They discovered that an enzyme produced by bacteria, glucose isomerase, could convert ordinary dent corn into a high-octane sweetener. In 1971, the chemist Yoshiyuki Takasaki, working in Chiba City, ...

Sorry, but your cane sugar Coke won't be healthier than corn syrup. Both are added sugars that fuel metabolic disease when ...

Coca-Cola is launching a new product in the U.S. this fall featuring cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup, and at ...

Many food lovers cling to the idea that high-fructose corn syrup is a sticky-sweet impostor for “real” sugar in soda, and ...

This Divinity candy recipe yields a light and airy treat, and one that takes on a butter pecan flavor profile for a ...

Unlike conventional corn syrup, a form of glucose derived from starch that has been around for over 200 years, high fructose corn syrup wasn’t developed until after World War II, when scientists in ...

One reader asked about the relationship of high fructose corn syrup with an abdominal malady experienced by her son. Her ...

The President’s recent comments show how brand decisions, even years old, can remain high-profile targets in public and political discourse.

Since 1984, American-made Coke has used high fructose corn syrup due to high demand and even higher sugar prices, according to The New York Times archives. Imported raw sugar was taxed to a high level ...

Smucker’s is a household name, but its popular Strawberry Jam can be deceiving. A single tablespoon contains about 12 grams of sugar, most of it added, not naturally occurring from fruit. The ...

Coca-Cola's switch from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar raises questions about health benefits. Nutrition experts ...

While studies have linked high-fructose corn syrup to conditions such as insulin resistance, nutrition experts told PBS News that cane sugar is not a healthier alternative.