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Default Looking for Corn Syrup Not Light, Not High-Fructose

In article >,
"SaPeIsMa" > wrote:

> Does anyone know the Fructose content of Corn Syrup 30+ years ago, before
> >High-Fructose Corn Syrup< started to be used in everything and anything/


The original corn syrup had no fructose in it. HFCS started becoming
common in the US about 30 years ago.

> I need Corn Syrup for a recipe, but everything in the store is eithr light
> or is the High Fructose variety.


"Light" refers to the color. That's what you want if you want that
color. There is a dark also, if you want a dark color. In the US, Karo
sells most of the corn syrup I've seen. They used to put HFCS in some
of it, but they've been taking it out as people have gotten unhappy with
it. The list of ingredients will tell you.

> Was there ever >Low-Fructose< Corn Syrup ?
> Did it ever exist ?


Yes, especially back before HFCS was invented.

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