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| − | '''Corn syrup''' is a sweetener 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 that 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]]. | + | 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]]. |
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| + | There is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) which is created from corn syrup by enzymes which convert some of the glucose to [[fructose]]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:06, November 7, 2008
Corn syrup is a sweetener (glucose) made from corn starch that 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.
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.