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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003177
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
AbbreviationHFCS
Synonymsfructose high corn syrup; glucose-fructose syrup; high-fructose maize syrup; isoglucose
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCorn syrup; High maltose corn syrup; Added sugars; Fructose
TranslationsSpanish: 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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