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High Fructose Corn Syrup 397<br />

Figure 4 Isomerization of dextrose to fructose.<br />

For a thorough description of the corn wet milling process, HFS manufacture,<br />

and special unit operations, see the chapter reference list (3–5).<br />

III. CHARACTERISTICS<br />

Typical chemical and physical characteristics are shown in Table 4. As the fructose<br />

level increases, so does sweetness. This is the major characteristic provided<br />

by HFCS.<br />

Conventional corn syrups are characterized by their DE. DE is defined as<br />

the measurement of the total reducing sugars in the syrup calculated as dextrose<br />

Figure 5 Production of 55% HFCS.

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