High Fructose Corn Syrup
A liquid sugar made from corn starch. It counts as added sugar.
High fructose corn syrup is a glucose and fructose syrup made from corn starch. It is cheap, liquid and easy to blend into drinks and baked goods.
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Treat it like any other added sugar. Its presence usually means a highly sweetened product.
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Also listed asHigh fructose corn syrup
TypeSweetener
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