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Why is high fructose corn syrup worse for me than cane sugar?

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Table sugar (sucrose, from sugar cane or sugar beets) is made up of fructose (also found in fruit and honey) and glucose (the simplest sugar, used for energy by the body). High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), on the other hand, is derived from cornstarch, which consists of a chain of only glucose molecules. read more

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a liquid blend of both glucose and fructose, where both molecules float in solution (as monosaccharides or lone sugar molecules) rather than being bound to each other (polysaccharide). read more

High-fructose corn syrup is made from corn that has been processed first into corn starch and then into pure corn syrup. But pure corn syrup is composed completely of the simple sugar glucose, which is not sweet enough for use in food manufacturing. read more

Scientists are still debating and busily conducting experiments in the hopes of definitively answering that question. read more

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