tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post9220907998958507833..comments2023-07-18T09:50:40.285-04:00Comments on Against the Grain: Fructose, the not so innocent sugarLaura Pappashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043167349571825970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post-42707863255121804272011-01-21T16:06:05.381-05:002011-01-21T16:06:05.381-05:00@Cynthia, thanks for the detailed information - I&...@Cynthia, thanks for the detailed information - I'll update the post to reflect that HFCS is glucose & fructose, but remove the 1 to 1 relationship.Laura Pappashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043167349571825970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post-19566421789506487872011-01-21T12:40:43.231-05:002011-01-21T12:40:43.231-05:00Hi Laura,
Great post. Very thorough and clearly wr...Hi Laura,<br />Great post. Very thorough and clearly written.<br />I would caution you that HFCS is not just one glu + one fru molecule. If that were true, I don't think we would be in such bad shape. Unlike sucrose, a disaccharide of fru and glu, HFCS is only a blend of fru and glu. This ratio, fru:glu can easily be manipulated. According to the CRA, HFCS-42, 42% fructose, is used for dairy and baked products. HFCS-55, 55% fructose, is used for soda and beverages. Now these ratios seem pretty close to the 50:50 of sucrose. (Though I am firm believer that HFCS-55 is metabolically different than sucrose). However, go to ADM's website. Their Cornsweet90 is 90% fructose. The intensely sweet Cornsweet 90 is used for low-cal products. In a recent paper by Keck Medical School at USC, Dr. Goran's team surveyed the %fructose in locally obtained soda. Three different national brands of bottled soda had 65% fructose. Could the CRA be manipulating the %fructose?<br />In your article you stated that sucrose had a sweetness rating of 100 (the standard) and HFCS had a rating of 120. I find that very interesting, because if you go back and look at the original literature on HFCS, HFCS-42 was given a rating of 100. Now if you go to the CRA website, they say that HFCS-55 has a rating of 100. The difference between HFCS-42 and HFCS-55 is 30% more fructose. Have our tongues been that jaded by this industrial sweetener, or is the CRA fibbing?<br />Personally, I think that HFCS-42 is probably as sweet as sucrose, and they have jacked up the %fructose in the sweetener so the end manufacturers can use less.<br />Unfortunately, our livers have taken the hit.<br />Take care,<br />Cynthia Papierniak, M.S.Cynthia1770https://www.blogger.com/profile/14460697982302389838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post-20001113846236454442011-01-21T11:10:44.448-05:002011-01-21T11:10:44.448-05:00Great post, Laura! It is just mind-boggling to me...Great post, Laura! It is just mind-boggling to me the types of foods and the great number of products that they add HFCS to. It makes me sick when I read labels of foods at the store and see that HFCS is added to them. And the scary thing is, they are even adding HFCS to seemingly "healthier" foods. I even saw dried cherries at the store that had HFCS added to them. It's all about how much money these companies can save by manufacturing their products with cheap HFCS - and ultimately it leads to putting more green in their pocket.srmhockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683956598384794813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post-11177178540896287402011-01-21T03:54:21.706-05:002011-01-21T03:54:21.706-05:00Fructose is sweet but dangerous. Too much intake o...Fructose is sweet but dangerous. Too much intake of fructose might lead to serious liver problems.Buy Vegahttp://www.nutrawayscanada.com/Meal-Replacements_c_334.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440448347684266907.post-8322839754430854182011-01-20T22:45:52.542-05:002011-01-20T22:45:52.542-05:00I bet people would feel differently about sugar if...I bet people would feel differently about sugar if they had to CARRY that 141 pounds with them wherever they go. Actually, the sad thing is that some people do!Chris P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00541717780115506753noreply@blogger.com