High-Fructose Corn Syrup Usage May Be Leveling Off.

Authors :: Wells, Hodan Farah
Buzby, Jean C.
Source :: Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, & Rural America; Feb2008, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p4-4, 1p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: The article reports on the increased amount of sugars and caloric sweeteners added to the U.S. food supply since 1970. Based on the food availability data of the Economic Research Service (ERS), the total of added sugars grew by 19 percent or 142 pounds per person in 2005 as compared to 119 pounds per person in 1970. The study also cites that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) had replaced refined cane and beet sugars during the 1970 to 2005 period, but saw a decline in availability by 1999 due to the popularity of bottled water and diet soft drinks.

Subjects :: SWEETENERS
SUGAR substitutes
FOOD supply
CORN syrup
BEET sugar
DIET soft drinks

Language :: English
ISSN :: 15458741
Volume :: 6
Issue :: 1
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, & Rural America
Publication Type :: Periodical
Accession number :: 31190188

Tools