<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "Nelson" <nelsonriddle2001@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Funnily, though, as a kid my favourite "syrup" was corn syrup
for my
> > > pancakes. I wonder if that was the same as what they use to
sweeten
> > > everything today...
> > >
> > +++ No- The hfcs is a later developement which everyone should stay
> > away from. N.
>
> Looks like HFCS is basically the stuff in original Karo that has been
> processed further:
>
> http://www.corn.org/web/syrup.htm
>
> SYRUP CONVERSION
> Starch, suspended in water, is liquified in the presence of acid
> and/or enzymes which convert the starch to a low-dextrose solution.
> Treatment with another enzyme continues the conversion process.
> Throughout the process, refiners can halt acid or enzyme actions at
> key points to produce the right mixture of sugars like dextrose and
> maltose for syrups to meet different needs. In some syrups, the
> conversion of starch to sugars is halted at an early stage to produce
> low-to-medium sweetness syrups. In others, the conversion is allowed
> to proceed until the syrup is nearly all dextrose. The syrup is
> refined in filters, centrifuges and ion-exchange columns, and excess
> water is evaporated. Syrups are sold directly, crystallized into pure
> dextrose, or processed further to create high fructose corn syrup
> (illustrated).
>
+++ Right- they turned it into another hazardous waste product.
Like flouride which had the novel disposal method of having
people consume it and promoting it as a health benefit- think Erin
Brockovich (sp). N.
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