Accidental Hedonist - Foods and Products Containing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

Foods and Products Containing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

06/09/05, by Kate Hopkins

490379 views • Categories: Food, High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), Food Health and Safety

(Note: As of 6/1/2008, this list is no longer being maintained. Yes, we know that it would be more efficient to create a list of products NOT containing HFCS. But that missed the point, didn't it? The point of this list was to illustrate that HFCS is in more products than most of us realize. And on that scale, it succeeded marvelously.

Thanks to everyone who added to this list!

-Kate)

I went out on the Internet yesterday, to see if there was a list of foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup as part of their ingredients list. Imagine my surprise when I found that no comprehensive list existed.

This list is not meant to be an indictment of HFCS, at least not yet. We'll wait until more tests have been announced to make our determination on the guilt or lack thereof of HFCS on obesity and other health issues.

But I feel that such a list is indeed warranted, for information purposes.

Feel free to comment and leave any products not yet listed. This will be an ongoing project.

(For a list of HFCS products found at Fast Food Restaurants, click here or here.)

Baking and Cooking ingredients

Kellogg'sÂ® Corn Flake Crumbs
Nabisco Oreo Cookie Crumbs
Shake n Bake - Tangy Honey Glaze
Shake n Bake - Honey Mustard Glaze
Stove Top Stuffing - Chicken
Stove Top Stuffing - Cornbread
Stove Top Stuffing - Homestyle Herb
Stove Top Stuffing - Pork
Stove Top Stuffing - Turkey

Beverages:

A&W Root Beer
Capri-Sun Iced Tea
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Fruit Punch
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Grape
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Lemonade
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Mountain Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Orange
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Pacific Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Red Berry
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Splash Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Strawberry
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Strawberry/Kiwi
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Surfer Cooler
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Tropical Punch
Capri-Sun Juice Drink - Wild Cherry
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Orange Dragonfruit
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Rasberry Passionfruit
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Strawberry/Kiwi
Capri-Sun Refreshers - Tropical Fruit
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Berry Ice
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Clear Cherry Chill
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Light Speed Lemon Lime
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Orange Edge
Capri-Sun Sport Drink - Thunder Punch
Coca-Cola
Darigold Chocolate Milk
Hanson's All-Natural Soda (all flavors)
Hanson's Tonic Water
Jones Soda
Newman's Own Pink Lemonade
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
Orangenia
Pepsi
PowerAde
Snapple -Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink
Sprite
Starbucks' Frappuccino
Thomas Kemper Soda's
Tropicana OrangeAde
Tropicana Smoothies
Village Lemonade

Breads:

Brownberry Breads
Pepperidge Farm's line of 100% whole grain breads
Sara Lee Heart Healthy Whole Grain Bread.
Thomas English Muffins
Wonderbread

Breakfast Cereals

Kellogg's Frosted Rice KrispiesÂ®
Kellogg's Tony's Cinnamon Krunchersâ„¢
Kellogg's Corn FlakesÂ®
Kellogg's Frosted FlakesÂ®
Kellogg's SmorzÂ®
Kellogg's Special KÂ® Red Berries
Kellogg's All-BranÂ® Bran BudsÂ®
Kellogg's All-BranÂ® Extra Fiber
Kellogg's All-BranÂ® Original
Kellogg's Apple JacksÂ®
Kellogg's Cinnamon Crunch Crispixâ„¢
Kellogg's Cocoa KrispiesÂ®
Kellogg's CompleteÂ® Oat Bran Flakes
Kellogg's CompleteÂ® Wheat Bran Flakes
Kellogg's Fruit Harvestâ„¢ Strawberry Blueberry
Kellogg's Honey Crunch Corn FlakesÂ®
Kellogg's Kellogg's Crunchy Blendsâ„¢ Just RightÂ® Fruit & Nut
Kellogg's Kellogg's Crunchy Blendsâ„¢ Low Fat Granola without Raisins
Kellogg's Kellogg's Crunchy Blendsâ„¢ Low Fat Granola With Raisins
Kellogg's Mini-WheatsÂ® Frosted Bite Size
Kellogg's Mini-WheatsÂ® Frosted Original
Kellogg's Mini-WheatsÂ® Strawberry
Kellogg's Crunchy Blendsâ„¢ MueslixÂ® with Raisins, Dates & Almonds
Kellogg's Product 19Â®
Kellogg's Raisin Bran
Kellogg's Raisin Bran CrunchÂ®
Kellogg's Rice Krispies TreatsÂ® Cereal
Kellogg's Rice KrispiesÂ®
Kellogg's Smart StartÂ® Antioxidants
Kellogg's Smart StartÂ® Soy Protein
Kellogg's Special KÂ®
Kellogg's Special KÂ® Vanilla Almond
Kellogg's Fruit Harvestâ„¢ Peach Strawberry
Kellogg's SpongeBob SquarePantsâ„¢ Cereal
Kellogg's Corn FlakesÂ® with Real Bananas
Kellogg's Spider-manâ„¢ Spidey-Berry Cereal
Kellogg's Kellogg's Frosted FlakesÂ® 1/3 Less Sugar
Kellogg's Special KÂ® low carb lifestyle
Kellogg's Fruit Harvestâ„¢ Banana Berry
Kellogg's Disney Pixar Finding Nemoâ„¢ Cereal
Kellogg's All-Branâ„¢ Bars Honey Oat
Kellogg's All-Branâ„¢ Bars Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg's Disney Pixar The Incrediblesâ„¢
Kellogg's Tiger Power
Kellogg's Smart StartÂ® Healthy Heart
Kellogg's Disney Lilo & Stitchâ„¢
Kellogg's Special KÂ® Fruit & Yogurt
Kellogg's Mini Swirlzâ„¢ Fudge Ripple
Kellogg's Toasted Honey Crunchâ„¢
Kellogg's Cran-Vanilla Crunchâ„¢
Post Blueberry Morning Cereal

Breakfast Pastries

EggoÂ® Pancakes Buttermilk
EggoÂ® Waf-Fullsâ„¢ Blueberry
EggoÂ® Waf-Fullsâ„¢ Strawberry

Candy Bars:

Hershey's Watchamacallit
Lifesavers - Butter Rum
Lifesavers - Chill-o-mints
Lifesavers - Cryst-o-mint
Lifesavers - Five Flavor Value Pack
Lifesavers - Hard Candy Sours
Lifesavers - Sours
Lifesavers - Tropical Fruits
Lifesavers - Wild Berries
Lifesavers - Wild Cherry
Optimum Opti-Pro Meal Lite Bar
PowerBar

Condiments:

Heinz 57 Sauce
Heinz Ketchup
Hunt's Catsup
Miracle Whip

Cookies and Cakes:

Kellogg's Rice Krispies TreatsÂ® Squares Caramel Chocolatey Chunk
Kellogg's Rice Krispies TreatsÂ® Squares Original
Kellogg's Rice Krispies TreatsÂ® Squares Rainbow
Kellogg's Cereal & Milk Bars Frosted FlakesÂ®
Kellogg's Cereal & Milk Bars Cocoa KrispiesÂ®
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Spider-manâ„¢ Spidey-Berry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Apple Cinnamon
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Blueberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Chocolate Chip
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Blueberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Cherry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Chocolate Fudge
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Chocolate Vanilla Creme
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Grape
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Raspberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted S'Mores
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Strawberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Wild Berry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Low Fat Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Star Warsâ„¢ Frosted Lava Berry Explosion
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Caramel Chocolate
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Frosted Cookies & Creme
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Cinnamon Roll
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Low Fat Frosted Chocolate Fudge
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Low Fat Frosted Strawberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Strawberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Yogurt Blasts Blueberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Yogurt Blasts Strawberry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® French Toast
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® SpongeBob SquarePantsâ„¢ Wild Bubble-Berry
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Kellogg's Pop-TartsÂ® The Incredibles Incrediberry Blast
Nabisco Barnum's Animal Crackers
Nabsico Chips Ahoy
Nabisco Fig Newtons
Nabisco Fig Newtons - Fat Free
Nabisco Fig Newtons - Whole Grain
Nabisco Honey Maid Graham Crackers
Nabisco Lorna Dornes
Nabisco Nilla Wafers
Nabisco Nutter Butter
Nabisco Mallomars
Nabisco Oreo Cookies
Nabisco Snackwells - Creme Sandwich
Nabisco Teddy Grahams
Nutri-Grain Twistsâ„¢ Apple Cobbler
Nutri-Grain Twistsâ„¢ Cappuccino & Creme
Nutri-Grain Twistsâ„¢ Strawberry Cheesecake
Nutri-GrainÂ® Muffin Bars Banana
Nutri-GrainÂ® Muffin Bars Cinnamon Raisin
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Apple Cinnamon
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Blueberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Cherry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Mixed Berry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Raspberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Cereal Bars Strawberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Chewy Granola Bars Honey Oat & Raisin
Nutri-GrainÂ® Chewy Granola Bars Chocolatey Chunk
Nutri-GrainÂ® Chewy Granola Bites Chocolatey Chip
Nutri-GrainÂ® Minis Yogurt Icing Blueberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Minis Yogurt Icing Strawberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Yogurt Bars Strawberry Yogurt
Nutri-GrainÂ® Yogurt Bars Vanilla Yogurt
Nutri-GrainÂ® Muffin Bars Blueberry
Nutri-GrainÂ® Chewy Granola Bites Caramel Nut Crunch
Grandma's Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies

Cough Syrups:

Delsym 12 Hour Cough Suppressant for Children, Orange
Delsym 12 Hour Cough Suppressant, Orange
Delsym Cough Suppressant
Children's Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
Children's Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
Robitussin Infant Cough DM
Robitussin Infant Cough & Cold CF
Robitussin DM Cough Relief Infant Drops, Fruit Punch
Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold Formula
Robitussin Pediatric Cough Long-Acting
Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold Long-Acting
Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough & Cold
Robitussin Head & Chest Congestion PE
Robitussin Cough DM
Robitussin PE Nasal Decongestant and Expectorant
Robitussin Cough, Cold & Flu Nighttime
Robitussin Chest Congestion Guaifenesin Syrup, USP
Robitussin Cough & Congestion
Robitussin Cough Long-Acting
Robitussin Honey Cough Natural Cough Drops, Honey Center
Vicks NyQuil multi-symptom - original
Vicks NyQuil multi-symptom - cherry
Vicks NyQuil Cough
Vicks Formula 44 Cough
Vicks Formula 44 Expectorant
Vicks Formula 44 Decongestant
Vicks Formula 44 Mult-symptom
Pediatric Vicks 44E Cough & Congestion
Pediatric Vicks 44M Cough & Cold
Vicks Casero

Crackers:

Kraft Cheese Nips
Nabisco Harvest Crisps - Wheat Thins 5 Grain
Nabisco Ritz Bits - Peanut Butter
Nabisco Ritz Bits - Graham Cracker S'mores
Nabisco Ritz Chips - Cheddar - Oven-Toasted Crunch
Nabisco Ritz Crackers
Nabisco Ritz Crackers - Low Sodium
Nabisco Sociables
Nabisco Wheat Thins
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Baked
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Low Sodium
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Multi-Grain
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Ranch
Nabisco Wheat Thins - Reduced Fat

Dairy:

Breakstones Cottage Cheese & Toppings - Peach
Breakstones Cottage Cheese & Toppings - Pineapple
Breyer's Yogurt -Fruit on the Bottom - Strawberry Lowfat
Cool Whip
Cool Whip - Extra-Creamy
Cool Whip - Lite
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Peach)
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Pineapple)
Knudsen - Cottage Double (Strawberry)
Yoplait Yogurts

Drink Mixers:
Saratoga Salsa Bloody Mare Mix (spelling is correct)
El Paso Chili Key Lime Margarita Mix

Frozen Foods:

Fruits and Vegetables:

B&M Original Baked Beans
Contadina Tomato Paste
Claussen Pickles - Bread and Butter Chips
Claussen Pickles - Kosher Dill Burger Slices
Claussen Pickles - Sweet Gherkins
Claussen Pickle Relish
Del Monte canned petite diced tomatoes with italian seasonings
Del Monte Fruit Naturals Red Grapefruit
Heinz Pickle Relish
Mott's Applesauce
Mt. Olive Sweet Relish
Mt. Olive Bread and Butter Pickles
Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce

Ice Creams

Ben & Jerry's - Chubby Hubby (HFCS and Transfat!) - Should we call it Very Chubby Hubby?
Ben & Jerry's - Cherry Garcia
Ben & Jerry's - Neapolitan Dynamite
Ben & Jerry's - Cherry Garcia Body & Soul
Ben & Jerry's - Cherry Garcia Low Fat Frozen Yogurt Pints
Ben & Jerry's - Cherry Garcia Original Ice Cream Singles
Dreyer's - Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Almond Praline Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Cherry Chocolate Chip Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Cherry Vanilla Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Cookies 'N Cream Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Dulce de Leche Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Nestle Toll House Cookie Swirl Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Spumoni Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Toffee Bar Crunch Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Turtle Sundae Grand Ice Cream
Dreyer's - Ultimate Caramel Cup Grand Ice Cream

Jams, Jellies, and Syrups

Eggoâ„¢ Syrup Original Syrup
Eggoâ„¢ Syrup Buttery Syrup
Eggoâ„¢ Syrup Lite Syrup
Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
Knott's Boysenberry preserves
Smucker's Grape Jelly

