High-Fructose Corn Syrup High in Mercury
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High-Fructose Corn Syrup High in Mercury
Many manufacturers of HFCS use mercury-grade caustic soda during processing,
among other things, to separate the corn kernel from corn starch. The
mercury can contaminate the caustic soda which, in turn, contaminates the
HFCS.
The mercury-contaminated products tested included name-brands such as
Quaker, Hershey's, Kraft and Smucker's and included products such as Smucker's
strawberry jelly, Hershey's chocolate syrup and blueberry Pop Tarts.
"The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food
contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with
mercury," said Wallinga. "The good news is that mercury-free HFCS
ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those
ingredients."
"Mercury is toxic in all forms," said Dr. David Wallinga of the Institute
for Agriculture and Trade Policy and co-author of both studies. "Given how
much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a
significant additional source of mercury never before considered."
John A. Weeks III
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thanks john. i didn't know where it came from, but that i'd seen something
about it in my local paper.
Cheapo Groovo
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Adding corn syrup products is a very inefficient way to add mercury into
one's diet. Tuna and sword fish are a much better source of this element.
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and just how much fish does the average american eat in comparison to hfcs
laden soda? and at least we are aware of the mercury in tuna and
swordfish. now you know it's in soda and just about everything else on
your grocer's shelves.
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per capita consumption of hfcs appears to be about 40 lbs/yr as per usda
data. water weighs about 8.35 lbs per gallon. i'd say 40 lbs is probably
about 4 GALLONS of hfcs per person per year. wanna guess the mercury
content of that?
mercury is cumulative. it doesn't excrete.
http://www.hfcsfacts.com/PerCapitaConsumption.html
ps. since the consumer has caught on about the dangers of hfcs, i think
that some labels say corn sweetner. if it was plain old corn syrup, it
would say that, so what else could corn sweetner be?
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> >> Adding corn syrup products is a very inefficient way to add mercury into
> >> one's diet. Tuna and sword fish are a much better source of this
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> > and just how much fish does the average american eat in comparison to hfcs
> > laden soda? and at least we are aware of the mercury in tuna and
> > swordfish. now you know it's in soda and just about everything else on
> > your grocer's shelves.
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> per capita consumption of hfcs appears to be about 40 lbs/yr as per usda
> data. water weighs about 8.35 lbs per gallon. i'd say 40 lbs is probably
> about 4 GALLONS of hfcs per person per year. wanna guess the mercury
> content of that?
> mercury is cumulative. it doesn't excrete.
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> http://www.hfcsfacts.com/PerCapitaConsumption.html
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> ps. since the consumer has caught on about the dangers of hfcs, i think
> that some labels say corn sweetner. if it was plain old corn syrup, it
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HFCS should not be consumed by human beings. Period. I can't believe
anyone chooses to ingest it. It's not exactly hard to avoid - just
read the labels. Better yet, try making your food from actual
ingredients (meat, veggies, fruit, dairy, etc.) instead of buying
processed junk. Everyone complains about HFCS in soda, but they seem
to forget about the phosphoric acid, which is also very bad.
Carbonated beverages are another thing (even sugar-free) human beings
don't need. What ever happened to cooking real food and drinking water?
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i avoid the stuff as much as possible by doing the above. unless we
consumers demand that it be removed via our dollars, it won't.
Dave Garland
> Carbonated beverages are another thing (even sugar-free) human beings
> don't need.
Ah, but beer is naturally carbonated. Real beer, anyhow. And in the
old days, was often safer to drink than the water.
Dave
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Beer (like Champagne and some Meads) is "sparkling", not "carbonated". And
yes, there are still places today where I'd MUCH sooner trust the beer :)
Woody
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I assume Pittsburgh is not one of those places.
Woody
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And not to be Debbie Downer, but I just read that many commercial
beers contain HFCS (Miller is one, Budweiser claims it's not)