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Fructose
Elaine writes:
Granulated fructose (or even liquid) that is sold as "fructose" has
a mixture of other trisaccharides, etc. in it. It is extracted from corn
and they are not too fussy about eliminating a few molecules of whatever
that may get in with it. I know because I have extensive correspondence
with researchers who have been fooled by this fact. Even published research
reports which stumped me. I called the UK laboratory supply house which
supplied the researchers with the "fructose" or "glucose" used
in "elemental" diets to be told over the phone the raw truth.
Deborah writes:
Even if you could get pure fructose, which is very unlikely, isolated
fructose (as opposed to what occurs naturally in fruit and honey) is
very harmful. It causes copper deficiencies and heart problems.
Lisa writes:
Fructose can be added to all manner of foods unnoticed as an additional
sweetener. The manufacturers like to dehydrate and de-ionise fruit
juices to make fructose and then add this to their products. You will
only see this listed as apples or apple juice in the ingredients. Although
fructose per se is legal (in its natural fruit form, bite the apple!)
if manufacturers mess with the food this much there is no way of knowing
if they have added other illegals or sweeteners.
See also: Dextrose.
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