In m&m's chocolate, why do they use corn syrup?!


Question: In m&m's chocolate, why do they use corn syrup!?
stead of sugar!?but why!?!.!.!.
and and and What is good about corn syrup!? whats bad for it!?
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Answers:
corn syrup is cheaper than sugar and way sweeter so not as much is used per serving!. that is why sodas use corn syrup as well!.

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When making candy the corn syrup reacts a little differently when added with regular sugar, it helps prevent crystals from forming when the sugar is melted down!.
So if you are making candy at home you can also add a little corn syrup to your sugar when cooking and you also will get a nice smooth crystal free candy!.
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Maybe it is cheaper!. I've always tried to stay away from it!. Despite those seemingly innocuous pro-corn syrup commercials, I still try my best to avoid it!. It is almost everywhere!. You can find it in most breads (strange huh!?), lots of processed foods, candy, and liquid candy (soda)!. I heard that cattle are fed corn and corn syrup to fatten them up faster!. I think sugar is better, but I try not to use it as much either because my family tends towards diabetes!. I really like stevia, because it is 10x sweeter than sugar, but doesn't affect your blood sugar levels!. Hope this helps!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

corn syrup keeps cooking candy from returning to a crystal form!. If you have ever had gritty fudge, you know what I mean!. One sugar crystal that somehow missed being dissolved can spoil the whole batch!. Corn syrup stops that from happening!.

Classic Fudge
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Heat the chocolate, sugar, half-and-half and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, scraping down the sides of the pan with a wooden-handled, heat-proof spatula!.



The third group of candies contains large proportions of ingredients other than sugars such as fudge, caramels, chocolates, sugar- or chocolate-covered raisins or nuts, and pastes!. Among the pastes, marzipan is probably the best known!. It is made from crushed almonds, sugar, and egg whites!. However, chocolate fudge is probably the candy most easily and commonly made at home!. It consists of corn syrup, sugar, chocolate, vanilla, milk, and butter cooked together until the desired consistency is reached!. It is then cooled and allowed to harden!.

Candy making is an exact science and recipes include the use of crystalline (sucrose) and other sugars as its main ingredient!. In all cases, each type of sugar-based candy pretty much starts out the same!. Crystalline sugar ( a solute) and sometimes corn syrup are dissolved in a liquid, usually water (a solvent) to make a sugar solution, which is then heated and boiled into a liquid, sugar syrup!. This is done to a certain temperature, concentration (density) and color depending on the recipe!. Flavoring, cream, chocolate, nuts or other ingredients can be added, either before, during or after cooking, some serving as what it called interfering agents, such as lemon juice, butter, cream, etc!. Plus, the solution may be stirred at pre-determined times, cooled and shaped in a certain way, resulting in different types of candy and textures!.

http://www!.baking911!.com/candy/101_intro!.!.!.

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they use corn syrup as a sweetener b/c its cheaper to use then other ingredients in its class also they use corn syrup to aid farmers corn syrup was first denied in the early 1900's by the FDA then approved later in the century b/c the govt wanted to aid farmers!. there is no good about corn syrup it gives you cancer it poisons you basically and makes you FAT i work in the food industry for 5 years now i have personally seen the effects of what food ingredients do to people and i also go to vocational school and trade school for this it (corn syrup) when ingested sits in the human body and doesn't get processed sugar that doesn't get processed turns to fat tis fat causes all kinda of fhealth defects diabetes obesity look at the smokin europe girls and look at our american girls!?!? see the difference that is corn syrup there for you europope doesn't use corn syrup they use all natural sugar cane the BIG THING IS MONEY thats why they use it and it ebasically kills people now there are foods that you can buy aka all natural that have none of this **** and other CHEMICALS in it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Corn syrup is cheaper than sugar and performs the same function in many foods!. There is nothing inherently good or bad with corn syrup!. Like any sweetener, it has little nutritional value and is high in caloric content!. Like sugar, eaten in moderation there is no problem!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

There are two reasons, because corn syrup blends smoother than sugar since it's a liquid and because it's less expensive than sugar!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

its easier to work with & a subsitute for sugar
but its soo baddd

answer mine please!?
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Because corn syrup will reduce bubbling in chocolate and won't make it so liquidyWww@FoodAQ@Com

corn syrup is a healthier sugar that goes with a solid unlike sugar
ex!. you use sugar in kool-aid Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because corn syrup is deliciousWww@FoodAQ@Com

Its cheaper than sugar and is easier to refine (making it even more cheaper)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

think its cheaper than sugar and they like money (Love of money is route of all Evel)Www@FoodAQ@Com

corn syrup is a form of sugar, just easier to work withWww@FoodAQ@Com

why do you care!? they taste good!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

maybe thats the way they think will taste better!. everyone has different opinionsWww@FoodAQ@Com

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corn is a vegateable n it help fite diseases like cnacerWww@FoodAQ@Com





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