Meats

Oscar Meyer Pickle and Pimento Loaf

Pastries

Nabisco Nilla Wafer Pie Crust
Nabisco Oreo Pie Crust
Jello No-Bake - Chips Ahoy
Jello No-Bake - Oreo
Pepperidge Farm's Puff Pastry sheets

Salad Dressings:

Emeril's Italian Vinegrette
Kraft Salad Dressing - Light done Right Creamy French
Kraft Salad Dressing - Thousand Island Fat Free
Maple Grove Farms Caesar Fat Free
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Hot n Spicy
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Light
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Light Super Easy Squeeze
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Non-fat
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing - Super Easy Squeeze
Wishbone Ranch Dressing
Wish-Bone Classic Caesar

Sauces:

A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Cajun
A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Chicago
A1 Steak Sauce Marinade - Teriyaki
Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce
Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce - Honey Smoke
Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce - Smokehouse Hickory
Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce - Sweet Hickory Smoke
Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce - Texas Style Mesquite
Crazy Jerry's Alotta Bull BBQ Sauce - Torrid Toro (Hot
Holy Smoke - Sticky Wings Glaze
Holy Smoke - Bar B Q Glaze
Jim Beam Steak Sauce
Jim Beam Herb & Garlic Gourmet Marinade
Jim Beam Lemon & Herb Gourmet Marinade
Kraft Barbecue Sauce
Penn State Nittany Lions Lime Grilling Sauce
Pork Rubbers Original Competition BBQ Sauce
Tuttorosso Marinara
Tuttorosso Three Cheese
Tuttorosso Traditional
Tuttorosso Flavored With Meat
Tuttorosso Mushroom
Tuttorosso Tomato & Basil
Tuttorosso Tomato, Olive & Garlic
Virginia Gentleman Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Snacks:

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Strawberry Cheesecake Bar
Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Chocolate covered Strawberry Cheesecake Bar
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - All Star Burgers
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - All-star Hot Dogs
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Chicken Dunks
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Chicken Strips
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Cracker Stackers
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Nachos
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Peanut Butter Pile-ups
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Dunks
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Pile-ups
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Stix
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Pizza Swirls
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Tacos

Soups
Campbells Vegatable soup (in microwaveable bowl)

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Comments, Pingbacks:

Comment from: Martha [Visitor]

I really love you site, but just wanted to tell you that "warrented" is spelled "warranted." Thanks for keeping up with all of this information for those of us who look forward to reading about it in your blog!

Permalink 06/09/05 @ 16:16

Comment from: Martha [Visitor]

Of course, feel free to rejoin "you" should be spelled "your."

Permalink 06/09/05 @ 16:16

Comment from: Alice [Visitor] · http://www.margaritasandmadhatters.com/teatime

Hey, Kate, once you have a pretty comprehensive list, you should add it to the wikipedia page in the HFCS section:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_syrup

Permalink 06/09/05 @ 17:13

Comment from: abb [Visitor]

Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice has HFCS (indeed, almost any cranberry juice brand).

Permalink 06/10/05 @ 06:38

Comment from: Christine D. [Visitor] · http://www.neato.co.nz/delish

New Zealand is a bit of a bizarro world when it comes to HFCS - it's not a common ingredient in processed foods, to the point where it's actually pretty difficult to track down a bottle of ordinary corn syrup (It tends to be regarded as a specialty ingredient used for chocolate making, or found in Asian food markets).

In any case, my bizarro world list of things that don't contain HFCS in New Zealand begins with a suprise: Ocean Spray White Cranberry Juice doesn't. Neither does my bottle of Monin chocolate syrup. Coca Cola is still made with sugar as well. I checked my apricot and cranberry sauces, and they're both made with sugar (but do have cornstarch or maize based thickeners). Tomato sauce/ketchup is also made with sugar...which is where I ran out of processed foods containing sugar :p

I wonder what the prevalence is like in other parts of the world.

Permalink 06/10/05 @ 16:15

Comment from: Jack [Visitor]

Christine, In the US, because the price of sugar is artifically high (due to stupidity on the part of the US gov), corn syrup is the sweetner of choice for big biz, as it's the cheapest sweetner. Corn syrup isn't a bad thing, but High Fructose Corn Syrup is, and it's just in so many things.

Permalink 06/11/05 @ 23:24

Comment from: Sherri [Visitor]

One more: an Ohio intersection!
Ohio Red Light Camera Sign Creates Sticky Situation

The report didn't state whether it was HFCS or regular. But that's 4,500 less gallons to worry about, whichever kind it was.

Permalink 06/13/05 @ 21:58

Comment from: sarah [Visitor]

Many of the Brownberry breads have HFCS in them, and refined flour, much to my dismay.

Permalink 06/25/05 @ 08:50

Comment from: steph [Visitor]

I grew up on Chef Boyardee... so imagine my surprise last week when feeding some ravioli to my child that - gasp! - it has HFCS in it! I don't want to feed her that! And why on earth is it in there?

My feelings on the subject are that it's there to get us hooked. It's for addictive purposes. Because I also found it in one of my favorite drinks: Clamato (and the Clamato Bloody Caesar mixer).

Think about the things people consume the most of - and now think of how many of those have HFCS in them. Frightening.

I have only recently discovered this myself, and am glad to find that you are keeping track of these. Good work! I agree with the person who said you should contribute this to the wikipedia...

Permalink 07/06/05 @ 15:50

Comment from: Joanne [Visitor] · http://www.ForkandBottle.com

You can add Premium Plus Crackers to your list... and most chocolate milk - it's hard to find one that doesn't. I'm pretty sure the top selling pasta sauces often include HFCS use it too.

Oh and don't forget the pellegrino products Orangina, Limonata, Chinotto and Aranciata!

Are you sure about Starbucks Frappaccino? Last time I had one I was sure it was sugar as an ingredient not HFCS?

Great list btw :)

Permalink 07/23/05 @ 09:11

Comment from: David [Visitor]

A clearinghouse of HFCS offenders is a great idea. Although I've avoided a lot of processed food in the past, watching "Super Size Me" disgusted me to the point that I went through my entire kitchen to rid my pantry of anything with HFCS in it. I rarely ever eat fast food, and cook at home rather than eating out.

There a are still a few things I must have every once in a while, like Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew, but most everything else is gone or HFCS free.

I think it's funny that what used to be regular back in the sixties, is now light. Like DelMonte Peaches, for instance. The "regular" has twice the calories and contains HFCS, while the light version contains sugar, instead.

For the last ten days, my nephews-in-law were here for a visit. I wanted to make them a pie and I needed a graham cracker crust.

I normally avoid pre-packaged and/or convenience foods, but because I was pressed for time, I considered a store bought graham cracker crust. I found HFCS on the labels for both Nabisco Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crusts and Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs.

I gave up and bought berries and natural ice cream, with homemade whipped cream.

Permalink 08/04/05 @ 14:26

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

I've had to remove corn from my diet because of a newly discovered allergy to the stuff. So of course HFCS is out. I'm alternately glad to find your list and disturbed at what is on it.

Thanks for all of the work.

Permalink 08/15/05 @ 09:23

Comment from: Chris [Visitor] · http://www.nephandus.com

A few more additions.

Jack Daniels BBQ/Grilling sauce contains HFCS.

Kroger* brand salsas and taco sauces contain HFCS

Yoplaitt yogurt has HFCS

Note that most chocolate products don't have HFCS.

*Kroger is a supermarket chain. If you don't have a Kroger in your area, no big loss.

Permalink 08/15/05 @ 13:17

Comment from: rhonda hohmann [Visitor]

Other sodas that do not contain HFCS are: China Cola, Dr. Pepper(original formula). There is limited distribution of the Dr.P. I live in Texas and have acess to it. I have fibromyalgia which the HFCS exacerbates so am always reading lables or buying at natural food stores.

Permalink 08/21/05 @ 13:41

Comment from: Pam Kiser [Visitor] · http://pamkiser

It is so easy to find products in the US that have HFCS that this product list could become a book quickly. Is there a list out there that contains products without HFCS??

Permalink 08/24/05 @ 12:33

Comment from: Alanna Pezzullo [Visitor]

I just wanted to let you know that all the foods that are listed have some type of chemical in them which is hidden of course with words that throw you off. Just be careful. I buy all organic products, but of course you have to read all labels because there could be hidden chemicals in some organic food as well.

Permalink 08/29/05 @ 16:07

Comment from: Marlene Partridge [Visitor]

Do you have a brand name or other source for corn syrup that does not contain fructose. My grandsons have a liver problem and cannot have fructose, glucose or most dairy products.

Thanks,
Marlene

Permalink 09/07/05 @ 18:41

Comment from: H [Visitor]

these do not contain HFCS:
Skippy Peanut Butter
Northland Cranberry Juice
Life Cereal/Cinnamon Life
Quaker Oatmeal
Tropicana OJ
Dannon Light Yogurt
Nestle NesQuik Chocolate Milk Mix
Luigi Italian Ice
Betty Croker 7-Layer Bar (Mix)

Permalink 09/08/05 @ 15:49

Comment from: Christina (disgusted mom) [Visitor]

Dannon Danimals Boucin Banana & Totally Vanilla both contain HFCS.

Permalink 09/26/05 @ 13:12

Comment from: Dawn (Disgusted Mom, too!) [Visitor]

My 5 year old son has had chronic hives since he was 9 months old. I have found a relation to his break-outs and HFCS. I have been very disappointed to find that it is in EVERYTHING. I can't believe how many things say "Natural" that have HFCS. I read a few good articles: http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/highfructose.html (Just a couple examples) One thing mentioned that I learned was that you need to look for juices and such that say 100% juice. I have also learned that "Natural" does not neccessarily mean Natural. I found a "Newman's Own ALL Natural" cereal has HFCS. It is true what Cathy dated 6/9/05 said about Organic products not having HFCS. So, how natural can it be if you can't get it in Organic products? Hmm! Most products that say LITE, No Sugar Added, Unsweetened, Diet, etc. do not have HFCS. Here are some products I have found that DO NOT have HFCS: - Motts Natural (No Sugar Added)Apple Sauce - Anything stating: 100% Fruit Juice - Boxed juices, fruit snacks, etc. - Capri Sun Fruit Waves 100% Juice - Trader Joe's Fruit flavored breakfast bars (NOT all TJ products are without HFCS) To name a few. Thanks for the list, keep it up.

Permalink 09/28/05 @ 12:35

Comment from: Susan [Visitor]

Ragu and Prego both have corn syrup. Classico doesn't
I'm not 100% sure but I think all flavors of Gatorade do have it

Permalink 09/28/05 @ 20:31

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

You can add Schweppes Tonic Water to the list of HFCS containing beverages. I was disappointed to find that out this weekend.

Permalink 09/30/05 @ 14:24

Comment from: Roger Schoff [Visitor]

After many years of diarrhea and constipation and visiting Gastro Docs at major hospitals and clinics thruout the country, I found on my own that my so called IBS sympthoms were lessened and almost eliminated by ensuring that no substance that I ingested, contained High Fructose Corn Syrup. Also I cannot eat any fruits without suffering severe consequences. Grapes to a certain extent are tolerated. My discovery of this was sometime around 1985. The Cola/Soda market began sometime in the early 80's of using HFCS instead of Sucrose and this is what really set me off with this severe problem.

I am througly disgusted with the American Medical Community and particulare with Gastroenteroligists who have taken so many years to begin to recognize and diagnose this problem. Only at my adamnant instistence did my Gastro Doc at Kaiser finally perform a hydrogen breath test. He in fact was not even certain that such a test existed or what it would prove. Glucose I was negative, HFCS I jumped to a 40. Normal is a zero or somewhat more. He was shocked at this discovery. I also had been to John Hopkins, UC Med Center of SF, Stanford, Cedar Sinai and many other local clinics over my 6 year journey to find the cause of my distress.

I have found that taking an aciddophulus pill daily, antibiotics(Augmentan) once a year help me quite a bit if I accidently ingest fructose or HFCS.

I recently began experimenting eating several pieces of candy daily that contains corn syrup(not sucrose or fructose). The theory being that the additional glucose mixed with HFCS or fructose would give my body the appearance of sucrose and perhaps not have such an adverse reaction to HFCS. The results have been remarkable. My bowel movements have improved immensely and I have only one per day. No urgencyas in the past. My opinion is that Doctors are basically very stupid at times(witness the 20 years it took them to pick up on bacteria as the cause of most ulcers). They are slowly coming around(some of them) to the fact that Fructose, HFCS and Sorbitol are at the root of many IBS patients problems. These guys are as stupid and close minded as those who drowned witches in Salem, some 400 years ago. I also place Dr. Dean Edell(syndicated radio talk show host) at the top of this list. I reported my findings to him in 1985 and several times over the past 20 years. He was always very dismissive but not has started to come around. I once told him that there was a Nobel prize in medicine for someone who would pick up on this and do the proper studies(this was 1985).

Also if the government requires the posting of warnings on potato chips that contain Olestra, why is not the same requirement for HFCS? In fact this substance should be banned as I am certain that it costs millions of Americans this same distress, and we probably spend billions in medical costs from those who suffer and to no success when they visit their moronic closed minded Gastro Docs. What is the FDA for anyhow?

Sorry for the rambling, I condensed a very long journey into as few words as possible.

A high school drop out in California. Please do not grade spelling or grammar, as I do not proofread.

