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.
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.