According to the International Journal of Obesity, the authors explain that HFCS is one of the most misinterpreted food ingredients. This corn syrup was developed in the 1960s as an alternative to sucrose, which is table sugar. Throughout their research it was shown that HFCS peaked in 1999 and has been in decline since and while at its peak Americans still did not consume as much as they did sucrose. The name High Fructose Corn Syrup has become very misleading because of the name “high fructose,” leads people to believe it has more fructose than sucrose does, but it does not, compared to table sugars. However, manufacturers have yielded to adverse publicity and removed HFCS from their products and replaced it with sucrose despite overwhelming scientific evidence that the two sugars are metabolically equivalent.…
HFCS, aka high fructose corn syrup, poses as either the savior or the destroyer here and it’s because of it’s properties. High debates have been buzzing in the air for a while to whether or not HFCS should be either banned from our food supplies or leave it and just keep it. Well, where does HFCS come from anyway? HFCS originally comes from corn starch.…
Corn syrup is a cheaper option to get good tasting food. Although the food made with corn syrup is good taste wise, it is not good health wise. Pollan states in his essay, “By inducing people to consume more calories than they otherwise might, it gets them to really chomp…
At first glance, all the substances may have been considered to be similar, as they are all white substances that are generally fine powder or small crystals. However, the lab revealed substances C: citric acid, D: sucrose, and H: benzoic acid to be covalent compounds, while the remaining substances to be all ionic. The previously stated covalent compounds all were found to have low relative melting points when heating them on a hot plate, but they had mixed results to their solubilities: citric acid and sucrose were found to be soluble in water, while benzoic acid was not soluble in water. The situation was reversed when using ethanol: citric acid dissolved slightly while sucrose did not at all, and benzoic acid was able to dissolve.…
High fructose corn syrup is a simple carbohydrate also known as a monosaccharide. Sweet corn kernels are harvested and converted into starch by using caustic soda. Typically, cornstarch is 93% to 96% glucose. Because pure corn syrup is not sweet enough for food manufacturing, food processors add Enzymes to convert glucose into fructose, which changes the molecular structure. The exact ratio of glucose to fructose depends on the manufacturing process.…
From what we researched we learned about the two types of sugar, Fructose and Glucose. An interesting fact that we learned was that Fructose was actually about 8-12 times sweeter than Glucose. Fructose also has a lot of glycemic which is what makes it sweeter, but less healthy. We learned that honey was way sweeter than cane/table sugar. But honey, surprisingly, was actually the healthier choice even though honey has more Fructose than Glucose - Ratio 38.38 - 30.01.…
Do you like to use plain sugar as an additive to foods and beverages? If you have some fresh herbs like lavender growing in your garden, then you can make lavender infused sugar. You will find there is a lot of uses for sugar that has been infused with a lavender flavor. Making lavender infused sugar is an easy process and you will use just one cup of sugar. You can use a store bought sugar or organic sugar for this project.…
Diabetes is a medical disorder that affects the way the body uses food for the growth and energy. (Diabetes: Taking charge of your health) In America, more than 20 million people have diabetes. (American Medical Association, 1) There are two types of diabetes—type 1 and type 2. The type 1 diabetes generally occurs at age 8 to 18, and mostly occurs with genetic.…
The body needs a certain amount of glucose on a daily basis, but too much can cause some harm. Sucrose naturally occurs in plants, but is able to be refined into table sugar and is used for baked goods. Too much sucrose to the body can cause high blood sugar. Even though sucrose has not been refined to high fructose corn syrup, it still counts as fat. Glycerol is used to store fatty acids causing the storage of fat cells to increase.…
Many parents find themselves dealing with the reoccurrence of diaper rashes on their baby. This is a very common rash that forms due to all of the moisture on a baby’s skin and then forms a painful and red rash in their diaper area. For many parents they find it hard to find the right ingredient to help with the common diaper rash and instead of using prescription topical, they have found themselves using a more natural way to element diaper rash through home remedies. Here are a few home remedies that you can use to eliminate and alleviate many common forms of diaper rash.…
Purpose Determine the ratio of sugar to corn syrup that produces the best-tasting and best-textured marshmallow. Hypothesis That marshmallows will taste better when made with more corn syrup than more of granulated sugar. I think this because the Materials Square or round foil cake pans, 8 or 9 inches wide (9) Masking tape Pen or permanent marker Vegetable oil, like canola or safflower oil, for greasing pans Paper towels (1 roll) Powdered or confectioners sugar (3 cups)…
Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia is a disease of the endocrine system. It is when low blood glucose or low blood sugar, drops below normal levels. A lot of people get this mixed up with diabetes, but it is like the exact opposite. With diabetes, a group of diseases can result in too ,much sugar in the blood, or high blood glucose. For people with diabetes, hypoglycemia can occur when there is too much insulin in the blood.…
Sugar is a part of nearly everyone's daily diet, whether they know it or not. But, could the sweet substance be worse than it seems? Sugar may make you gain weight, but, it also can make your risk for heart disease go up. Even worse, this problem has been blamed on fat for years. In fact, Sugar Industries paid researchers to blame fat for this issue.…
It's a New Year and time to leave some well worn, but untrue, fitness myths behind. There are many myths that have been around so long and have been repeated so often, that many people regard them as fact, but they have no grounding in science. I've listed out the Top 5 Myths that I hear so often. What fitness myths have you heard? Feel free to share with me on my Facebook Page, Transcendent Wellness, or my blog The FitChick Blog!…
Many people often think, “Well foods with a bunch of sugar can make you energetic.” That is true. Though that is true, junk foods with a lot of simple carbohydrates, also known as sugar, create a big boost in energy but also create a sugar crash. A sugar crash is when you consume foods that are loaded with sugar and lack other nutrients. Then later, your blood sugar suddenly spikes down, causing fatigue and dizziness, negatively affecting students’ school performances (Straight Health).…