Is corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup the same thing?!


Question: nope,

cornsyrup by law has to have a sweetener concentration of at least 26%, which means that at the end of processing at least 1/4 of the mixture had to have evolved into a pure form of sugar (usually glucose).

HFCS by law has to be over 35%, and uses a different chemical reaction to be converted into fructose, major soft drink companies like HFCS because you dont have to use as much (HFCS42 & HFCS55 are used by coke and pepsi) to get the same sweetness, and also because of the chemical composition its more water soluable.


Answers: nope,

cornsyrup by law has to have a sweetener concentration of at least 26%, which means that at the end of processing at least 1/4 of the mixture had to have evolved into a pure form of sugar (usually glucose).

HFCS by law has to be over 35%, and uses a different chemical reaction to be converted into fructose, major soft drink companies like HFCS because you dont have to use as much (HFCS42 & HFCS55 are used by coke and pepsi) to get the same sweetness, and also because of the chemical composition its more water soluable.

Corn syrup

Corn syrup is used to soften texture, add volume, prohibit crystallization and enhance flavor.

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a variant in which other enzymes are used to convert some of the glucose into fructose. The resulting syrup is sweeter and more soluble.

Until recently, corn syrup sold into the retail market, e.g. in supermarkets, was a high glucose version. HFCS is also appearing in retail products. The largest by market in the United States is Karo Syrup, a fructose/glucose syrup.

It is common for corn syrup to be flavored with vanilla extract.

There are two common varieties of corn syrup; light corn syrup and dark corn syrup. Not to be confused with "lite", the "light" of light corn syrup refers only to the color, which is a clear light yellow, as opposed to dark corn syrup which is tinted a dark brown with molasses.

hope this helps. good luck and enjoy.





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