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