Almost every food label I read or look at has HFCS as an ingredient.
2007-11-29 05:42:45 · 10 answers · asked by Yahoo 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Not too long ago.. slowly in the early 90's when Pepsi and Coke led the charge... when chemicals could be used, without anyone complaining. And it sounded like corn + syrup as named, so many people didn't think too much about it.. as the soda companies increased profits.
(TV news wouldn't say a peep, with all the $$$ coming in from soda etc. companies all day, and all night.)
Sugar companies have gone bust. The long-time Domino Sugar refinery in Brooklyn left, with 300-400 jobs. And now, people are growing to realize that this can harm them, over time.. as can the plastic bottles they're delivered in.
2007-11-29 05:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its cheaper than sugar..
I think they originally started using it because we produce so much corn in the US - much more than we could ever use. So they began producing HFCS as a replacement for sugar, the majority of which is imported.
Its actually terrible for you, I try to steer clear of it as much as I can.
2007-11-29 05:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by justin_I 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It became very popular in the 70's and has skyrocketed as it costs much less to use than conventional sugar sweeteners. It is blamed for the obesity epidemic that we have now due to it's appearance in every sweet thing that we consume. It accounts for nearly every "empty calorie"... that is everything that is high calorie with no nutritional value.
2007-11-29 05:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by Alli*LOVES*Artie*Lange 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A long time, good way of corn disposal, not healthy at all. When I buy, look at label to make sure it's not in there. Every thing has it, jellies, ketchup, be healthy.
2007-11-29 05:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by GreatNeck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a way the food companies can get away with saying there's no added sugar in products.
2007-11-29 05:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a cheap and bountiful solution to sugar.
2007-11-29 05:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Grasshopper 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
that stuff is awesome! go science!
I know that it was along time ago like back in the 1920 or something like that.
2007-11-29 05:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Garak 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when they started realizing its a cheaper way to sweeten something and the kids love it.
2007-11-29 05:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by starsdelite 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its cheaper then real sugar
2007-11-29 05:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by cliffordw hippiefied ol fart 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IDK.But your cute
2007-11-29 05:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