Why Corn Syrup?
I don’t normally drink soda, but yesterday I bought the last Pepsi “Throwback” at the local supermarket. It took me back to the days I would ride my bike to Suds N’ Soda and buy candy and soda before little league baseball games. The Pepsi “Throwback” uses sugar (but not raw unbleached sugar) instead of corn syrup – giving the soda a more natural appeal instead of an overly processed sweet goo that sticks to your insides and makes everyone fat, diabetic, and causes high blood pressure. Why can’t Pepsi, Coke, and other soft drinks go back to real sugar? Is it the cost? Europe, Mexico, Asia all use sugar, not corn syrup. Why? For more information, click here or visit your doctor and ask them about corn syrup.
We’ve been trying to limit the kid’s (and our) intake of HFCS for the last few years. It’s shocking how many products have it. I guess the real key is to stay away from processed foods as much as you can but wow is that hard with three kids. Try telling a 10 year-old he can’t eat his favorite food (bread).
My understanding is that corn syrup is cheaper because of the farm subsidies we have in the US. The subsidies drive down the price, making it dirt cheap, which makes it incredibly popular as a sweetener, which brings in money, which brings in lobbyists, which brings in more subsidies.
Also, does anyone know what the difference is between regular corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup? They’re often listed separately in the ingredients list of certain products.
Just more processing to make it even sweeter. It is all about the corn subsidies. Mega farms in the midwest grow nothing but corn for this junk. (See the book food nation)
Mike there are brands of bread that have no HFCS, Arnolds being one of them and is sold in the bread aisle. It’s slightly more expensive but it says right on the front.
There are plenty of other reasons to not drink soda than the HFCS content if that helps any