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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:07:15 -0600, heyjoe >
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>On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:24:59 -0000, Ophelia wrote:
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>> I actually don't know! It is not something I have ever bought or looked for
>> ... but ... it seems to have a really bad rep. so I doubt I will.

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>Somebody correct me, as I'm often wrong - but I think corn syrup is not
>the same thing as high fructose corn syrup. It's high fructose corn
>syrup that gets the bad press. Read the label and don't buy the stuff
>that contains high fructose corn syrup (expect to pay a bit more for
>that formulation).


the most well-known brand of corn syrup in the US is Karo and it no
longer contains HFC. It does not cost more because of this. I would
guess that other brands no longer have HFC. Ophelia is located
outside of north America.
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