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>>12756645corn...my old friend.Your fortune: Excellent Luck
>>12756645And you shall! You will die! You really will! I'll wait for you to drop dead! I might even laugh a lot!
>>12756654hello corn syrup my old friendi've come to talk to you again
>>12757433dub
>>12757433Nice dubsOnly the truly wise understand the difference between corn syrup and high fructose corn syrupThe forbidden enzymatic alchemy behind the high fructose process can drive the unprepared mind to madness
>>12758111Unhinged schizobabble trips
>>12758116High fructose corn syrup is made through an enzymatic process that converts corn starch into a mixture of glucose and fructose.The process starts with corn wet milling, where corn kernels are steeped in water and broken down to separate out the starch. This starch is then mixed with water to form a slurry.The first major conversion happens when enzymes (typically alpha-amylase) are added to break the long starch chains into shorter glucose polymers. Then another enzyme (glucoamylase) breaks these down further into pure glucose syrup.Here's where it gets interesting - glucose syrup doesn't taste as sweet as table sugar. So manufacturers use another enzyme called glucose isomerase to convert some of the glucose molecules into fructose, which is sweeter. This enzymatic conversion typically happens at elevated temperatures (around 140°F) and specific pH levels.The resulting syrup is then purified using activated carbon and ion exchange resins to remove impurities and any remaining proteins or minerals. Finally, it's concentrated to the desired consistency.The most common versions are HFCS-42 (42% fructose, used in processed foods and baked goods) and HFCS-55 (55% fructose, used in soft drinks because its sweetness profile more closely matches table sugar).The whole process is essentially using enzymes as biological catalysts to rearrange the molecular structure of corn starch into a sweeter, more commercially useful form.
