High Fructose Corn Syrup

"High Fructose Corn Syrup" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Syrup made from corn used widely in foods and beverages as a cheaper alternative sweetener to SUCROSE (common table sugar). It is generated by enzymatic processing of natural corn syrup to produce a liquid most widely composed of 42 or 55% FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, and various POLYSACCHARIDES.

Descriptor ID	D066248
MeSH Number(s)	D09.301.831.500 D09.947.500.500 D27.720.372.300.353.609.750.500 G07.203.300.362.831.500 G07.203.300.514.500.400.700.750.500 J02.500.362.831.500 J02.500.514.500.400.700.750.500
Concept/Terms	High Fructose Corn Syrup High Fructose Corn Syrup Isoglucose Maize Syrup Syrup, Maize Glucose-Fructose Syrup Glucose Fructose Syrup Syrup, Glucose-Fructose Corn Sugar Sugar, Corn High-Fructose Maize Syrup High Fructose Maize Syrup Maize Syrup, High-Fructose Syrup, High-Fructose Maize

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "High Fructose Corn Syrup".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Dietary Carbohydrates [D09.301]
Dietary Sugars [D09.301.831]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [D09.301.831.500]
Sugars [D09.947]
Dietary Sugars [D09.947.500]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [D09.947.500.500]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Food Ingredients [D27.720.372]
Food Additives [D27.720.372.300]
Flavoring Agents [D27.720.372.300.353]
Sweetening Agents [D27.720.372.300.353.609]
Nutritive Sweeteners [D27.720.372.300.353.609.750]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [D27.720.372.300.353.609.750.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Dietary Carbohydrates [G07.203.300.362]
Dietary Sugars [G07.203.300.362.831]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [G07.203.300.362.831.500]
Food Ingredients [G07.203.300.514]
Food Additives [G07.203.300.514.500]
Flavoring Agents [G07.203.300.514.500.400]
Sweetening Agents [G07.203.300.514.500.400.700]
Nutritive Sweeteners [G07.203.300.514.500.400.700.750]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [G07.203.300.514.500.400.700.750.500]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Dietary Carbohydrates [J02.500.362]
Dietary Sugars [J02.500.362.831]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [J02.500.362.831.500]
Food Ingredients [J02.500.514]
Food Additives [J02.500.514.500]
Flavoring Agents [J02.500.514.500.400]
Sweetening Agents [J02.500.514.500.400.700]
Nutritive Sweeteners [J02.500.514.500.400.700.750]
High Fructose Corn Syrup [J02.500.514.500.400.700.750.500]

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