corn syrup
noun
: a syrup containing dextrins, maltose, and dextrose that is obtained by partial hydrolysis of cornstarch
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And not some Hollywood concoction of corn syrup mixed with food coloring but, rather, a functional substitute for the ten or more pints of red stuff that circulate around our bodies at something like two miles an hour.
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
However, research in 2015 shows that honey, white cane sugar, and high fructose corn syrup have a similar effect on blood sugar and inflammation.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2025
Where to watch: In theaters ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ (May 9)
Katie Douglas plays a young woman who moves to a quiet small town that's been torn apart by the local corn syrup factory burning down.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Those additives can include high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives, Lu Wang, MBBS, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and research assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, told Health.
—Korin Miller, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
However, research in 2015 shows that honey, white cane sugar, and high fructose corn syrup have a similar effect on blood sugar and inflammation.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2025
Where to watch: In theaters ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ (May 9)
Katie Douglas plays a young woman who moves to a quiet small town that's been torn apart by the local corn syrup factory burning down.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Those additives can include high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives, Lu Wang, MBBS, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and research assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, told Health.
—Korin Miller, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Corn syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20syrup. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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