Fruit contains far less
fructose than processed foods.
Not exact matches
While an increasing number of research studies point to the health benefits in controlling and reducing sugar consumption — the FDA now recommends sugar make up no more
than ten percent of total calories consumed per day — there is a difference between sugars that occur naturally in
foods and those that do not, like those in a piece of dried fruit, for example, versus the high
fructose syrup commonly added to soft drinks, sodas, and many
processed foods.
Americans consume more
fructose than ever before, yet concerns remain that the sugar, used to sweeten beverages and
processed foods, poses health risks.
Limit your
fructose to less
than 25 grams per day, and, ideally to less
than 15 grams per day, as you're likely consuming «hidden»
fructose if you eat
processed foods or sweetened beverages
Critics of the extensive use of high
fructose corn syrup in
food sweetening argue that the highly
processed substance is more harmful to humans
than regular sugar, contributing to weight gain by affecting normal appetite functions, and that in some
foods, high
fructose corn syrup may be a source of mercury, a known neurotoxin.
Fruits in their natural solid forms contain smaller amounts of
fructose than foods with
processed sugars.
● Potential allergens ● Wheat ● Gluten ● Dairy ● Soy ● Corn ● Any
processed form of sugar ● Cane ● Any form of corn syrup (especially high
fructose) ● Agave nectar (very highly
processed, high in
fructose, and almost as hard for your body to
process as corn syrup) ● All
processed foods: if it comes in a bag or a box, check for hidden sources of allergens and follow these two guidelines: ● If you can't pronounce it or don't know its function, leave it on the shelf ● If it has more
than 5 ingredients, it should not go into your cart.
High
fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or corn syrup is a dangerously concentrated cheaper -
than - sugar sweetener used in sodas and other
processed foods, some of which are not even sweet.
Though it is a less
processed food than cane sugar or high
fructose corn syrup, it offers no nutrition for your cat.