Question - Other names for HFCS?

Does anyone have any links/info on other names used for HFCS? I believe I read on the Accidental Hedonist list that crystalline fructose is a form of HFCS. I will try to do some reasearch on that in the coming weeks, but if anyone has that information lurking somewhere I think it would be very beneficial to know what else we should be looking for.

Thanks!!

Lisa

That is a real good question. I've seen different answers. I will try to contact CSU's nutrition department to see if we can track down a reputable answer.

Thanks for asking.
Elaine

Just checking in. I was wondering if you've had any luck with this question yet?

hello all! i stumbled across this website. These are just a few names, i'm sure there are many many more!

"High fructose corn syrup is hidden by food and beverage manufacturers under many names. Some of these names are: chicory, inulin, iso glucose, glucose-fructose syrup, and fruit fructose. "

http://www.living-a-healthy-lifestyle.com/dangerous-food-ingredients.html

~Brandy

Brandy....

thank you for your post and for picking up my slack. Things have been crazy on my end....still no excuse.

I appreciate your input! We have a great little group of folks here!

I've also been told to look out for: Dextrose (or derivatives) and corn syrup. Isogluclose is the name for HFSC in Europe.

And one of these names I think I did find on the Accidental Hedonist!

Thanks Clareo,

I'm bummed to find out it's in European food. I was under the impression that the EU won't allow GMO's and they consider HFCS a GMO.

Elaine

Just making sure--so when you post a food as not having any HFCS, you mean it does not have the ingredients with other names that mean HFCS? Such as what DreamsNeverEnd13 wrote,

Quote :

"High fructose corn syrup is hidden by food and beverage manufacturers under many names. Some of these names are: chicory, inulin, iso glucose, glucose-fructose syrup, and fruit fructose. "

Thanks

Hi Susan,

Sadly no. I'm only checking for HFCS on the label. Plus I'm assuming if a product states, No HFCS, on it's label, that the others are excluded from the ingredients as well.

I will try to re-read the labels while looking for the other names. Maybe I can asterisk the products that have been thoroughly vetted.

According to Wikipedia, chickory may or may not be evil:

Quote :

Around 1970 it was found that the root contains up to 20% inulin, a polysaccharide similar to starch. Since then, new strains have been created, giving root chicory an inulin content comparable to that of sugar beet (around 600 dt/ha). Inulin is mainly found in the plant family Asteraceae as a storage carbohydrate (for example Jerusalem artichoke, dahlia etc.). It is used as a sweetener in the food industry (with a sweetening power 30% higher than that of sucrose) and is sometimes added to yogurts as a prebiotic. Inulin can be converted to fructose and glucose through hydrolysis. Inulin is also gaining popularity as a source of soluble dietary fibre.

But other parts of the plant are used for other things, like the chickory in some coffees (Louisianne ? brand has chickory) and sometimes the leafy tops are used, such as radiccio)