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Corn Syrups & HFSS
Corn syrups are manufactured by treating corn starch with acids or enzymes. Standard corn syrups, used by the food industry as well as the consumer, contain dextrose and other saccharides. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made by treating dextrose (High DE syrup) with isomerase. The resulting HFCS / HFSS is a liquid mixture of dextrose and 42% fructose used by food manufacturers in soft drinks, canned fruits, jams and other food applications. Fructose and glucose may be separated by chromatography and any concentration of fructose in HFSS can be achieved by back-mixing the fructose fraction. The popular 55% HFSS used in soft drinks are made that way.
The corn sweetener use in beverages, primarily in soft drinks, accounts for almost three-fourths of the total production of HFCS in USA.
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