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'''Corn syrup''' is a sweetener ([[glucose]]) made from corn starch that is often added to foods (especially drinks) to sweeten them.   

'''Corn syrup''' is a sweetener ([[glucose]]) made from corn starch.  It is often added to foods (especially drinks) to sweeten them.   

Cooks, especially candy makers, use corn syrup to prevent melted [[sugar]] ([[sucrose]]) from crystallizing when cooking or cooling which makes a grainy texture in something that should be smooth like taffy, fudge, or marshmallows.

Cooks, especially candy makers, use corn syrup to prevent melted [[sugar]] ([[sucrose]]) from crystallizing when cooking or cooling which makes a grainy texture in something that should be smooth like taffy, fudge, or marshmallows.

There is some controversy over the industrial use of corn syrup as a sweetener for drinks, since it goes directly to the blood stream and potentially increases the risk of [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]].

There is some controversy over the industrial use of corn syrup as a sweetener for drinks, since it goes directly to the blood stream and potentially increases the risk of [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]].

There is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) which is created from corn syrup by enzymes which convert some of the glucose to [[fructose]].

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is made from corn syrup by using [[enzyme]]s to convert some of the glucose to [[fructose]].

[[Category:Food and Drink]]

[[Category:Food and Drink]]