High-fructose corn syrup, prevalent in many processed foods, is a simple carbohydrate that offers minimal nutritional value and contributes to health issues like obesity. Derived from corn, ...

When I started to work a night shift at a bakery after cooking school, I was humbled by the odd hours. And I was equally humbled by corn syrup. At the grocery store, you’ll find two types of corn ...

Pittsburgh — Scan any aisle in a convenience or grocery store, and those brightly packaged, bold lettered, sweet-and-salty options are likely to be ultra-processed. The term has been in the news a lot ...

Coca-Cola confirms it will start offering Coke sweetened with cane sugar in the U.S. this fall, along with the current recipe that uses high-fructose corn syrup. The announcement came after President ...

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High fructose corn syrup — an ingredient in everything from soda to ketchup to pickles — has such a bad reputation that the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) wants to change the name of the popular ...