High Fructose Corn Syrup

SmartzBlox/DoctorzBlox Weekly Health Quiz   Oct 5, 2013

"Sugar" (Sucrose) and High Fructose Corn Syrup

Sucrose, or "table sugar" is a sugar disaccharide composed of equal amounts of glucose (aka dextrose or d-glucose) and fructose.

Therefore, common table "sugar" contains 50% fructose and 50% glucose.  Fructose makes up 70% of the sugars in apples and is the primary or majority sugar in many fruits. (1)

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contains the monosaccharides glucose and fructose in varying amounts depending on the formulation.
The common formulations of HFCS contain either
____ fructose (for baking) or
____ fructose (for soft drinks) (1,2)

a) 42% ; 55% (similar amounts to common "sugar")
b) 72% ; 85%
c) 85% ; 88%
d) 95% ; 98% (nearly twice the amount in "sugar")


Sources
(1) http://www.realfooduniversity.com/best-sweetener/
(2) http://nutrition.about.com/od/grainsandcereals/f/fructosesyrup.htm

Answer: (a) 42% ; 55% (similar amounts to common "sugar")(NOTE: this question is intended to convey some basic information but is not intended to imply that table sugar and HFCS are essentially the same in substance or necessarily have the same effects on the human body)

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