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I'm pretty sure that the "high-fructose" part of the name is relative to an older process for producing corn syrup, rather than being relative to other sources
by 0xcde4c3db 7y ago
I'm pretty sure that the "high-fructose" part of the name is relative to an older process for producing corn syrup, rather than being relative to other sources of sugar. Some forms of HFCS are less than 50% fructose and are still called HFCS.
- hollerith 7y agoIn comparison, about 70% of the sugar in an apple is fructose (most of the rest being glucose). Apples are probably the fruit highest in fructose relative to other sugars. Most fruits (and honey and carrots) hover around 50% fructose. Cherries are probably the fruit with the lowest amount, at 30%.
- User23 7y agoOne fun thing I learned is that Germans often call glucose Traubenzucker, which literally translates as cherry sugar.
- Mirioron 7y agoI'd like to mention that if you're interested in looking at more information like this then the US Department of Agriculture has a great database for it: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov https://fdc.nal.usda.gov I recommend searching for things such as "apple, raw".