Roger

Permalink 10/06/05 @ 13:05

Comment from: Lu Amy [Visitor]

I teach Physical Education to grades k-5. Our schools milk, yes Milk has HFCS. I no that organic Horizon Milk does not have it.

Permalink 10/11/05 @ 14:57

Comment from: Cheryl [Visitor]

Thank you so much for this list. I was just recently given a Hydrogen 2 breath test for fructose intolerance. I had such a severe reaction, that I was unable to leave the doc's office for a while. I had osmotic diahreaa for over 12 hours, when I decided to take Lomotil to stop this. My doctor said that he had NEVER seen a reaction to fructose as severe as this. What is this horrible sweetner doing to us? How can we stop the food industry from using this?

Permalink 10/15/05 @ 11:37

Comment from: Miss Chantastic [Visitor]

i came across this site by accident and i was surprised to see the many products with HFCS. It seems pretty outrageous because much of the products could do without it.

Permalink 10/17/05 @ 10:46

Comment from: Sal Spada [Visitor]

I think if you work backwards a little, you can eliminate some of the pressure in finding non-HFCS foods. First, look into the low carb (not an Atkins diet) foods. Since sugars are carbs, these foods generally have low sugar and most probably no HFCS. Diet foods (drinks etc.) would also have no HFCS.

Low fat foods can have lots of HFCS, so you have to be careful with these.

Permalink 10/20/05 @ 09:48

Comment from: Riva Woodrun [Visitor]

Maybe it would be easier to assume that all processed foods do contain HFCS, and then start listing those that don't. As an obsessive label-reader, it seems very few processed foods avoid this sweetener.

Permalink 10/22/05 @ 09:06

Comment from: Boyd [Visitor]

Have you noticed how many products say "original receipt" or similar and yet they have HFCS as an ingredient?
I couldn't believe it when I checked dill pickles and couldn't find a brand that didn't have it, talk about something that doesn't need it but apparently nothing is safe. I have found that some store brands don't have HFCS.

Permalink 10/22/05 @ 16:43

Comment from: shwee ahh [Visitor]

ritz crackers
garlic spread
kraft tartar sauce
aunt jemima syrup
jif peanut butter

Permalink 10/22/05 @ 22:51

Comment from: Boyd Miles [Visitor]

Couple of things, one Gatorade does not have HFCS, other sports drinks do though.
The other thing, I have started emailing companies about HFCS, so far: Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Mt Olive, Vlasic, and 7UP. I am sure my one email will be ignored but if they got enough of them and all different rather than a form letter, they might notice.

Permalink 10/24/05 @ 20:47

Comment from: Pat [Visitor]

I've stopped buying commercially prepared foods almost entirely. I shop the outside aisles of the grocery stores and we eat fresh fruits and veggies, fresh meats and eggs and dairy, and even then, I read all labels. I avoid HFCS like the plague, as well as all transfats and SOY!!! I've learned to make almond flour, and we do eat nuts and some whole grains. Down with Frankenfoods! Back to Real foods!

Permalink 10/25/05 @ 14:15

Comment from: Amber [Visitor]

You have to be careful. I have found products that list sugar AND high fructose corn syrup on the labels. Or honey and..., etc. Read the whole ingredient list, don't just stop when you get to the first sweetener.

Regards.

Permalink 10/28/05 @ 16:19

Comment from: Gina [Visitor]

Just another spelling correction:
Orangenia is actually Orangina.

-(Oran)gina

Permalink 11/02/05 @ 07:54

Comment from: eleanor [Visitor]

Nabisco Original Saltines contain high fructose corn syrup

Permalink 11/07/05 @ 12:20

Comment from: Jory [Visitor]

I think it would be easier to list foods without HFCS. I have been looking at labels to try and avoid HFCS and almost everything has it!

Permalink 11/07/05 @ 17:55

Comment from: Linda Bisceglia [Visitor]

Please please make a list of foods without HFCS. I have cut it out of one of my kids diets as much as possible, he was addicted and mean. I would like to cut it out of all of our diets but it is in every bread I have seen. I cannot find bread or crackers without it. Trader Joes has the best choices of product without it. But it would be helpful to all to know what DOESN"T have it to start to buy those products. THANKS

Permalink 11/08/05 @ 12:07

Comment from: Isolde Obstoj [Visitor]

How and where can I find out which food contains fructose?

Permalink 11/09/05 @ 03:55

Comment from: JJ [Visitor]

For those of you looking for bread without HFCS:
Try looking at the ingredient list of breads from real bakeries.
I found several types of bread from the Publix bakery that are HFCS-free and delicious.

In my opinion, there is a lot of "gray-area" when you see CORN SYRUP listed as an ingredient. A food manufacturer may purchase CORN SYRUP from his supplier and unknowingly list it without checking what ingredients are in IT!!
What a shock to look at the ingredients of good ol' KARO (white) corn syrup!! Yes, you guessed it....HFCS!!
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While we're checking labels on foods, let's check out BABY foods and BABY water (marketed as nursery water).

Permalink 11/09/05 @ 07:25

Comment from: Shannon [Visitor]

HFCS is a small part of the problem. Having developed an allergy to corn in any of it's forms, I can tell you that HFCS is the tip of the iceberg. I have searched high and low in every grocery store I can find to find non-corn products. I finally gave up. Either I eat it and chase it with an antihistamine or I eat nothing but whole foods. Daughter is allergic as well. Speaking of whole foods, think for a moment what our animals eat. CORN. Corn hiding food ingredients: Mono- and Diglycerides, citric acid, "yeast food", corn oil, maize, corn syrup, corn starch, corn flour, caffeine, xanthum (cross-contamination), carmel color, modified food starch. Iodized table salt utilizes a corn based product to bind the iodine to the salt. Salt is in just about everything in our US supermarkets. I know there's more, but it's 2 am and that's all I can think of. My IBS is a direct result of corn. Any time I eat corn I get symptoms. I'm having weird thyroid issues. Corn is a goitrogen. I'm very obese and I don't eat any more than most. The bread aisle at the grocery store gives me asthma attacks. All hard candies, all gummy candies, all gums, all powdery candies, etc use corn based sweetners. Exceptions include a few novelty holiday candies - mostly chocolates - and hershey's plain choc candy bars. All ice creams except 2 basic breyers flavors. We generally use low-carb sweets as backups because they have less corn. Soda - I've found 1 brand online and expensive - is ALL corn based. Frozen vegetables are known to have cornstarch sprinkled on them to keep them from sticking together. Pizzas from whereever commonly have cornstarch dusted to keep them from sticking. Corn is organic. Watch out for that.

If you want to avoid corn, eat foods without sweeteners, not grain-fed, without starches/thickeners, coloring, preservatives, and not cooked in corn oil (this covers many chips).

With this much corn in our diets, how are we supposed to stay healthy? There's no way. And people don't have a clue. Corn in the air, corn in our food, in our fuels, plastics made from corn, oh yes, and don't forget, allergy and asthma meds contain corn too (as do almost all meds).

For anyone noticing a sensitivity to corn syrup - please please please avoid corn at all costs. I've lost my job, my health, and my daughter has been highly allergic her whole 3 years.

Permalink 11/15/05 @ 00:47

Comment from: Angie [Visitor]

Maybe a list of foods that DON'T contain HFCS would be more helpful. I'm sure it would be shorter and easier to memorize. If we're not aware of what is out there that doesn't contain HFCS, then how can we make better choices?

Permalink 11/15/05 @ 09:33

Comment from: Semme [Visitor]

Thanks so much for this list. My 2 yr old has had severe health problems stemming from allergies to what we thought were only nuts and dairy. We've just stumbled on the HFCS connection. I've cut it out of her diet and it's like winning the lottery! However, I don't know yet if she's allergic to corn itself or just HFCS. I read someone stated there was a difference between just corn syrup and the high fructose, I looked around and didn't see anything else on it. Can someone explain for me? I also have fibromyalgia (10yrs) and have never had a delayed allergy test. Someone said they were tested for fructose intolerance. Is that in addition to being tested for corn allergy itself? Is the hydrogen 2 test the same as a delayed allergy test?

Permalink 11/17/05 @ 15:19

Comment from: robbie yohn [Visitor]

how about petitioning the FDA about a permanent ban on HFCS and other chemicals as well as hydrogenated oils?

We as citizens should band together and fight this!

Permalink 11/20/05 @ 20:12

Comment from: Susan [Visitor]

I find it daunting and to read the list of foods that have HFCS, since the majority of foods are made with it. It would be far more helpful to see a list of products that are NOT made with HFCS.

Permalink 11/21/05 @ 07:43

Comment from: Cheryl K. [Visitor]

Don't contact the FDA, the FTC, the American Medical Association, or your congressmen about HFCS because it won't do any good. The name of the game is "GREED!" The more people who are sick the more money is made by these powerful money magnets. BUT, what you do need to be aware of is this: be informed about what is going on and search for products that are helpful. Go BACK TO THE BASICS, look for organically grown foods, shop the fresh food isles, watch the labels and when in doubt, don't buy it; make an informed decision. We are in the information era. Use it to your advantage.

Permalink 11/23/05 @ 08:25

Comment from: Kathleen [Visitor]

I purchased 3 kinds of Kraft Italian salad dressing and wondered why they were all so sweet. Corn syrup! I've since taken to making my own salad dressing. Why don't those concerned about childhood obesity mention that sweeteners are being added to all sorts of products to make them more appealing to children? Perhaps because they don't want to lose sponsers.

Permalink 11/26/05 @ 12:24

Comment from: Kerry [Visitor]

I can not believe how many products HFCS is in. I can not find bread that doesnâ€™t contain it. Bread making is not my forte. By the way, even corn syrup contains HFCS. My young boys will not eat the hearty breads and long for the soft â€œwonderâ€ breads. My husband thinks I am turning our kids into nuts because they ask their hosts when offered a snack or beverage, if it contains HFCS. I talk about it at work and people are starting to look at the ingredients. I think they secretly are outraged as well but are afraid if they say anything they will be classified as a â€œnutâ€. Personally I am OK with being one. Thanks for letting me vent!

Permalink 12/05/05 @ 05:19

Comment from: Lya [Visitor] · http://www.aromapower.org

Hi Kate, thanks so much for the list of HFCS ingredient foods. It seems to be everywhere, along with propylene glycol. The Fuse soft drinks have propylene glycol in them, and many people drink them thinking they are natural.
For your HFCS list, I'd like to add the San Pelligrino Limonata soda drink.
Cheers!

Permalink 12/05/05 @ 20:43

Comment from: Lya [Visitor] · http://www.aromapower.org

Permalink 12/05/05 @ 20:44

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

To extend Cathy's point about Viactiv chews: many, many types of cough drops and other "cold remedies" have HFCS or CS in them. Bleh!

Permalink 12/06/05 @ 13:54

Comment from: Aurora [Visitor]

Not all AZ Tea has HFCS. The ones sold at Trader Joes don't but the mass produced ones do. I avoid HFCS. Almost every product has it. Read your labels. The corn industry is a powerful lobby. I"m not allergic. Just know it is detrimental to our health.

Permalink 12/07/05 @ 18:36

Comment from: Aurora [Visitor]

Martha, get a life!

Permalink 12/07/05 @ 18:38

Comment from: Pia [Visitor]

What I think would be extremely helpful would be a list of foods that *don't* contain HFCS.

Permalink 12/10/05 @ 10:12

Comment from: Robbie [Visitor]

What are other names used as High Fructose Corn Syrup? I saw a some English Cookies with the words Fructose Glucose Syrup. I decided not to buy because I totally am convinced it's just another hidden term for HFCS. I would like to know the word for it in other languages so if I buy a product that is foreign I need to know their word for it.

Alta maiz fructoza is spanish for high corn fructose.

Someone told me that in Mexico and some other countries you can buy products that are HFCS free. Is that true?

Permalink 12/18/05 @ 15:11

Comment from: Ken [Visitor] · http://www.foodfacts.info/high-fructose-corn-syrup.shtml

Inspired by this list, I've compiled this list of items from popular fast food restaurants that contain HFCS.

The list currently includes items containing HFCS from the following fast food restaurants: Arby's, Blimpie, Burger King, Chick-fil-a, Dairy Queen, Jack in the Box, KFC, McDonald's, Subway, Taco Bell, and Whataburger.

FFN - http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/

Permalink 12/20/05 @ 07:40

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

I've investigated a number of imported goods that contain "glucose syrup" or something similar. It seems that a lot of products from outside the US use wheat instead of corn to create syrups and starches. I recommend always checking with the manufacturer/distributer before eating, though.

I can't guarantee this is always the case, but so far it seems to be the norm. It makes sense too - corn syrup is subsidized in the US.

Permalink 12/20/05 @ 14:05

Comment from: Byron Velasquez [Visitor]

excellent work, the word needs to get out

Permalink 12/20/05 @ 20:59

Comment from: Jack [Member]

· http://www.ForkandBottle.com

HFCS is likely to be in an American product, but not in a non-American one. This is also why big name soft drinks, etc., taste differently in the US and in Europe.

