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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. foods
  3. syrups
  4. corn syrup
  5. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. plant products
  3. sugar products
  4. syrups
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. plant products
  3. grain products
  4. corn products
  5. corn syrup
  6. high fructose corn syrup

Preferred term

high fructose corn syrup

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information Syrup made from corn used widely in foods and beverages as a cheaper alternative sweetener to sucrose (common table sugar). It is generated by enzymatic processing of natural corn syrup to produce a liquid most widely composed of 42 or 55% fructose, glucose, and various polysaccharides.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • fructose high corn syrup
  • glucose-fructose syrup
  • HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)
  • high-fructose maize syrup
  • isoglucose

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/29198

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