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In 2012, the price of real sugar was $410.38/t. The price is expected to continue to increase by 2015. Source: OECD and FAO Secretariats http://www.oecd.org/site/oecdfaoagriculturaloutlook/48184295.pdf
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During the 2000s, the raw sugar price has ranged between a low average of 19.09 cents a pound in 2000 and a high average of 22.14 cents a pound in 2006. The wholesale beet price has, likewise, ranged from an average of 20.80 cents a pound in 2000 to an average of 33.10 cents a pound in 2006 (USDA). On the other hand, the HFCS-55 price was only 15.72 cents per pound in 2000 and 21.77 cents in 2006 (USDA). In 1977 in the United States, the cost of imported sugar was significantly increased, and U.S. producers sought cheaper sources ( Wikipedia). Due to its inexpensiveness of HFCS, Coca Cola was able to move from the 8-ounce bottle of soda in the 70s to the 20-ounce bottle of today (Pollan).
sweeteners sometimes added to upscale processed foods like organic crackers and salad dressings (Hendley).
incidence in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and this is one of several links between HFCS consumption and obesity as well as the metabolic syndrome. To prevent or minimize dangers of excess dietary fructose one should practice the following: Avoid all sweetened soft drinks Read product labels carefully. Find ways to cut your overall intake of table sugar. Try using the natural non-caloric sweetener stevia extract. Consider taking supplements (Flavin)
Conclusion
HFCS has the similar sugars composition as other fructose-glucose sweeteners such as sucrose, honey, and fruit juice concentrates and dietary sources such as fruits and juices. There is no clear proof of an association between HFCS and obesity
Much research and debate has been performed on the effects of HFCS versus Sugar. Whether HFCS is more harmful than sugar or not, no one can deny that consuming excessive amount of both sugar or HFCS is harmful.
Work Cited
David B Ryan
List of Food s containing Fructose Corn Syrup http://www.livestrong.com/article/35128-list-foods-containing-fructosecorn/ May 12, 2011
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How sugar works. The difference Between Sugar and High-Fructose Corn Syrup http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edibleinnovations/sugar2.htm
Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup Last modified on June 19, 2013 Michael Pollan. The Way We Live Now: The (Agri) Cultural Contradictions of Obesity. http://michaelpollan.com/articles-archive/the-way-we-live-now-theagricultural-contradictions-of-obesity/ October 12, 2003. USDA. The New York Times Magazine
Sugar & Sweeteners. U.S. and World Sugar Prices Last update on October 9, 2012 http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/sugarsweeteners/background.aspx#hfcs
USDA.
Table 9U.S. prices for high fructose corn sytrup (HFCS), Midwest markets, monthly quarterly, and by calendar and fiscal year www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Sugar...Prices/TABLE09.XLS Last updated on July 3, 2013
http://feedkids.com/2011/07/the-skinny-on-high-fructose-corn-syrup/ July 13, 2011 Joyce Hendley. Q. Is high-fructose corn syrup bad for you? EatingWell. October 2007
http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/i s_high_fructose_corn_syrup_bad_for_you Julie Poupart. Addiction to unhealthy foods could help explain the global obesity epidemic. Eurek Alert! May 22, 2013
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cafn-atu051613.php Candace Choi. FDA rejects new name for high-fructose corn syrup. USA Today. May 30, 2012 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-0530/high-fructose-corn-syrup-not-sugar/55291460/1
Dana Flavin.
Report. Metabolic Danger of High-Fructose Corn Syrup Life Extension Magazine December 2008
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/dec2008_metabolic-dangers-ofhigh-fructose-corn-syrup_01.htm