Permalink 12/26/05 @ 23:33

Comment from: denice [Visitor]

The best way to shop is assume hfcs is in ALL products. I have a few select items I buy over and over but be sure to watch & recheck the label..as they may cave and change ingred. I have been allergic to hfcs for at least 13 years.I found out by watching labels. I also have some native friends who have IBS, (I am 1/4) who told me about IBS and how sick they got. This says something for the changing world! I shop at 3 stores and one natural foods store, of which is VERY busy. I will spend more for something healthy. I will no longer support kraft and large companys that toss anything in products to keep it cheep.
My Daughter in law became very Ill and broke out in hives her hands & feet swelled up it took days to find it was stove top stuffing. It brought up the whole gmo thing back into light. We need to let people know that this is a real problem. We need real organic food...I view some of the food corporations as big tobacco companys. Maybe you should list the foods with out hfcs in them I have not the time to read all labels. I know that we need to support the ones that keep "CLEAN"

Permalink 12/28/05 @ 13:21

Comment from: Jon [Visitor]

OK, I absolutely love you for compiling this list....more work like this needs to be done!!!!!! DOWN WITH HFCS!!!!!! You can add Nature's Own Double Wheat bread with Omega-3 to the list.

Permalink 01/01/06 @ 01:15

Comment from: Z [Visitor]

I am allergic to either corn syrup or hfcs but my allergist tells me there isn't a way to officially test for that. I know I'm allergic because every time I eat something with that ingredient I itch all over withing 10-15 minutes of consumption. Anyone out there that has been tested?

Permalink 01/01/06 @ 19:53

Comment from: Shari [Visitor]

Does anyone know if HFCS is ilegal in Canada? We noticed a lot of the same products we use in the US that have HFCS do not have it in Canada.

Permalink 01/02/06 @ 12:01

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

Z,

Have you tried other corn products? Chances are, it's the corn. Feel free to email me off-line, so we don't take up space here.

trueepicure at gmail dot com

Permalink 01/02/06 @ 17:13

Comment from: shopper x [Visitor]

HFCS is not illegal in Canada. Additionlly, Red #2, an item banned in the US for years is LEGAL in Canada. READ YOUR LABELS PEOPLE...ALWAYS READ YOUR LABELS!!!

Permalink 01/08/06 @ 10:38

Comment from: Dan [Visitor]

Great site, great cause. You can take Peppridge farms off the list for whole grain breads. My recent drive to eliminate HFCS from my cabinets and my childrens diets sent me on a wildunt for something as simple as bread. Pepprdge farms (atleast this week) did NOT have HFCS on the lable. you can ADD Peanut butter, jsut about every brand of peanutbutter has hFCS as an ingredient unless it is labled as natural or organic.
The Washington post has a good article on HFCS here...http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8003-2003Mar10?language=printer

Permalink 01/08/06 @ 12:24

Comment from: Erika [Visitor]

I was very pleased to find this site in my reseach on HFCS. I am trying to make a comprehensive list of products that do not contain HFCS, aspertame, or sucrolose. I would be happy to post my list here when I am further along with it. Also, a little tip for those who love soda as I once did: I now use 1 part 100% juice mixed with 3 parts seltzer water for a tasty fizzy drink. I also found this article on HFCS that many of you might fing interesting: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL

Permalink 01/09/06 @ 11:21

Comment from: Lew [Visitor]

I was recently in Canada and could not find HFCS in anything. Did they ban it?

Permalink 01/13/06 @ 08:58

Comment from: Andrea [Visitor]

Add Pepperidge Farm's Puff Pastry sheets and shells from the freezer section.

Also, Del Monte Fruit Naturals Red Grapefruit.

Permalink 01/13/06 @ 14:50

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

Add SoBE "Healthy Beverages" to the HFCS list. :(

Permalink 01/17/06 @ 14:07

Comment from: Kathy [Visitor]

I have found that Del Monte canned petite diced tomatoes with italian seasonings has high fructose corn syrup.

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 07:52

Comment from: Kathy [Visitor]

I have found that Heinz Organic Ketchup is made with sugar rather than HFCS - a better choice all around

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 07:54

Comment from: Kathy [Visitor]

I have gotten my husband to stop drinking sodas with HFCS in them - instead he drinks Boylans sodas - Cane Cola, Root Beer, Cherry Soda and Switch Carbonated Fruit drinks, he has lost weight and doesn't miss Coke or Mtn Dew at all.

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 07:57

Comment from: Kathy [Visitor]

Thomas's Low Carb English Muffins do not have HFCS - taste a little different but not so much so that they aren't edible

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 08:01

Comment from: jennifer [Visitor]

You'd be better off listing foods that DON'T have HFCS - its in EVERYTHING, including things you'd never expect like pretzels!

Note: I haven't put any HFCS in my body in over a year and in that year, lost the lost 20 pounds that no other diet would kick. An easy way to avoid HFCS if you don't want to be a label-hound is to simply buy organic.

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 08:17

Comment from: yk [Visitor]

Many Snapple flavors have HFCS.
Snapple -Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink certainly does.

Permalink 01/22/06 @ 08:54

Comment from: Anne [Visitor]

I am Fructose Intolerant. It is a very difficult disease to work with. Apparently, I, and others like me, lack the enzymes in our stomachs necessary to digest fructose. I've also heard that fructose is not broken down like other sugars. Something about going through the liver... Anyway, I want to thank you for the lists you have started. I have marked this site as a "favorite" so I can check often.

I was very interested in the person who wrote about taking an aciddophulus pill daily to help with fructose intolerance. I wonder why that would work? Why antibiotics, too?

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is an organization that has put FI on the map. Perhaps you could work together with them on your lists? They already have a booklet that they hand out their patients with foods containing fructose, corn syrup and HFCS.

Thx, AC

Permalink 01/23/06 @ 11:31

Comment from: Michelle Hudon [Visitor] · http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/06/09/foods_and_products_containing_high_fruct

Well I am here on the web and try to find out more than what I have read about high fructose corn syrup and non suger sweetners and as I was eating my Campbells Vegatable soup (in microwaveable bowl) I found HFCS listed right after the corn....this is one of my favortie soups....why is it in there if they want to sweeten it use sugar...I guess...what do you all thik...it must be a lot cheaper to use....no more buying this...

Thanks

Permalink 01/24/06 @ 09:43

Comment from: Tegan [Visitor]

Hi - I'm Canadian, and I've been going through my cupboards looking for something with HFCS in it, and not even my coke has it listed as an ingredient. However I might be looking for the wrong thing...

Will it say 'high fructose corn syrup' or just 'corn syrup' or 'fructose'.

What exact phrase should I be looking for?

Permalink 01/24/06 @ 20:35

Comment from: lois [Visitor]

Thanks goodness on a fluke I have always given my kids Juicy Juice...no HFCS
I just got back from Mayo and interestingly my doctor doesnt allow HFCS or Asapartame in their house those are their 2 rules.

Permalink 01/25/06 @ 13:53

Comment from: Gloria [Visitor]

Now....there should be some kind of list that lists things like breads and cereals etc., that DON"T have HFCS! I have been looking for a list of breads...and no such animal!
Tegan, I believe there are differant levels of corn syup from what I was told. HFCS is the worst and the closer to the beginning of the list of ingredients, the more of it there is too. Good luck

Permalink 01/26/06 @ 18:49

Comment from: Charlotte [Visitor]

If you like Coke and want it without HFCS, the Mexican bottler still uses beet sugar instead of HFCS. The bottles look like old-fashioned coke bottles with thick glass (they do not recycle in the US system). They are readily available in small groceries and liquor stores in areas where there is any kind of Hispanic population. Apparently, the Mexican workers, for example, say that it tastes better. In LA, it's easy to find them all over town. FYI, the US bottlers have used HFCS since 1980.

Permalink 02/01/06 @ 08:46

Comment from: Richard Haberman [Visitor]

Hi There. I am trying to find a listing of all the food items that contain HFCS. My wife and I are both Diabetic, I am on Goulfg., she is on Insulin. I would like to know how much of the HFCS, is in each of the items you have listed. Thanks Richard

Permalink 02/01/06 @ 11:36

Comment from: Charlotte [Visitor]

Note to Richard:

If you live in the US, you don't need a list of foods that contain HFCS. If you shop in a regular grocery store, the only place you will, for sure, NOT find it is in the produce section and, maybe, the eggs. It is also not in baby food. It's in all commercial breads and baked goods, all prepackaged products, most frozen foods, most commercially prepared foods, most "snack" foods, the list is unending........and includes the usual suspects such as sodas and candies and a million other things you would not guess it to be in. It's in many "diet" and "healty choice" foods. It's even in Ketchup and Nyquil (and many other cold medicines). I found HFCS in the bacon I ate. As for quantity, all ingredients must be listed in order of quantity; greatest to least.

If you are considering it because it is NOT sugar, you should keep a few facts in mind: HFCS is the number one sweetner used in the US. Americans consume more HFCS than sugar and have done for th past 25 years. Sugar raises your blood sugar level 100% when consumed; HFCS raises your blood sugar level 200% when consumed. HFCS is addictive and makes you hungry. If you stop consuming HFCS you may get headaches initially because of the withdrawal. While sugar, in its many forms, can be absorbed by your body, HFCS can ONLY BE DEALT with by your liver. What your liver has to do with it is to turn it into a fat and store it BEFORE your body can do ANYTHING ELSE with it. Your body has to literally stop everything else to deal with HFCS. From your body's point of view, it's just like eating fat; it does not "burn off" or get absorbed until after your liver has processed it.

There is enough evidence to suggest, at least, that there exists a causal relationship between the explosion of obesity (and the dramatic rise in diabetes) and the introduciton of HFCS into the US population. Or it's the biggest coincidence ever. The US is only country to use HFCS extensively. People living in Canada, Europe or New Zealand don't even know what the stuff is because it's not used in their food supply.

If your and your wife are diabetic you should google "HFCS + diabetes" to see what informtaion is out there so that you and your wife can make the best choices for your continued good health.

Permalink 02/02/06 @ 07:24

Comment from: Tony Farmer [Visitor]

Yeah great site...When are people going to wake up and learn that a HUGE portion of the products on your list are prodiced by a company called Atria, which is the former Phillip Morris.

They changed their name so that people wouldn't recognize them.

The tobacco companies are putting addictive substances in food and poisoning us just like they did with tobacco products.

Permalink 02/09/06 @ 16:53

Comment from: Brandon LaBonte' [Visitor]

Two items I've noticed that contain hfcs that are not on this list are 100% whole grain fig newtons and Sara Lee Heart Healthy whole grain bread.

Permalink 02/14/06 @ 06:24

Comment from: christine [Visitor]

Almost everything but meat and fresh vegetables has HFCS in it, including bread, bagels, coffee creamer, etc. I guess that's why the Atkins diet was so succesfull for most people.

Permalink 02/16/06 @ 06:29

Comment from: N Martin [Visitor]

We avoid HFCS because it can is an ADHD behavior trigger for our kids.
It's not in EVERYTHING, but it's close. It's under several different names. We avoid HFCS, Glucose syrup, we buy organic and things that are Kosher for passover. ANything that is marked kosher for passover will have NO corn products of any kind in it. (This includes coca cola in the US if you can find it. The two litre bottles will have a yellow cap and be stamped UP-that is the only way I know to find it at your local Kroger in the US. It's about the time of year that those bottles start showing up. Easter and passover are always about the same time of year, so it's not hard too hard to find.
Capt John's 100 % wheat bread is HFCS free. It's our usual brand. ALso, Atlanta Bread COmpany, if you are in the southern US, has several things that are "safe".
I have yet to find a brand of worchestershire sauce that doesn't have "the stuff".I have found some good shoyu soy sauce that at least doesn't have it listed.
I would really like to see a list compiled of HFCS free foods. I already know it's everywhere, I'd love ot see where it wasn't. :)
Thanks for helping let people know how many health problems this can be related to.

Permalink 02/26/06 @ 15:29

Comment from: Andrea [Visitor]

N Martin,

French's Worcestershire is the only one I've found without HFCS. Mind you, it does have Corn Syrup. The other option is to make it yourself -- Joy of Cooking has a recipe waaay in the back, like second to last page. I haven't tried it, so I can't say it's excellent or terrible; I just found it the other day.

Thanks for the tips folks! This is an awesome list!

Permalink 02/26/06 @ 20:19

Comment from: Tom [Visitor]

My fiance and I are looking to find Pickle relish that does not contain High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) for my tasty Tuna Fish Sandwhich I I make. The only one's we can find on the shelves at the grocery store is Heinz which contains HFCS and is not on your list. Do you know any other pickle relish brands that do not contain HFCS? We tried Whole Foods and Trader Joes, but they had nothing.

Permalink 02/28/06 @ 09:35

Comment from: Martha [Visitor]

Here's my question: how do we get the government to regulate the use of HFCS? Some things have been taken off the market because of proven dangers. How do we communicate to the food industry that we don't want it? I can avoid it myself, but what about the rest of the country which is rapidly approaching an epidemic of diabetes? What about the poor who can't afford to be so picky in their shopping?

Permalink 02/28/06 @ 17:48

Comment from: Julie [Visitor]

I didnt read all of the postings, but does anyone else feel they have a slight allergy to HFCS?

For instance, if you eat something which has it, you get a woozy feeling and you feel you cant think straight. Almost like a sugar high crash?

Permalink 03/01/06 @ 08:39

Comment from: Julie [Visitor]

I realized as I came back to the site, that it was based on the fact that Katie has an Allergy. But just curious about the symptoms you have.

Thanks and sorry about that! :)

Permalink 03/01/06 @ 13:59

Comment from: Jacqueline [Visitor] · http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/06/09/foods_and_products_containing_high_fruct

Thank for the list because I have not been eating those foods now and I've lost sixty pounds in two mounths! Now I enjoy a healthy life style and I love it!

