High fructose corn syrup
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003177
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003177 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| Abbreviation | HFCS |
| Synonyms | fructose high corn syrup; glucose-fructose syrup; high-fructose maize syrup; isoglucose |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Corn syrup; High maltose corn syrup; Added sugars; Fructose |
| Translations | Spanish: jarabe de maíz con alto contenido en fructosa |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003177",
"term": "High fructose corn syrup",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"abbreviation": "HFCS",
"synonyms": [
"fructose high corn syrup",
"glucose-fructose syrup",
"high-fructose maize syrup",
"isoglucose"
],
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"corn syrup",
"high maltose corn syrup",
"added sugars",
"fructose"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2018",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "jarabe de maíz con alto contenido en fructosa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/high-fructose-corn-syrup/"
}
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