Re:Corporate America Is Conspiring to Keep Your Chocolate Sh...
by MagnumOpus on Thursday April 26, 2018 @05:47PM
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> High fructose corn syrup glycemic index 100 vs normal sugar glycemic index 70
This is just plain false. Fructose has a glycemic index of 25 (1/4 that of glucose), hence HFCS-55 (55% fructose, 45% glucose) has a lower glycemic index at 58 than "normal sugar" (which is 50-50 fructose-glucose) at 65.
> The higher the glycemic index the sweeter the product tastes
Glycemic index has nothing to do with sweetness. Fructose is twice as sweet as glucose with a quarter of the glycemic index; aspartame is 200x as sweet with basically 0 GI.
Candy or chocolate made with sucrose rather than corn syrup tastes different (and I would agree, better), but don't delude yourself that it is in any way better for your health.
* High fructose corn syrup glycemic index 100 vs normal sugar glycemic index 70. The higher the glycemic index the sweeter the product tastes. High fructose corn sugar is a biproduct from subsidized corn production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose
* Palm oil(Cancergenic) https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/160503-0. Palm oil is cheap so manufacturers use it everywhere but it is cancergenic.
The next time you are in the supermaket, twist the label and read the contents. You will be surprised how hard its to find good products. When I surved the local online super market store only about 3 candys out of 100 had ok content ie not High fructose corn syrup or Palm oil.