high fructose corn syrup

High fructose corn syrup is used to sweeten jams, and condiments like ketchup and soft drinks.It is also a favorite ingredient in many so-called health foods.Four companies control 85% of the 2.6 billion dollar business, Archer Daniels Midland, cargill,Staley Manufacturing Co. and CPC International.There is a couple of other murky things that consumers should know about high fructose corn syrup.According to a food technology expert, two of the enzymes used, alpha-amylase and glucose-isomerase, are GENETICALLY MODIFIED to make them more stable. Enzymes are actually very large proteins and through GENETIC MODIFICATION specific amino acids in the enzymes are changed or replaced so the enzymes's "backbone" won't break down or unfold. This allows the industry to get the enzymes to higher temperatures before they become unstable. consumers trying to avoid GENETICALLY MODIFIED foods should avoid high fructose corn syrup. It is almost certainly made from GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN and then it is processed with genetically modified enzymes.Almost 80% of what we eat today has been genetically modified at some point.High fructose corn syrup is used widely in processed foods.You can read more at www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html. I tried to avoid genetically modified food, I didn't know it is in health foods. The companies use high fructose corn syrup because it is cheaper to use instead of high quality ingredients.No wonder I am gaining weight. No more processed foods for me.