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Default Why is Corn Syrup a key ingredient to Peanut Brittle?

....when you add an acid to a sucrose(sugar) solution that is being heated you
dont get fructose. what happens is some of the sucrose breaks down into equal
parts dextrose and levulose which in baking is called invert sugar. this sugar
mixture now resists crystalization and provides you with a smoother less grainy
candy. this is why an acid like cream of tater is added to sugar syrups...