Glucose Syrup
Level 4 — Significant concerns
Glucose Syrup is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: dried glucose syrup, glucose-fructose syrup
Where you'll see it
Coco Pops, Yollies, GU desserts, virtually all sweet UPF
What the research says
Modified-starch sugar derivative. Van Tulleken's general critique: 'modified carbs' that are absorbed too quickly to engage gut satiety. The base ingredient for most of the flavoured-drink market and an additive in everything from barbeque sauce to frozen apple pie. The body treats maple syrup, agave nectar, table sugar and golden syrup all as the same thing.
[ultra-processed-people] Modified-starch sugar derivative. Van Tulleken's general critique: 'modified carbs' that are absorbed too quickly to engage gut satiety. The base ingredient for most of the flavoured-drink market and an additive in everything from barbeque sauce to frozen apple pie. The body treats maple syrup, agave nectar, table sugar and golden syrup all as the same thing.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 18: UPF is designed to be overconsumed: the base ingredient for most of the flavoured-drink market and an additive to almost every product