3 ms·
I might receive a lot of flak for this, but isn't HFCS sweeter than more natural sugars? As in, you can achieve the same amount of sweetness with fewer calorie
by craigyk 13y ago
I might receive a lot of flak for this, but isn't HFCS sweeter than more natural sugars? As in, you can achieve the same amount of sweetness with fewer calories? Personally I think it gets a bad rap. The bigger problem is the lack of physical activity and the massive input of calories... the 'quality' of those calories just isn't, IMO, as big a deal as people make it out to be.
- plorkyeran 13y agoHFCS is often only 45% fructose (it's only high fructose in comparison to regular corn syrup), so it's slightly less sweet than "regular" sugar.
- zdean 13y agoSugar costs 40% more than corn syrup...so regardless of its 'sweetness density', it's a much more prevalent sweetener: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katetaylor/2012/07/30/how-the-drought-impacts-corn-crops-and-your-grocery-bill/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/katetaylor/2012/07/30/how-the-dr... But there are also medical opinions forming that indicate corn syrup is more damaging than natural sugars...there was a post here on HN a few weeks back that I can't find right now about this.