High-fructose corn syrup in soda has much more fructose than advertised, study finds

The abnormal results published in this study may have resulted from inadvertent errors in the analysis of the sugar content. For example, key factors in analyzing sugars were either overlooked or were not mentioned in the study, including not accounting for sucrose inversion (the breaking down of table sugar in certain Ph environments), or the presence of higher sugars (which were left out of the analysis or could have been erroneously added to the fructose content). Moreover, the authors did not specify which analytical method they used and how the samples were prepared, which could also compromise the findings from this study.

It is important to have the sugars content replicated by a recognized standard setting body, like the International Society of Beverage Technologists, to confirm the validity of the results before any inferences can be drawn.

Audrae Erickson
President
Corn Refiners Association

You're asking a lot from the evening news. Academic standards are a little rigorous.

That said, you're points are good.

Still, you can't deny that, while HFCS might not be the devil it's made out to be, fructose does convert to fat - processed by the liver. See what I mean here: http://www.antiagingjournal.org/high-fructose...

Hopefully we, the public, can be better informed and take responsibility for our decisions, rather than blaming a nutrient, chemical, what-have-you, as the devil.