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In reply to the discussion: Corporations Have Renamed ‘High Fructose Corn Syrup’ [View all]This is what it comes down to, every time.
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I add at least 1/3 more pecans than any recipe calls for, LOL- do not like too much goo.
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#139
I tried it with a molasses substitute once- Good, but still not the real thing
NBachers
Jan 2015
#50
Far as I am concerned they can call it whatever they want but its still corn syrup imo.
cstanleytech
Jan 2015
#2
What they fear is the educated consumer who actually read labels and research the unrecognized...
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#3
"including sugars of all kinds that don't come packaged in a natural fruit form"
Thor_MN
Jan 2015
#11
natural fructose in fruit includes fiber that acts to modulate its impact on blood sugar rises...
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#15
To say that fresh fruit is healthier than highly processed high sugar cereals is "WOO"?
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#34
You are calling AMA, ADA, National Academy of Science, NIH, CDC, & academic community anti-science
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#91
You just go on believeing your distillations of the science you don't understand, provided by the
Thor_MN
Jan 2015
#93
In all reality the odds are that you are far less educted in science and medicine than most
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#98
Since niether of us knows what the others eductaion is we don't have any basis.
Thor_MN
Jan 2015
#122
Homeopathy is unmitigated bullshit and 100% unalterated woo. No argument there.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#154
Maybe some classes in chemisty and biology before declaring oneself an expert...
Thor_MN
Jan 2015
#82
different sugars break down in in different areas of the gut. Sugars that dissolve faster
KittyWampus
Jan 2015
#150
In other words, it doesn't matter if it is hydrolysed by sucrase, gastric acid, citric acid.
Thor_MN
Jan 2015
#182
Umm, NO You misnderstand, apparently.. I use/ingest no other sweeteners except whole fruit
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#118
fruit contains fiber. I eat fruit which is sweet because of natural fructose but aslo contains FIBER
hlthe2b
Jan 2015
#121
I sometimes put dried fruit in, esp. this time of year. But sometimes we get some
CTyankee
Jan 2015
#104
I wish I could get loose mandarin tangerines. They come in a little crate box but
CTyankee
Jan 2015
#110
We often used the Karo corn syrup straight with no flavoring. It was sweet but
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#56
Well, they were not going to dismantle the HFCS process just because they could not
djean111
Jan 2015
#32
I had edited my post it is the fructose . I had it high you are correct it is low , but
lunasun
Jan 2015
#165
And what of foods with no fiber at all but lots of HFCS? You speak as if all foods with HFCS are
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#178
Money is indeed the bottom line. If they think we are so stupid that a name change is going to help
jwirr
Jan 2015
#78
Sorry, anyone who buys crap like 'Chex' isn't making good choices from the start.
randome
Jan 2015
#79
So will TPP allow said corporation to sue any pesky government that requires truthful labeling?
Faryn Balyncd
Jan 2015
#96