Permalink 03/04/06 @ 08:58

Comment from: Eva [Visitor] · http://trueepicure.com/blog

NPR did a story today on a study regarding teenagers, HFCS and sugared drinks. Not surprisingly, the group that cut out soda and juice lost an average of something like a pound a month (over six months) without changing any of their other eating and exercising habits.

Permalink 03/06/06 @ 14:37

Comment from: Amy [Visitor]

Well, we can add to the list V8 Splash (at least the strawberry kiwi variety) and Campbell's tomato soup. My mom's been on a kick lately about reading the labels of things and looking for HFCS, and I've started doing it too. Then I started reading up on the subject and becamse absolutely disgusted with how abundant it is in everything we eat. Keep up the good work, and thank you for the list!

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 06:46

Comment from: Jen [Visitor]

Sunny D and Hawaiian Punch

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 07:52

Comment from: Lynda [Visitor]

This is Amy's Mom ~ My outrage began when at the local grocery store I was looking for Kielbasa and found that the 'lite' type of one brand looked better than the 'regular' and I read the lables to find out why the difference... lo and behold, all the bigger brands - whether lite or regular - had HFCS - Silver Star, Hillshire Farms, even the store brand...I found one local supplier that used real meats (i/o 'meat products') and only listed corn syrup solids, I believe it was - not sure what THAT difference is, but it looked and tasted better and more like our homemade kielbasa than ANY of the others, and we've bought them all.... I am so totally disgusted about the whole HFSC being shoved down our throats -- and that the stores feel that because they label something "Organic" - what we knew as Real food when I was growing up - they can charge us more for it....
Thank you for the list, and to the others that have mentioned other web sites to check out -

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 07:55

Comment from: Kieran [Visitor]

I've really enjoyed reading all of the comments people have written about this list. Since taking a biology class this past fall, I've become obsessed with eliminating HFCS, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), and scores of other artificial preservatives from my diet. This list will help me to further eliminate and avoid products with HFCS. At the school I attend we have vending machines that sell prepackaged foods, many of which contain HFCS and are extremely unnutritious. Most of my fellow classmates do not eat breakfast and "live" off of these goodies. It's disgusting! I've been trying to inform my friends and family about the health consequences of HFCS and so far I've had moderate success. What really surprised me was that my mother, who is a doctor, had no idea that HFCS was in so many products and had a negative impact on your health. You would expect someone in the medical field would know about that. When I get interested in a subject, I like to make lists about it. Before I discovered this list, I was writing one of my own on HFCS. Most of the products I had on mine were included in this list, but I do have a few others which I did not see mentioned. Some of these products are: Garelick Farm Fat Free Chocolate Milk; several Maple Grove Farms of Vermont salad dressing, such as their Fat Free Greek, Sweet 'n Sour, Parmesan, and Lite Romano; most Wishbone salad dressings; Columbo yogurt; and Nestea Bottled Iced Tea. I have a whole bunch more on my computer, but I did not have access to it as I was writing this comment. I'll include them with my next comment. In reference to a past comment, I have been able to find a brand of whole grain bread that does not include HFCS or corn syrup. The name of the company, or at least the line of bread, is called When Pigs Fly. I'm not sure if this is a commercial brand or if it is a local brand native to New England, but it can be found at most Hannaford's supermarkets. I wouyld also advise people who are allergic to nuts and other similar substances to check the label on this bread. I'm almost 100% sure it's safe, but double check anyway. On a separate topic, I've been hearing mostly negative information about MSG or monosodium glutamate. This ingredient I've found in a few products such as Progresso soups and Pringles. I'm not entirely sure if this is true, but I was told that some people are allergic to MSG. I thought this might make another interesting list like this one. Please consider it! Anyway, thank you for creating this list. It will help me in my quest to rid myself of HFCS.

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 08:18

Comment from: Pigeon and Seabiscuit [Visitor]

This page is an awesome reference!

Perhaps someone can aid me. I'm looking for a comprehensive list of foods that DO NOT have HFCS. I wanted to go grocery shopping for wheat bread and wondered if there was a list already available to identify which breads did not have any and thought this site is probably the best place to ask!

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 12:19

Comment from: Elmer Farnam [Visitor]

Isn't anyone annoued by the taste of this stuff in potato salads,macaroni slads,fruit salads,egg salads etc.???
for me all of theses are ruins by hfcs.
elmer

Permalink 03/15/06 @ 13:37

Comment from: David Hardingham [Visitor]

add all of the Godiva line of ice cream to the list

Permalink 03/18/06 @ 17:57

Comment from: David Hardingham [Visitor]

also add thomas english muffins

Permalink 03/18/06 @ 17:58

Comment from: bob vascquez [Visitor]

How about of list of cereals without HFCS? This would be smaller and more beneficial

Permalink 03/19/06 @ 06:22

Comment from: no more hfcs [Visitor]

From what I understand the USA uses more HFCS than any other country because it's much cheaper than other sweeteners chemical and non-chemical. Also, it's not subject to the political issues or crop problems that sugar is.

Most of the big industrial food co's and especially the big soft drink co's use hfcs. Co's like Kraft, Heinz, Peperidge Farm, and others also use it. Heinz actually makes an organic catsup that does not have it but it's usually in the organic aisle but there are other small organic companies that we should support that don't use it. Nantucket Nectar's (http://www.juiceguys.com) not put HFCS in their juice and they even say "no hfcs" on the label in big writing.

One thing I've noticed when traveling to Asia, UK and Europe is that they don't use HFCS as a sweetener. It's not that they use a different name it's that they don't put it in their foods. US food producers are known to put a lot more sweeteners in their food but they are also known to use bovine hormone's in the USA but e in Canada and much of Europe they don't produce milk with bovine hormone because it's illegal.

Permalink 03/19/06 @ 15:45

Comment from: no more hfcs [Visitor]

have been trying to find a tonic soda that is natural and hfcs free but can't find one.

this co. actually claims to be "natura" but they use HFCS. we shoudl all e-mail them and tell them it's misleading, but then again the FDA in the usa doens't regular the use of the word "natural" only organic.

Permalink 03/19/06 @ 15:50

Comment from: no more hfcs [Visitor]

oops, forgot the link to the "natural" soda co. that uses hfcs http://www.hansens.com/

does anyone know of a tonic soda that doesn't have hfcs?

Permalink 03/19/06 @ 16:12

Comment from: Kipkay [Visitor]

Thomas Hearty Grain Honey Wheat English Muffins DO NOT HAVE HFCS and they are great!

Permalink 03/20/06 @ 11:57

Comment from: Jack [Member]

· http://www.ForkandBottle.com

RE: Quest for NO HFCS Tonic Water

Whole Foods offers a tonic water made with sugar - as does the Stirrings company which just released 3 mixing sodas - (which I have yet to try)
http://www.stirrings.com/sodastonic.php

Permalink 03/22/06 @ 07:44

Comment from: Jon Smithson [Visitor]

I read that HFCS is illegal in Canada and Europe. Can someone PLEASE confirm this? Also does anyone know of a credible site stating this? Please help!

Permalink 03/23/06 @ 18:06

Comment from: Linda [Visitor] · http://Visitor

Just noticed kraft mayo (fat free)has HFCS. I always thought corn syrup was good, didn't realize there were 2 different kinds. Thanks

Permalink 03/24/06 @ 10:00

Comment from: Jesse [Visitor]

Yeah most kraft products and nabisco products have hfcs because they are owned by phillip morris tobacco

Permalink 03/24/06 @ 19:22

Comment from: Yvonne [Visitor]

HFCS Free products, cascade farms products, sold in krogers natural foods section. you can find there jams, pickle relish, also any apple butter fans, cracker barrels natural apple butter has no HFCS, but, the spiced version they sell doe's. also, amys organics has lots of great products for kids, sold in krogers as well, mac and cheese, cheddar crackers, microwave popcorn is tough to find without transfat, garden of eatin is a good transfat free microwave popcorn.

Permalink 03/25/06 @ 23:35

Comment from: colette [Visitor]

ezekiel breads don't contain corn syrup of any sort. I can eat bread again! Kashi and rice chex (last time I checked) were both okay. I get a lot of imported japanese food too, it's a little less likely to contain HFCS, if just because you can often find unsweetened versions of things (like vinegar and bottled tea). Oh, and both Izze sodas and torrani syrups are HFCS free too.
I'm allergic to corn and it's just so difficult to find anything to eat which is sweet and doesn't cost a fortune because it's organic.
I don't see why they don't have to list corn on labels the way they have to with wheat, soy and nuts, it's just as common an allergy. Explanations anybody?

Permalink 03/26/06 @ 23:28

Comment from: mark [Visitor]

Can someone please confirm for me that HFCS is illegal in Canada? I read this online the other night but I cannot find a credible source to back this up.

If it is illegal in other countries I would have a much easier time believe a lot of this.

Permalink 03/27/06 @ 10:56

Comment from: Ann-Marie [Visitor]

I live in Canada and I haven't found any foods with ingredients listed as "HFCS". I think that manufacturers list HFCS as sugar/glucose-fructose. Are there foods that list "HFCS" as an ingredient?

Permalink 03/29/06 @ 22:41

Comment from: Kris [Visitor]

RE: the use of HFCS in other countries

I think people should be careful when making blanket statements to the effect that other countries (ie. not the US) do not use HFCS. I believe that the US has strict labelling which is why Americans are now aware that it is so common in their food.

In Japan, where I have been living for the past 5 years, detailed food labelling is not a given. Many products do not have a nutrition label (with breakdown of calories, fat, protein, etc.) and ingredient listings are often very vague. When I tried to find HFCS labelled on foods (and I know what the Japanese word for it is), I couldn't find it, yet I found many foods with the vague term "various sugars." This could very well mean HFCS.

Food labelling just isn't well controlled in many countries and often food producers find ways around actually saying what's in their products. I guess the more we rely on ourselves to make healthy foods at home, the less we have to rely on food producers and wonder/worry how accurate their labelling is.

One more word about Japan and HFCS: according to Greg Critser, whom I have mentioned in other posts here, in 1971, food scientists in Japan first developed what they called high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). From a recent scholarly article that I read online, I learned that HFCS is used widely in soft drinks here, but its use (in other products?) tends to be limited because it "can not hold up to heat" (means Japan's hot/humid weather??). Anyway, the point is: due to lax food labelling in Japan (and probably other countries), we cannot know what exactly is in our food. And that's scary.

Permalink 03/30/06 @ 21:57

Comment from: Marcus [Visitor]

Great info! Obviously natural sugar such as turbinado or other cane sugars are better, but check out xylitol - made from birch bark or corn. It has a surprising amount of benefits!

Permalink 03/31/06 @ 16:18

Comment from: Evelyn Reed [Visitor]

RE; HFCS I am glad someone is doing something about hfcs. I wonder, though, if it might be more helpful to list food/beverage products that DO NOT contain hfcs. I have great difficulty in finding bread products that do not. Another thing that I think would be useful is some sort of set-up whereby when a food is listed there is an e-mail address that we could mail a complaint to about their use of (Practically Poisonous?) hfcs. It would also be nice to have the e-mail feature on the "DO NOT contain hfcs" list so that we could congratulate and praise creators of hfcs-free products. I have really been dismayed for as a type 2 diabetic I try to use low-sodium, low-fat products, and just recently checked labels and many (if not most)of them contain the (PP) stuff. eVelyn

Permalink 04/02/06 @ 11:43

Comment from: Nancy [Visitor]

I am so glad that someone is doing this. I have started sending emails to companies asking them why they put this in their food when I can find nothing good about it. I would like to say that Friehofer family grains breads do not include hfcs. I however have had no luck finding hot dog or hamburger rolls without it. I like your idea of a list do you know of anyone doing a list of what doesn't contain it. I am spending way too much time at the store reading all those little words.

Permalink 04/02/06 @ 19:50

Comment from: Marilyn [Visitor]

Add mayonnaise to your list. Most have it.

Permalink 04/06/06 @ 13:18

Comment from: riles [Visitor]

I know that the bottled Lipton iced teas all contain HFCS, including the unsweetened, which seems a little ironic.

Permalink 04/07/06 @ 09:39

Comment from: Thatwoman [Visitor]

There is something seriously wrong with this list, or something very different in Canada compared to wherever this list originates.

Coca-cola in Canada (at least here in BC) ists 'sugar/glucose/fructose' as the sugar... not hfcs.

The Ultra-lowfat Miracle Whip in my fridge lists 'sugar' as the only sweetener, and Heinz ketchup lists liquid sugar.

I'm not seeing how this is hfcs...

Permalink 04/07/06 @ 14:54

Comment from: tricia [Visitor]

does anyone know of any good books about HFCS?

Permalink 04/09/06 @ 15:35

Comment from: Patricia [Visitor]

I just checked and to my surprise Nabisco Saltine crackers have it too. Now, why would a salty cracker need a sweetener? Can some genuis from a food industry taclke this one?

Permalink 04/11/06 @ 07:37

Comment from: aj [Visitor]

this is a great resource! i got turned onto non-HFCS after starting the Abs Diet. As for a NON-HFCS cereal: General Mills' Oatmeal Crisp Almond. it has sugar and corn syrup, though.

