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"high fructose" corn syrup--what's typically used to replace sucrose--is 55% fructose, not 100% fructose. IOW, only 5% more fructose. (It can even be less than
by wahern 4y ago
"high fructose" corn syrup--what's typically used to replace sucrose--is 55% fructose, not 100% fructose. IOW, only 5% more fructose. (It can even be less than sucrose, as low as 42%, but for sake of argument 55% seems fair.)
- awestroke 4y ago~55%, plus another 50% of the sucrose content once its broken down in the gut, which means it's effectively somewhere around 75% sucrose for the body to break down~ EDIT: nevermind, assumed the rest was sucrose rather than glucose
- wahern 4y agoI'm not following. HFCS is 55% fructose and 45% glucose, not 45% sucrose.
- supermatt 4y agoFair point. I incorrectly assumed the parent was comparing fructose to sucrose directly.