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high-fructose corn syrup

high-fructose corn syrup is the alternative form of high fructose corn syrup.

Meaning of high fructose corn syrup

Noun

high fructose corn syrup (usually uncountable, plural high fructose corn syrups)

  1. (US, usually) A type of corn syrup that has undergone an enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose in order to produce a desired sweetness.
    • In 1982, high fructose corn syrup production amounted to 8.4 billion pounds with a value well in excess of one billion dollars.2005, P.R. Yadav, Raijv Tyagi, Industrial Biotechnology, page 174

Forms of high-fructose corn syrup

pluralhigh-fructose corn syrups

Questions about high-fructose corn syrup

What is high-fructose corn syrup the alternative form of?
High-fructose corn syrup is the alternative form of high fructose corn syrup.

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