Permalink 04/12/06 @ 07:24

Comment from: crazed mom [Visitor]

the worst thing that i found with hfcs is the Gerber Baby Cereal Bars!! I could not believe it. I only buy the bars at Whole Foods now. I have a child that has a horrible behavioral problem when having HFCS! It took me a while but finally figured it out. It is also in just about every yogurt product including the children's ones. The only ones that do not have it are the Stoneyfield farms or Horizon products. It makes me crazy that this is in so many products.

Permalink 04/12/06 @ 17:57

Comment from: curt [Visitor]

I was recently diagnosed with HFCS intolerance at University Hospital in Iowa City. Someone mentioned thier lists. The dietician that I met with gave me a booklet listing OK foods & not OK foods. Also received a shopping list listing different Brands of foods not containing hfcs. Another booklet with hfcs free recipes. One thing that they told me & is also in the booklets, is that most nuts, including peanuts have it (scratch peanut butter), also most fruits, including fresh, many vegatables too. Tomatoes was one that is very high so they scratched ketchup, bbq sauce, taco sauce, salsa, etc. Baked beans * the like are a no/no. I don't know if they will give out the list to non patients or not. They used to have a web site with info but took it off due to "liability". I did a search of www.uihealthcare.com/search/index.html & got a little info but not what I was looking for. I did find the cookbooklet at http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/foodandnutrition/dfi/recipes.html I was put on a 4 - 6 week very strict diet, then I am supposed to try things one at a time, giving 3 days between each new food to watch for symptoms. I was skeptical at first, but now am amazed how much better I feel. Foods that I didn't think bothered, now do & I think it is because I didn't realize how bad I felt since I had been bothered for years. Hope this long winded oration helps someone.

Permalink 04/15/06 @ 20:19

Comment from: Nancy [Visitor]

Does anyone have any info on obtaining a list of HFCS-free foods?
This would be an invaluable resource.

Permalink 04/18/06 @ 16:33

Comment from: hysohhiggins [Visitor]

Nature's Own Healthline SugarFree Wholewheat has Maltitolin it only. It is distributed by Flowers Food Bakeriesgroup LLC Thomasville. Ga.31757. It is very good and runs around $1.89 to $2.59. Why is it so hard to get Wholeweat buns and rolls? Moststoe personal DO NOT know the difference in wheat and WHOLEWHEAT!!! Try to educate when aasking about the bread. Love the site and list! Bye.Me

Permalink 04/20/06 @ 14:47

Comment from: Cathy V. [Visitor]

Anyone here have Celiac Disease? My 5-year-old daughter was dx 4 years ago and has been doing awesome on the gluten free diet. However, I suspect she has some sort of a fructose/HFCS malabsorption/intolerance issue. Ketchup/Syrup/Fruit juice/yogurt/canned fruit/etc. gives her a distended bloated belly and she has a lot of gas. The 1st and 2nd GI doc I've been to now literally laugh at me, and accuse me (in not so many words) that I am "accidentally" giving her gluten. I am NOT - I know that with certainty (she reacts severly if she gets even a small amount of gluten). She had a sucrose breath test (negative). They put her on Lactaid (doesn't work). Allergy testing is all negative. Liver ultrasound shows a "possible" enlarged liver (liver enzymes are negative/palpation negative). I am at my WITS end - and this site has shed some light!!! I think, based on reading these posts and researching other sites, that it wouldn't be unreasonable of me to request a fructose breath test. Are there any other tests that detect (specifically) an intolerance to HFCS? I do know that docs don't like being told what to do and what tests to order - but I am so tired of my baby suffering needlessly. She is already so limited on a gluten free diet....

Permalink 04/20/06 @ 19:45

Comment from: Rebecca [Visitor] · http://www.technically.us/eat

Unless I'm reading the label wrong, it looks like Brown Cow yogurt, at least the vanilla, does not have HFCS. It's available at Whole Foods and is delicious.
I couldn't find HFCS in the ingredient list on Cheez-it snack crackers either.

Permalink 04/21/06 @ 14:09

Comment from: Rebecca [Visitor] · http://www.technically.us/eat

Permalink 04/21/06 @ 14:11

Comment from: Rebecca [Visitor] · http://www.technically.us/eat

Permalink 04/21/06 @ 14:13

Comment from: George [Visitor]

Worstershire sauce also has HFCS, so you can add that to the condiments list. Keep up the good work.

Permalink 04/23/06 @ 15:15

Comment from: Samantha [Visitor]

I've permabanned HFCS from my household. I do admit to unwittingly alllowing it in recently when I forgot to read the label on some really common condiment.

I've found that the easiest way to get around this problem is buy organic versions of national brands or private label versions from the national chains Safeway/Vons' 365Organics and Fred Meyer/Kroger's President's Choice. Heinz organic ketchup is made with cane sugar as is Safeway's 365 organic offering.

Kosher for Passover Coke ... wish I could get in my city. Even with the large Hispanic popluation in my city, the little glass bottles supposedly are imported from Mexico re 50/50 for being manufactured with HFCS or cane sugar.

Bottom line, ya gotta read the lables!

Permalink 04/23/06 @ 16:35

Comment from: Samantha [Visitor]

Lynda wrote

I am so totally disgusted about the whole HFSC being shoved down our throats -- and that the stores feel that because they label something "Organic" - what we knew as Real food when I was growing up - they can charge us more for it....

I'm sure what you mean by HFCSs being "shoved down our throats." We're all capable of reading nutrition labels and taking responsbility of what we put into our bodies.

That said, the reason that "organics" or "real food", as you so precisely state it, is more expensive is because cane sugar is more expensive. Why? Because of governmental interference into the sugar market, declaring that it must be sold at an artificially high price point. It has the effect driving producers out of the market.

Guess what other commodity's price is artifically set by the feds? Corn. Corn production is heavily subsided so that "poor farmers" can make a "fair wage."

Moral of the story: be very careful in your thinking about these notions of "fair" or "living wages." It's evitably going to increase costs to someone else -- likely you -- somewhere else down the production line.

I'm not willing to consume products that 1) don't taste as good due to the substitution of HFCS for sugar; 2) may not be as healthful in the longrun; and 3) are not manufactured using economic sound principles. Yes, it's a very tough stand to take and maintain in today's world. Sometimes ya just gotta draw a line in the sand. I'm thrilled to know there are so many others out there who feel as I do.

Permalink 04/23/06 @ 16:55

Comment from: Greg Miller [Visitor]

I like your list. But, do you have a list of foods that do not contain HFCS?

What does a person with high blood sugar eat?

Permalink 04/29/06 @ 06:30

Comment from: susan [Visitor]

Calistoga Juice Squeeze (a bubbly sweet sodalike drink) does not have HFCS! They're readily available (Trader Joe's has the best price) and kids like them. The only downside, for kids at least, is that they come only in glass bottles. But that's better for health as we need to worry about plastic leaching bad things into food too.

Permalink 04/30/06 @ 21:48

Comment from: RichR [Visitor]

I think you would have a much easier task and a much shorter list, if you just listed what does NOT have HFCS!

I haven't drank soda for a long time. When given the choice between HFCS and Aspartame, I choose 'none of the above'.

All processed foods seem to have HFCS. And often the first ingredient. I think the only way to avoid it is to cook from scratch as much as possible.

Permalink 05/01/06 @ 10:56

Comment from: Josh [Visitor] · http://karnsquality.com

you do realize this list will be undending...

Permalink 05/03/06 @ 08:13

Comment from: G Walker [Visitor]

My daughter is special needs and HFCS really wreaks havoc on her gastrointestinal system, I think it is great that you are putting out this list. HFCS is everywhere and I find it very difficult to find foods without it other than fruits and vegetables. What I really need is a list of foods that don't have HFCS in them...... And to Cathy V, my daughter has all of the same problems with bloating,and severe pain and gas, we have to avoid anything with HFCS in it at all cost or she suffers for days.

I can tell you what I have found to not have HFCS in it ....Goldfish, Breyers Ice cream, cheerios, nutty bars, hershey's kisses, hellmans mayo, fritos, these are some of what my daughter eats.

Permalink 05/03/06 @ 08:27

Comment from: Ana Ryan [Visitor]

I love your list, but I'm more interested in a good list of things that DON'T include HFCS. I want to plan my family's menu & shopping list around a HFCS-free list. So if anyone finds one or starts one, I would be thrilled to see it too.
Thanks!

Permalink 05/03/06 @ 09:08

Comment from: maurinsky [Visitor]

Interestingly, Frito's corn chips do not contain any corn syrup, HF or otherwise.

Of course, they do contain corn, so, still not appropriate for someone with a corn allergy.

Permalink 05/03/06 @ 10:41

Comment from: J Jensen [Visitor]

Parent's Choice Soy Infant Formula- the first ingredient listed is fructose corn syrup. I watched Oprah show on Monday and was reading labels and notice my daughters formula. Does anyone have any suggestions on what type of soy formula to buy?

Permalink 05/04/06 @ 09:05

Comment from: Christian Mom & baby [Visitor]

Resonse to Crazed Mom, J Jensen & others:

I'm so pleased to read of the informed readers on this site. To moms, I'm very sorry to inform you that if your child has been on a non-cow's milk infant formula in the past, you might want to check out its labeling. My baby was on a predigested infant formula with 43% corn syrup solids, unbelievable but true. I'm not certain whether you will find a soy-based formula without it but please let me know if you do. [My baby is also allergic to soy.]

For further fascinating reading on HFCS if you are interested, see the excellent review paper from the journal Nutrion and Metabolism Feb 21 2005 "Fructose, insulin resistance and metaboic dyslipidemia" authors Basciano, Federico and Adeli [U of Toronto]. I consider this a landmark paper on the metabolic issues associated with HFCS digestion. The other quite excellent reseach paper "increased consumption of refined carbohydrates and the epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the US: an ecologic assessment, Am. J. Clinical Nutrition 2004:79:774-9, authors Gross, Li, Ford and Liu.

For bread, may I recommend Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain breads sold presliced and now frequently available in the FREEZER section of most typical grocery stores.

Permalink 05/04/06 @ 19:25

Comment from: Deborah [Visitor]

I have only just become aware that HFCS is in everything! In the last two months, I have been trying to eliminate it, and I have found it difficult, since so much of our food supply is contaminated with the stuff! However, I have lost 25 pounds since I have begun watching for it! I am now in the process of making a list of my own of foods that don't have it. Thanks.

Permalink 05/07/06 @ 20:20

Comment from: Deborah [Visitor]

Blue Plate Mayonaisse does NOT have it! Neither does Walmart Orange Juice with calcium.

Permalink 05/07/06 @ 20:24

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

Simply Orange juice products DO NOT contain HFCS. They produce 4 or 5 varieties of orange juice (low pulp, grove stand, etc), as well as Lemonade and Lime-ade. All are delicious and HFCS free.

Interestingly, Simply Orange is a Coca-Cola brand...

Permalink 05/08/06 @ 11:26

Comment from: Cheryl [Visitor]

Francisco Sour Dough bread does not contain HFCS

Permalink 05/09/06 @ 00:51

Comment from: DD [Visitor]

all that corn is grown with petroleum based fertilizer...which washes down the rivers of the midwest and creates health and environmental problems down to the gulf of mexico...as michael pollan says...what is the real cost of cheap corn? our health? our ecology?
patronize your local bakery - my husband owned one for many years and never used HFCS or any other fake sugar or preservative!

Permalink 05/10/06 @ 23:39

Comment from: Cathy V. [Visitor]

To Gina V. (or anyone else with similar issues) -

Has your daughter ever had a Fructose Breath Test? My daughter is scheduled for one in early June. I know HFCS is a culprit to her gas/bloating/belly pain.... but she also seems to have problems with green beans/eggs. Anyone familiar with this test and is it accurate?

Permalink 05/11/06 @ 05:50

Comment from: steve [Visitor]

Just found your site...love it.
Also note that Keebler Original Club Crackers also contain HFCS.

Permalink 05/12/06 @ 13:40

Comment from: Daniel Ferro [Visitor] · http://myspace.com/bboyneko

Thank you for doing all this work, hopefully with enough education american consumers will reject HFCS and trans Fat.

Wallets speak louder than anything else, if people refuse products with these ingredients they will have to change their ways and go back to cane sugar and saturated fat as nature intended.

Permalink 05/12/06 @ 15:19

Comment from: Doug [Visitor] · http://www.dublindrpepper.com/

There is only one remaining soft drink in the US that uses real cane sugar, not HFCS.
It is DUBLIN [TEXAS] DR PEPPER.
Order from their site.
A Texas original.

Permalink 05/12/06 @ 17:06

Comment from: Michael [Visitor] · http://thedarkerside.to/rants/

Please keep in mind that the rules in Canada are different as to what can be called what.

Case in point: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the US are called Kraft Dinner (or KD for short) in Canada. Reason being that the "cheese" is not cheese by the definitition that the Government in Canada demands. So at least we get a bit of honesty up here in the great white north.

Same goes with HFCS I really haven't seen it labelled anywhere, sugar seems to be it all the way, for better or worse.

While I lived in the US I was pretty active and yet I gained ~30 pounds in 9 months. I lost it all within a month once I was back in Europe, go figure.

HFCS is nasty and I still read labels before buying canned stuff, though I mainly cook from scratch.

As for bread in the US: There is no good bread, at least not in the main grocery stores, even most smaller bakeries are horrible, thank god the situation in Canada is a bit better.

