HFCs

H4F4C3S1

A form of high fructose corn syrup — 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.

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Meanings

HFCs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of HFC

HFCS2

nounHFCS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of high fructose corn syrup.

    Not because high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any worse for you than sugar, but because it is, like many of the other unfamiliar ingredients in packaged foods, a reliable marker for a food product that has been highly processed.

    2009, Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, →ISBN, page 11

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
high fructose corn syrup

Translations

Spanish JMAF, AMAF
  • JMAFhigh fructose corn syrup
  • AMAFhigh fructose corn syrup
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APA

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Chicago

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