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Invert Sugar Syrup

Level 3Contested

Invert Sugar Syrup is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: invert syrup, invert sugar

Where you'll see it

Maryland Minis Chocolate Chip Cookies, biscuits, packaged baked goods

What the research says

Listed in van Tulleken's introduction as a hallmark of the modern post-1950s UPF diet alongside modified starches, hydrolysed protein isolates and RBD seed oils. Part of the 'modified carbs' family in snack bars/cookies — together with industrial fats, protein isolates and emulsifiers it forms the base of products that 'on its own would likely be unpleasant.' [ultra-processed-people] Listed in van Tulleken's introduction as a hallmark of the modern post-1950s UPF diet alongside modified starches, hydrolysed protein isolates and RBD seed oils. Part of the 'modified carbs' family in snack bars/cookies — together with industrial fats, protein isolates and emulsifiers it forms the base of products that 'on its own would likely be unpleasant.'

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken)Introduction: Our calories increasingly come from modified starches, from invert sugars