High-fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn. When corn starch is broken down into individual molecules, it becomes corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose, a simple sugar. Special ...

Corn is a healthy whole food, but it’s also the starting point for many highly processed byproducts. Among the most common (and most often demonized): high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). This liquid ...

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President Trump's recent comments surrounding Coca-Cola's use of high fructose corn syrup in its soda have revived debates about this sweetener compared with cane sugar. A doctor, dietitian, and ...

Coca-Cola will release a cane sugar-sweetened Coke this fall. The new product will not replace high-fructose corn syrup in the original Coke formula. Health experts say both cane sugar and ...