As for the Coke taste, on my last business trip down to San Francisco I picked up some Coke there and did a taste test once I was back in Canada, there was a slight difference in taste between the US stuff and the Canadian stuff.... the US one tasted a bit more chemical in my opinion.

On another note on Canadian labeling: If something contains fruit juice (or tastes like it) it cannot have added things like Caffein, which is one reason why things like 7-Up and Mountain Dew do not contain Caffein (there is now a version of Mountain Dew in Canada that does contain Caffein but it is noted on top of it in big letters).

Permalink 05/12/06 @ 20:33

Comment from: C [Visitor]

The Smuckers Strawberry Jam they hand out in Starbucks with the bagels and scones has HFCS

Permalink 05/13/06 @ 07:15

Comment from: David [Visitor] · http://Sorry I don't know what a URL is ???

Your list is so long it would take hours to read everything, but I had to comment on one item that is supposed to be used for good health: Lipton's Green Tea: Yes it has HFCS. We should boycott all companies that are ruining our health by the use of HFCS in their products. Shame on them. 74 and healthy with no allopathic meds. David in Tacoma and Thank You for this vital site and your efforts. (If somebody wants to correct my spelling I can only say Get A Life and stop being so pickey or is it picky. Who cares!!)

Permalink 05/14/06 @ 13:17

Comment from: dan [Visitor]

Great site. Thanks for taking the time to produce this. I can add Smuckers Strawberry and Red Raspberry, as well as Balance Bars Mocha Chip and Yogurt Honey Peanut.

Permalink 05/15/06 @ 10:55

Comment from: Cathy V. [Visitor]

I just heard an add on the radio that said 7-Up is "now" all natural. Not sure what this means exactly as I do not have a can of it in front of me, but it's worth checking out. The add actually said it changed it's ingredients to become all natural. Bravo!!

Also, I found some bread at my local Kroger grocery - and you all can help me out here - but there isn't anything labeled on it that specifically states HFCS or Corn Syrup. Looks like the sweetner is honey and raisin juice concentrate. It's Pepperidge Farm Honey Wheatberry.

Permalink 05/15/06 @ 11:57

Comment from: Shirley [Visitor]

Just one quick comment on the use of HFCS. Most folks are clueless that HFCS does NOT occur naturally as a food source. It is genetically modified to arrive at the product used. That's why you won't find it as a "source crop" like corn which is the source of plain old corn syrup.

HFCS can also raise tryglyceride levels.

Permalink 05/17/06 @ 12:50

Comment from: A Grissom [Visitor]

Tomato Soup....Crystal Light Peach Tea...

Permalink 05/18/06 @ 17:07

Comment from: Luis [Visitor]

I just found out that the new "100% Nautural" 7Up will still be made with HFCS!

Permalink 05/19/06 @ 06:14

Comment from: Tara [Visitor]

My 8 yr, old daughter was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with "Fructose intolerance" using a hydrogen breath test. The dietician prescribed a strict fructose free diet which not only excludes HFCS but 17 other derivitives of Fructose. These include: Agave syrup, brown sugar, caramel, fructose, HFCS, honey, invert sugar, karo light corn syrup, levulose, maple syrup, molasses, palm sugar, sugar substitutes such as Splenda, sucralose, and sugar alcohols such as isomaltose, mannitol, sorbitol & xylitol. Aso she had to avoid all fruit except for avocados, cranberries, lemons and limes. We had to limit veggies, change her vitiamins which had some of these items, change veggies we were eating, proteins, spices, breads, and the list goes on & on. She also went on a probiotic called FLoragen3 and Vitamin C & E supplements. She is allowed regular table sugar, dextrose (which is in smarties & will bind with fructose in case of accidental ingestion), cane juice, and the "fake stuff...Equal, aspartame.Yesterday we went in to our gastroenterologist at the Cleveland Clinic for a follow-up and she is 100% better on this diet. She no longer has diarrhea 7 times a day. No more gas, stomach pains, etc. We have slowly (every 4 days) been incorporating a new food into her diet. We tried orange slices (they did not agree with her) Then we tried garlic (Yeah, success). Today we will try a tomato so we may be able to LARGELY expand our diet. I personally have researched products and come up with a small list of replacement foods. I went all out and used a red & green sticker system in my house for the foods she could eat so my husband could just grab something and give it to her. Most of the foods are now green stickers. All of her friends parents have helped out for sleepovers & playdates. This is a nuisance allergy & more awareness needs to be done for it. If anyone would like to contact me through these messages, I could email you the documented list I have of the foods we have found at our local markets.

Permalink 05/19/06 @ 11:51

Comment from: Deb [Visitor]

I got all excited when I saw the new commercials the "all natural" 7-up and went to their webpage. I looked at the list of ingredients and shuddered. You guessed it -- HFCS is there!! Since it's made from corn, many companies consider it a "natural" ingredient. Blah. Also, there is no legal defination of "natural" when it comes to food advertising so they can do this. :(

Permalink 05/19/06 @ 16:38

Comment from: Cathy V. [Visitor]

Tara -

My 5-year-old daughter is going to have the fructose breath test in June. I was curious how they could determine between fructose malabsorption and fructose intolerance just by that test? I'm just not clear on the specifics.... is it numbers? Please e-mail me directly: catvf@cinci.rr.com. I live in Cincinnati and I am SO frustrated with all of the doctors at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I'm on my second doctor for a second opinion - and I've literally had no luck in finding someone who takes me serious in regards to her symptoms. I have been begging they do tests and they will do them very reluctantly but only after I insist. Sucrose breath test is negative, allergy testing is all negative, ultrasound states that her liver is "possibly" enlarged (oh, but they aren't worried at all about that...). They all believe I am somehow still giving her gluten in her diet (she has Celiac Disease on top of all of this). I am so willing to drive to Cleveland if I have to (after this test....). Please e-mail me.

Permalink 05/20/06 @ 00:40

Comment from: Carolyn [Visitor]

Hi checked out my lazy susan and fridge and found the following:

Jack Daniels Barbecue Sauce
(As if I didn't know)

All Wishbone dressings even vinegarettes

Yoplait yogurts

Campbell's tomato and tomatow/ rice soups

Wheat Thins

I checked out my Brownberry bread.....German Dark Wheat and it is NOT in there.

Can anyone tell me what crystalline fructose is?

And is "corn syrup" without the "high fructose" preceeding just as bad? I get the feeling it is. Does HFCS have other names that we should be looking for on the labels?

I am interested as I am just getting started reading labels for these unhealthy additives like HFCS, enriched flour and hydrogenated oils.

My address is queenieno6@yahoo.com if anyone wants to discuss this stuff. Please put HCFS in the subject
line so I know that you are not a spammer.

Permalink 05/21/06 @ 07:45

Comment from: Allison [Visitor]

Almost all the Publix yogurts have HFCS in them, as do the vast majority of jams, jellies, and preserves out there. Publix hard pretzels have HFCS too.

Permalink 05/22/06 @ 08:06

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

Just a comment - I went to my daughter's elementary school today for a school event, picnic lunch was provided by the school. They offered milk, plain and flavored. The flavored all listed HFCS as the second ingredient. Also on the menu was soda for all ages, K-5. Keebler cookies were in each lunch, and, of course, they contained HFCS, as did the "fruit snacks" that were included. The baked Cheetos were the only thing in the bag besides an apple that I could not find HFCS in.

Some of the food was in plastic take-out containers, and there were no ingredients listed, but I'm sure the pudding cup had HFCS. Ordinarily she takes her lunch, and after seeing their choice of food today I will not allow her to eat cafeteria food in middle school.

Permalink 05/22/06 @ 12:00

Comment from: Chelsea [Visitor]

Just so you know, the 356 Whole Foods label has soda with cane sugar in a variety of flavors. The kids love it, and I have a teenager and all his friends. I also have found the O brand at Vons to be mostly free of HFCS. The ice teas are delicious!
I started avoiding HFCS for my son, who has a medical condition, after going to a nutrition seminar. I was surprised to see the difference within a month. No one in the house seems to be as sick anymore.
Also, most SoBe drinks contain HFCS. So sad.
The problem is that most people won't even listen when you try to tell them. Most people believe that if the FDA approves it, then it is ok for us to consume. It is nice to know some of us are smart enough to realize that just isn't true.

Permalink 05/23/06 @ 15:35

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

I am into the third week of removing all HFCS from my 4 year old son's diet. He has explosive behavioral problems. His pediatrician would not listen to my concerns that additives in processed foods may be adding to his problem. So, I embarked on this journey solo. I have found your web site so helpful. Does anyone have any input on HFCS and negative behavior in children? I must say that the intensity of his episodes has decreased slightly, to date.

Permalink 05/23/06 @ 23:08

Comment from: Leeci [Visitor]

I have come across this site quite by accident - and am glad I did! My mom asked me to do a search on HFCS as she had read something that scared her and said she didn't want to eat/drink anything containing it any longer. I first laughed when she told me about it...I told her everything has HFCS in it, so what are you gonna do, starve yourself? So, to please her I did a dogpile search, and here I am! I am so stunned and amazed by everything I have read here! I am now convinced that HFCS is the root of a lot of MY health problems! I will definitely be asking my doc if she can do a fructose breath test on me, AND I will be eliminating these items with HFCS from my diet as well!! THANK YOU to everyone who made this site and has submitted any comments at all to it! I applaud you!! BY THE WAY...can someone tell me what the difference is between HFCS and regular corn syrup? Or is there even a difference? And if so, how can I tell when I read ingredient lists?? AGAIN, thank you everyone for opening my eyes!!

Permalink 05/24/06 @ 16:49

Comment from: Leeci [Visitor]

Purchase a bag of candy today - they are Lindt Lindor truffles (balls). No HFCS in them - the kind I got was the dark chocolate! AND they are delicious!

Permalink 05/25/06 @ 16:50

Comment from: Donna Lynn [Visitor] · http://www.deadbeatpublishing.com

I watched an episode of Boston Legal a few weeks ago. A man who had eaten snack cakes was suing the company for his diabites/obesity etc. I had no idea what a problem HFCS was before this episode. Then I started researching it. It is in everything! My children are all upset with me because I don't buy many of the products I once did. There are alternatives such as Carb One from Heinz for Ketchup. I was disturbed to find it in the buns in fast food restaurants. I expected it only to be in obviously sweet foods. Companies need to be called an soon we will be reading on packages: :No HFCS! The way we see 0 Trans Fat on everything now. Thanks for your site!

Permalink 05/26/06 @ 05:34

Comment from: Carolyn [Visitor]

I wrote to Yoplait to inform them that I would not be purchasing or eating anymore of their yogurts. I explained why and they wrote back saying "It is completely natural". I am in my third week of expelling this HFCS from my diet. Get out the bifocals, I am really reading the labels now

Permalink 05/26/06 @ 17:27

Comment from: Mandy [Visitor]

I tried to read through all of the comments, but there are so many (this is good). I am hoping I haven't repeated, and I hope that someone has time to read and maybe answer mine. I have been to Mexico and Canada in the last month, and have found that a) not as many people are obese, and b) the sodas, etc., do not contain HFCS. We checked the labels on other items and found the same to be true. What I am wondering, is why other countries don't use it like we do, and can we not figure out that this and maybe a couple of other ingredients, are a direct link to obesity???? A huge product like Coke has different ingredients depending on the country. Here it is HFCS.

Also a reminder, that you can't read a label just once. A product like Hansens soda used to be okay, back in the day. They did not send out a new message saying that they were using HFCS, but they are. This has been my experience with other products too. You have to read the ingredients periodically to make sure they have not changed.

Permalink 05/27/06 @ 23:42

Comment from: veruca [Visitor]

Re: Carolyn

You should write back to Yoplait about the HFCS. Perhaps they might be interested in the following information at:
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200605111.html

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is planning to sue 7UP over their claim that 7UP is "all-natural"...

â€œPretending that soda made with high fructose corn syrup is â€˜all natural,â€™ is just plain old deception,â€ said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. â€œHigh fructose corn syrup isnâ€™t something you could cook up from a bushel of corn in your kitchen, unless you happen to be equipped with centrifuges, hydroclones, ion-exchange columns, and buckets of enzymes.â€

I believe it was mentioned above, but 7UP needs to be added to your list.

Permalink 05/28/06 @ 01:54

Comment from: veruca [Visitor]

Additional HFCS foods for your list:

- Best Foods Light Mayonnaise
- Cattlemen's Classic Barbecue Sauce
- Contadina Tomato Paste w/Roasted Garlic
- Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegar Original
- Vlasic Homestyle Sweet Relish
- Vlasic Snack'mms Tabasco Flavored Kosher Dill Pickles

Permalink 05/28/06 @ 04:21

Comment from: Chris [Visitor]

I am a little surprised that nobody has pointed out the following:

The sweeteners in HFCS are 45% glucose and 55% fructose. Glucose is what starches are made of, including wheat flour and corn starch and potatoes. Fructose is a natural sugar found in many fruits including apples and melons, and some veggies like onions and beets, and also honey.

Table sugar is made of sucrose, which is 50% glucose and 50% fructose. The sucrose is separated into glucose and fructose in the intestine.

"Regular" corn syrup is a glucose syrup produced by enzymatically breaking down corn starch. Additional enzymatic processes converts this to a blend of glucose and fructose.

