What's Corn Syrup Solids?

Corn syrup solids are just what they sound: dried and solidified corn syrup. And what is corn syrup? Sugar, plain and simple. Yet, the government doesn't view this as sugar either, and so food manufacturers can pump their products full of it (for the sweet taste) without it adding to the sugar total.

Is corn syrup solids bad?

Corn syrup (corn syrup, corn syrup powder, corn syrup solids) contains only glucose which means that it may enter the body faster and can raise blood sugar levels more quickly. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a mixture of separated glucose and fructose, which can also lead to a faster increase in blood sugar.

Are corn syrup solids and high fructose corn syrup the same thing?

Corn syrup is glucose polymers - long chains of glucose linked together - derived from corn. To make corn syrup solids, corn syrup is dehydrated until most of the water has been removed. ... High-fructose corn syrup has been processed such that some of the glucose has been converted to fructose.