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Corn Syrup – Good or Bad?

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What you need to know about corn syrup What is Corn Syrup? Corn syrup is produced from the starch of maize (corn) and contains varying amounts of maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to improve texture, add volume, prevent crystallization of sugar, and enhance flavor. Is Corn Syrup Harmful? Recent research conducted …

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Food Labels – What You Should Know!

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Food Labels – What You Should Know ‘You are what you eat’ – at least 90 per cent of the population would probably be terrified if they truly found out what ‘they are’. Most people don’t read labels with nutritional information on products they buy but why is it important to break that habit? Unfortunately we live in a world …