal the walls of the arteries, creating an ongoing cycle of damage to the arteries. This can lead to heart damage.

High-fructose corn syrup has become a popular ingredient in many sodas, fruit-flavoured drinks and other processed foods, because it extends the shelf life of processed foods and is cheaper than sugar. Studies have shown an association between increased consumption of sweetened beverages, many of which contained high-fructose corn syrup, and obesity.

Although (HFSC) High fructose corn syrup, is widely accepted that fructose and corn syrup are the same. In reality, high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup are different products with distinctly different functions.

Corn syrup, which is mainly glucose, is used as a non-sweet thickener. High fructose corn syrup, on the other hand, is made of almost equal portions of fructose and glucose and is used as a sweetener. Fructose is a naturally occurring sweetener found in fruits and honey.

High fructose corn syrup often plays a key role in the integrity of food and beverage products that has little to do with sweetening.

In baked goods, high fructose corn syrup gives a pleasing brown crust to breads and cakes, contributes fermentable sugars to yeast-raised products, reduces sugar crystallization during baking for soft-moist textures, and enhances flavours of fruit fillings.

In yogurt, high fructose corn syrup provides fermentable sugars, enhances fruit and spice flavours, controls moisture to prevent separation, and regulates tartness.

In spaghetti sauces, ketchup and condiments, high fructose corn syrup enhances flavour and balance (It replaces the “pinch of table sugar" grandma added to enhance spice flavours.) and balances the variable tartness of tomatoes.

Obesity is an important public health matter. As a result, many scientists, health professionals and regulators are actively searching for causes and solutions.

Journalists are also covering the subject, with varying levels of expertise. Unfortunately, some press reports oversimplify the issues by attempting to single out specific ingredients, including high fructose corn syrup, as the sole cause for the complex conditions of overweight and obesity.

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