Invert Sugar Syrup
Level 3 — Contested
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