Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a Selling Point
"Both sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are made from glucose and fructose. The level of fructose is about 5 percent higher in the corn sweetener."
That's wrong. Cane sugar or beet sugar is sucrose which is a one to one compound of fructose and glucose. I used to think what's the big deal with HFCS? Both fructose and glucose are 6 carbon sugars and have the same amount of calories. That was until I read some papers describing de novo lipogenesis when fructose is metabolized.
According to Maureen Storey, Ph.D., CFNAP director and a member of the study team, there are three types of HFCS products (HFCS-55, HFCS-42, and HFCS-90), but only HFCS-55 and HFCS-42 are commonly used as sweeteners. HFCS-90 is mainly used in the production of HFCS-55, but is seldom directly added to foods and beverages. The composition of HFCS-55 (55% fructose and 42% glucose) is very similar to that of sucrose (50% fructose and 50% glucose). HFCS-42 (42% fructose and 53% glucose) actually contains less fructose than sucrose does.
So in HFCS-55, it's fructose 55% to glucose 42%, that's almost one third more fructose compared to glucose.
HFCS-55 is used mainly in beverages, such as carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; HFCS-42 is used to sweeten a wide variety of foods.
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That's wrong. Cane sugar or beet sugar is sucrose which is a one to one compound of fructose and glucose. I used to think what's the big deal with HFCS? Both fructose and glucose are 6 carbon sugars and have the same amount of calories. That was until I read some papers describing de novo lipogenesis when fructose is metabolized.
No, that's not wrong at all. What is it about de novo lipogenesis that has you so concerned?
Does it sounds scary because when lab rats are fed 60% of their total calories from fructose, when humans only average about 8% of their total calories from fructose, all sorts of bad things happen to the lab rats? Good grief. Who knew drinking an extra glass of fruit juice every day could cause so many ills. I wonder what kinds of sicknesses lab rats would develop if they were fed nothing but NACL?
So in HFCS-55, it's fructose 55% to glucose 42%, that's almost one third more fructose compared to glucose.
HFCS-55 is used mainly in beverages, such as carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; HFCS-42 is used to sweeten a wide variety of foods
So HFCS 42 is ok because it has a lot less fructose than glucose in it while HFCS 55 is bad for us because it has more fructose than glucose. So then, is straight corn syrup really really good for us because it's 97% glucose?
neverdem, I hope you won't mind my introducing Mase to this thread -- we have just been discussing HFCS here. He doesn't think it's a big deal; I have doubts, but am not conversant either way.
Please refrain from any flaming, such is EXPRESSLY NOT my intent. I just happened to notice both of you have seemed interested in the past.
My apologies if you happen already to be best friends, or (worse!) mortal enemies.
Cheers!
I just noticed Mase was *PINGED* to this very post #22.
Mea effin' culpa and all that.
Cheers!