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Sort of tangentially to this (fairly good) article, I have noticed a number of people recently somehow conflating all fructose with high-fructose corn syrup and
by rue 17y ago
Sort of tangentially to this (fairly good) article, I have noticed a number of people recently somehow conflating all fructose with high-fructose corn syrup and other refined variants. I am not sure if this is just symptomatic of ignorance or a concerted effort of some kind.
- pohl 17y agoCould you be more specific? The two are not without similarities in how they are metabolized, so if we're to understand what you mean by "conflating" you should mention the way in which they should not be combined/confused. Since HFCS is a solution of fructose and glucose, there is overlap. (edited to correct brain fart mentioned below)
- araneae 17y agoThere is no HFCS "molecule"- high fructose corn syrup is a solution containing a certain percentage of fructose and glucose molecules, which are not attached to each other. You may be confusing it with sucrose (table sugar) which does consist of a fructose and glucose molecule with a glycosidic linkage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup
- pohl 17y agoI must remember to become fully awake before posting. Thank you. I refined my question.