"high fructose corn syrup" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-highfructosecornsyrup.ogg Forms: high fructose corn syrups [plural]
Etymology: high + fructose + corn syrup Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=high fructose corn syrup}} high fructose corn syrup (usually uncountable, plural high fructose corn syrups)
  1. (chiefly US) A type of corn syrup that has undergone an enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose in order to produce a desired sweetness. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Maize (food) Synonyms: HFCS, isoglucose, glucose-fructose syrup, glucose/fructose, maize syrup, high-fructose maize syrup, corn sugar, high-fructose corn syrup Translations (corn-based sweet syrup): 高果糖漿 (Chinese Mandarin), 高果糖浆 (gāoguǒtángjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 果葡糖漿 (Chinese Mandarin), 果葡糖浆 (guǒpútángjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), glukoosi-fruktoosisiirappi (Finnish), isoglukoosi (Finnish), 異性化糖 (iseikatō) (alt: いせいかとう) (Japanese), jarabe de maíz de alta frucosa [masculine] (Spanish), almíbar de maíz de alta frucosa [masculine] (Spanish)

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