High Fructose Syrup
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Catalyst and Auxiliary
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- Main Specifications : 45%.70%.80%.85%;90%
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Package: 25KG drums
Uses : Sweetener,nutrition,widely used in food
Product description:
High-fructose?corn?syrup?(HFCS)?—?also?called?glucose-fructose?syrup[1][2]?in?the?UK,?and?glucose/fructose [3]?in?Canada?—?comprises?any?of?a?group?of?corn?syrups?that?has?undergone?enzymatic?processing?to?convert?some?of?its?glucose?into?fructose?to?produce?a?desired?sweetness.?In?the?United?States,?consumer?foods?and?products?typically?use?high-fructose?corn?syrup?as?a?sweetener.?In?the?United?States,?it?has?become?very?common?in?processed?foods?and?beverages,?including?breads,?cereals,?breakfast?bars,?lunch?meats,?yogurts,?soups?and?condiments.[4] The?most?widely?used?varieties?of?high-fructose?corn?syrup?are:?HFCS?55?(mostly?used?in?soft?drinks),?approximately?55%?fructose?and?42%?glucose;?and?HFCS?42?(used?in?many?foods?
and?baked?goods),?approximately?42%?fructose?and?53%?glucose.[5]?HFCS-90,?approximately?90%?fructose?and?10%?glucose,?is?used?in?small?quantities?for?specialty?applications,?but?primarily?is?used?to?blend?with?
HFCS?42?to?make?HFCS?55.[6]
In?the?U.S.,?HFCS?is?among?the?sweeteners?that?have?primarily?replaced?sucrose?(table?sugar).?Factors?for?this?include?governmental?production?quotas?of?domestic?sugar,?subsidies?of?U.S.?corn,?and?an?import?tariff?on?
foreign?sugar;?all?of?which?combine?to?raise?the?price?of?sucrose?to?levels?above?those?of?the?rest?of?the?world,?making?HFCS?less?costly?
for?many?sweetener?applications.?Critics?of?the?extensive?use?of?HFCS?in?food?sweetening?argue?that?the?highly?processed?substance?is?more
harmful?to?humans?than?regular?sugar,?contributing?to?weight?gain?by?affecting?normal?appetite?functions,?and?that?in?some?foods?HFCS?may?
be?a?source?of?mercury,?a?known?neurotoxin.[7][8][9]?The?Corn?Refiners?Associatio
disputes?these?claims?and?maintains?that?HFCS?is?comparable?to?table?sugar.[10]?Studies?by?The?American?Medical?Association?suggest?"it?
appears?unlikely?that?HFCS?contributes?more?to?obesity?or?other?conditions?than?sucrose"?but?call?for?further?independent?research?on?the?
subject.[11]?HFCS?was?classified?as?generally?recognized?as?safe?by?the?U.S.?Food?and?Drug?Administration?in?1976.
HFCS?has?begun?to?replace?sugar?in?various?processed?foods?in?the?United?States.[13][14]?The?main?reasons?for?this?switch?are:
Per?relative?sweetness,?HFCS?55?is?comparable?to?table?sugar?(sucrose),?a?disaccharide?of?fructose?and?glucose.[15]?
High-fructose?corn?syrup?HFCS?90?is?sweeter?than?sucrose;?HFCS?42?is?less?sweet?than?sucrose.?
HFCS?is?somewhat?cheaper?in?the?United?States?as?a?result?of?a?combination?of?corn?subsidies?and?sugar?tariffs?and?quotas.[16]
Since?the?mid?1990s,?the?United?States?federal?government?has?subsidized?corn?growers?by?$40?billion.[17][18]?HFCS?is?easier?to?blend?and?transport?because?it is?a?liquid.
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