"high fructose corn syrup" meaning in English

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Noun

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) Any of many corn syrups that has undergone an enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose 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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