User talk:Corn enthusiast

I removed the statement "However, because HFCS has slightly more fructose than does table sugar, the proportion of fructose as a component of overall sweetener intake in the United States has also increased, which would not be true if the increase in overall intake was table sugar."

This statement assumes that all HFCS used in the food supply is HFCS-55. However, if you look at USDA’s supply and use figures for HFCS, you’ll see that HFCS 42 (which has less fructose than table sugar) accounts for 40% of domestic usage and HFCS 55 accounts for the other 60%. If HFCS 42 has 8% less fructose than sucrose and HFCS 55 has 5% more fructose, then the logic that fructose consumption would not increase if the same total sugars intake were sucrose alone is flawed. (-.08*.4=-.032) (.05*.6=.03) So following the same line of argument, one could say that the use of HFCS reduced the fructose ratio slightly. See Table 30—U.S. high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) supply and use, by calendar year USDA Sugar and Sweetener Yearbook Table 30. 67.177.231.218 (talk) 22:14, 12 March 2010 (UTC)