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I would hope the ingredients on the label would be accurate. The reason HFCS took off in the U.S. is the high tariffs applied to sugar imports to protect the d
by mark-r 6y ago
I would hope the ingredients on the label would be accurate.
The reason HFCS took off in the U.S. is the high tariffs applied to sugar imports to protect the domestic sugar manufacturers. Without that market distortion in place, sugar is probably cheaper than HFCS.
- city41 6y agoI recommend watching the video, the real meat of it starts at about 6:20. The creator works for Vox and is generally considered pretty reputable. Basically they did a study and found Mexican Coke, despite the label, is made with HFCS. Gizmodo has also reported on it: https://gizmodo.com/mexican-coke-is-ditching-cane-sugar-for-high-fructose-c-1459437477 https://gizmodo.com/mexican-coke-is-ditching-cane-sugar-for-... Apparently HFCS is cheaper in Mexico too. I'm far from an expert on this, just going with what these articles and videos are saying.
- pfranz 6y agoI'm not surprised. I remember hearing NAFTA really screwed with the price of corn and tortillas for Mexicans around 2007. Distorting corn and corn syrup prices is kind of obvious. The surprising part is incorrect labeling and poor enforcement. I imagine Kosher Coke is legit?
- WorldMaker 6y agoCorn subsidies are another market distortion that keep sugar more expensive than HFCS. Especially subsidies to US "Grade C" Corn serve to keep a lot of corn derivatives incredibly cheap (HFCS, corn ethanol, fatty cattle feed stock filler, etc), because "Grade C" (aka "US Standard Corn") isn't typically considered useful for much more than its derivatives but there is a massive trade in it because of how cheap that corn is.