Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2007-06-19, Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>>>> I just pulled three containers out of the fridge. The first one says
>>>> "high fructose corn syrup". The second one says, "corn syrup" *and*
>>>> "high fructose corn syrup'. The second one says, "high fructose corn
>>>> syrup" *and* "corn syrup".
>>>
>>> Now I'm curious: how much higher-fructose is the HFCS and the plain
>>> CS?
>>
>> The only clue would be order of appearance on the list, and of course
>> that's only a matter of "more" and "less". On the two labels above
>> (marmalade and barbeque sauce) where they both they appear, they are
>> listed in the order I've shown them.
>
> If Wikipedia is reliable on this subject, CS is mostly glucose, which
> is enzymatically changed into fructose to make HFCS.
>
>
>>>> I guess I just buy bizarre stuff. Like tonic water, marmalade and
>>>> barbecue sauce (the examples above).
>>>
>>> Outrageous!
>>
>> Pretty kinky, eh?
>
> Oh, I thought you bought them for cooking.

Nah. I eat out...


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