So if you are worried about HFCS because it is a processed food, you should also worry about regular corn syrup. If you are worried about HFCS because because of the fructose content, then you should also worry about many fruits and veggies, and about table sugar as well. As for "genetically modified" -- some (maybe much?) of HFCS might be made from HFCS, but the final product is so refined that the modifications to the corn probably have minimal if any impact on the HFCS.

Permalink 05/28/06 @ 09:51

Comment from: Chris [Visitor]

That last line in my comment should have been:
As for "genetically modified" -- some (maybe much?) of HFCS might be made from genetically modified corn, but the final product is so refined that the modifications to the corn probably have minimal if any impact on the HFCS.

Permalink 05/28/06 @ 09:54

Comment from: Jamie [Visitor]

I for some reason to get asthmatic when eating ketchup so I looked on the ingredients and try to figure out which one is it that causes this, the other day I ate some "Kens Steak House HONEY MUSTARD" , not thinking about what ketchup does and the same thing kind of happened as when I eat ketchup , not as bad as ketchup though so I looked at the Indgrediants the only matching Ingrediants were: High Fructose Corn Syrup,and Distilled Vinegar. I am guessing the reactions from High Fructose Corn Syrup. Thanks for the list , just what I was looking for!

Permalink 05/29/06 @ 08:54

Comment from: Sheila [Visitor]

Wonder Whole Wheat bread also HFCS

Permalink 05/30/06 @ 11:54

Comment from: Sheila [Visitor]

Mandy - in response, in America most of our diets consist of processed foods... i.e., Mexicans (most of them) still make their own tortillas, we buy them...etc. Processed vs. home made makes a HUGE diff..

Permalink 05/30/06 @ 11:59

Comment from: shirley [Visitor]

Wow! Glad you made the list hope you can keep up with it..upon searching my cabinets I found so many products with HFCS I will have to come back to this page and update you! I wondered what happened to me as far as everytime I ate something sweet I had allergic reactions! Thanks for the site!

Permalink 06/02/06 @ 08:37

Comment from: Thomas [Visitor] · http://tysoc_kio@yahoo.com

You know. I have had a problem with HFCS all my life never knowing what was causeing my physical pain until a year or 2 a go. during junior high (or should i say during puberty) i started experianceing High levels of Pain in my stomach and spine areas after i drank a soda. thinking it was the carbonated water, and didn't happen every time i delt with it. until i became of age to drink and started drinking different drinks such as malt beverages (smirinoff Ice) and i got the same reaction as when i was a kid. so i started thinking. becuase i thought it might be either the carb water or syrup in the soda and i was getting the same reations from a malt beverage with low carbination. i began to wonder what was the source of my pain. i found that particularly in the mornings and during dehydration periods that if i drank a soda or something with HFCS in it, i would go into what i call "alergic shock" to where the pain was so great that it would leave me lying on the floor in agony. However my studies on my self have not come to a conclusion becuase i have noticed that when i have been up for a good portion of the day eating and drinking various foods, that if i drink a soda with HFCS the same soda i drank yesterday morning that sent me into "alergic shock" does not have the same effect that it had yesterday morning. in other words, no pain, no nothing. just a sugar rush and a course of brief energy. So to this day i have not found the antidote to my unnamed disorder, however i can tell you that with HFCS it happens in the morning time more than during the regular day. however that does not exlude the regular day. I do know that my family has a history of diabietes (or however you spell it) I am starting to belive that these could be linked. and since i am still 24 and drinking sodas since i could remember (sometimes a 12 pack a day) that perhaps my body has found some way (even though extreamly painfull) to burn off the excess HFCS. since i am not obese in any way shape or form and i am 24 and people still think i am some skinny kid from high school. I dont know what is wrong with me, i just hope a doctor doing research on HFCS will read this and email me @ tysoc_kio@yahoo.com.

Permalink 06/02/06 @ 21:24

Comment from: Ivy [Visitor]

It seems that if a product doesn't have HFCS, it has hydrogenated oils which are also evil. I have just started looking into these ingredients (why am I going to the gym like crazy and watching what I eat but not losing weight) and now I know why. I need to throw out 90% of the food in my house and start over. It's tough with a 5 year old who wants Crunch Berries. I though I was okay with things like whole wheat bread and yogurt. Guess again!

Permalink 06/04/06 @ 05:24

Comment from: OA [Visitor]

Thanks for this NICE list.
I think if you provide one example for each section, to have an idea what to replace it with.
Thank you

Permalink 06/05/06 @ 04:02

Comment from: Kathleen Dunn [Visitor]

Thank you.

Do you know how I can answer this question: When a label says fructose, might it actually be "high fructose corn syrup"?

Kay

Permalink 06/06/06 @ 08:56

Comment from: Amanda [Visitor]

I was shocked to learn that some Garden Burger's products contain HFCS, especially since they are considered "healthy" foods! The best policy seems to be either make it yourself or shop at Trader Joe's.

Permalink 06/08/06 @ 08:54

Comment from: Edna [Visitor]

I thought I was the only one concerned about hfcs. Is there any kind of petition out there that we can sign to ban HFCS?

Permalink 06/09/06 @ 06:16

Comment from: Zak Druzba [Visitor]

I went shopping for salad dressings recently and looked at the ingredients of Ken's Steakhouse "Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette" 'cause I thought that'd be healthy, but one of the main ingredients is HFCS. But not all Ken's dressings use it; I picked up a bottle of their "Sweet Vidalia Onion" and it just has sugar (so I got that).

Permalink 06/09/06 @ 07:53

Comment from: Erin [Visitor]

To add to the list: Nature Valley bars have HRCS in them.

Permalink 06/09/06 @ 12:29

Comment from: Tess [Visitor]

Tara -
Regarding your post on 5/19 ...
I was diagnosed with a HFCS sensitivity several years ago, but my doctor gave me almost no information on what foods to avoid. Obviously, I have done my best to eliminate HFCS, but still have GI problems. I even saw a nutritionist who was less than helpful. Your doctor seems to have given you much more comprehensive information, and I would be interested in learning more about what you were told. Could you share more of his/her directives with us?
Thanks!

Permalink 06/10/06 @ 03:16

Comment from: Teb [Visitor]

Can add Hunt's Manwich to the list. Thanks for the effort.

Permalink 06/11/06 @ 07:40

Comment from: candice [Visitor]

looking at corn flakes, for example, under "sugars" it lists only 2 grams of sugar per serving.

i think 2 grams per serving of HFCS would actually be fairly little. not enough to worry about.

so my question is...
since fructose is very clearly a sugar, and syrup = sugar water....

is that 2 grams just referring to sugar crystals or does it include HFCS as well?

because if it doesn't include HFCS they could well throw alot of that garbage in and anyone watching sugar wouldn't even know it!

Permalink 06/13/06 @ 00:05

Comment from: candice [Visitor]

anyway where i live (asia) cornflakes does not list HFCS in the ingredients. thank god. i get through one 500g giant pack every week.

Permalink 06/13/06 @ 00:09

Comment from: Loretta Weakley [Visitor]

Loretta I just found out that I have food allergies. Actually, I always had them, but when I began going through menopause I had gotten so sick after eating 2 medium slices of pizza with the works. My stomach would bloat, my chest would hurt, and I would had a migraine headache for 6 days. I went to the doctor's and they confirmed what I suspected that it was food allergies to wheat, gluten, dairy, tomatoes, and chocolate. I also suffer with GERD and ACID REFLUX DISEASE. So I pretty much had a limited diet anyway. The good news is I have lost 50 pounds! But having food allergies is really stressful, because it is a hassle for me to go on long trips, out to parties, and restaurants. So I basically, just stay home and cook and the foods that I can eat and read any and everything that has to do with my dilemma.

Thanks, for reading!

Permalink 06/14/06 @ 09:11

Comment from: leilani [Visitor]

I too am looking for a site that tells us what products are HFCS free as opposed to which ones have it - obviously a list of everything that has it is just going to be too huge to be of much use. Anyone know of an ice-cream brand that doesn't have it? I will say that I confirmed directly with the company that manufactures Simply Lemonade today that it is HFCS free. (Yeah! Something other than coffee or tea to drink!) I'm not sure I quite understand the science of how fructose might be metabolized differently than all the turbinado and demerara sugar I consume (bucketloads), because I always thought that all sugars broke down to become the same thing ultimately, but merely cutting out the HFCS where I can (no sodas, etc, I'm not really too obsessive about it like some folks) has miraculously allowed me to eat just about as much of everything else I want whenever I want while getting me back to wearing the same size I wore when I was 18. The only thing I did was drastically reduce my consumption of HFCS - no carb or calorie counting or any other gimmicks. I recommend this to everybody who wants to lose a few pounds, even if you don't have an allergy.Sure would like to find some HFCS=free ice cream, though. I have a feeling that the first manufacturer to come out with a line and market it correctly will make a killing.

Permalink 06/14/06 @ 19:34

Comment from: Former Seattle-ite [Visitor]

Regarding Ice Cream: Straus Family Farms make great ice cream without HFCS. Really great. Google them and see if there's any near you. The Whole Foods line of ice cream treats does not contain HFCS. A friend also told me that the Haagen-Dazs ice cream bar that she was eating was not made with HFCS (although the issue of Bovince Growth Hormone will still be there).

Permalink 06/14/06 @ 21:30

Comment from: Denice [Visitor]

Kashi brand products do not contain HFCS. Surprisingly, Tofutti brands, particularly the Tofutti Cuties, do have HFCS. AND, Skinny Cow products contain HFCS. Campbells soups have HFCS so make sure to read the labels. It takes me longer to shop because I read every label now. Eliminating HFCS has dropped my blood sugar 20 points, my stomach is no longer bloated, and my irritable bowel is a thing of the past.

Permalink 06/15/06 @ 10:35

Comment from: Cathy V. [Visitor]

We eat Breyers ice cream - I know the vanilla does not have HFCS.

Permalink 06/15/06 @ 12:33

Comment from: iSigillum [Visitor] · http://www.deadgamerssociety.com

Wouldn't it be easier to list the foods that DON'T contain HFCS' - after all, even when reviewing this list what we're after is 'what's safe to eat' - which should be a much small list anyway. Good job though.

isigillum

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 11:32

Comment from: dale [Visitor] · http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html

Excellent site!
Here is a site that has both options. It also has brand names too. I did notice that the big companies seem to use hfcs on everything. I have a three month old and am trying to set eating examples before he gets used to big corp sludge.
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 13:35

Comment from: dale [Visitor]

I love bread and jam for breakfast. My wife is going to pick up a few items from the store on here way home from work and bread and jam are on the list. The challenge is for here to find the items without the hfcs, this is our first time shopping for hfcs free items. Looks like this stay at home dad will have to cook from scratch. hahahhaha.

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 13:42

Comment from: dale [Visitor]

Looks like mustard is safe. Good thing because it goes on all things. Crystal farm has none on the blocks of cheese in our fridge. Ocean spray in our fridge has it!! Shucks! 100% lemon juice is good for salids and has none.

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 13:51

Comment from: dale [Visitor]

Creamette macaroni noodles has none. Now to make a hfcs free sauce for the noodles.

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 13:54

Comment from: dale [Visitor]

Butter Kernel has none in their canned Whole Kernal Corn. Just corn, water, sugar and salt. Just drain the can and heat up. Comet long grain brown rice has none. The ingredients: Natural long grain brown rice. There is hope for cooking hfcs free meals. Again, the sauce is going to be the trick to finish off the rice.

Permalink 06/16/06 @ 13:59

Comment from: Morgan Kaplan [Visitor]

I just discovered that regular Columbo yogurts have it too.

Permalink 06/20/06 @ 11:57

Comment from: desdinov [Visitor]

Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies have HFCS listed as an ingredient.

Permalink 06/20/06 @ 12:18

Comment from: Cynthia [Visitor]

Thanks so much for this site. I suffer from sever bloat and pain when I eat corn or corn products. I am learning that so many prepared foods contain corn syrup or corn starch. I am also alergic to egg and so I was eating Kraft Fat Free Ranch Dressing and Catalina only to find that both contain corn syrup or starch. I am learning not to trust anything packaged and to always have my glasses handy to read labels.

Permalink 06/22/06 @ 09:41

Comment from: Tig Wallis [Visitor] · http://www.tigwallis.com

Thanks for this. Just found your site. You can all virtually ALL Oroweat products (sure, they SOUND natural), and pretty much anything made by Nabisco. We did find that Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies didn't have them, which made me very happy.

Permalink 06/23/06 @ 15:19

Comment from: Tig Wallis [Visitor] · http://www.tigwallis.com

This has caused me to buy more organic stuff than I ever thought I would. Organic ketchup, etc. has no HFCS.

Permalink 06/23/06 @ 15:20

Comment from: krista [Visitor]

Suprisingly enough, I looked at my drink in my hand and guess what:

Blue Sky "all natural" soda has HFCS in it. What the heck?

Permalink 06/26/06 @ 13:53

Comment from: veruca [Visitor]

Additional items containing HFCS:

Wishbone Red Wine Vinagrette
Wishbone Balsamic Vinagrette

Permalink 06/30/06 @ 20:49

Comment from: Sarah [Visitor]

My favorite commercial-brand bread--Amana--has no HFCS (at least the whole wheat variety). It has brown sugar and honey. It's possible it's only available in the Midwest. I buy it at Hy-Vee.

Permalink 07/01/06 @ 17:13

Comment from: K. Lynn [Visitor]

Thanks for the list it was very helpful.

As I look at people's suggestions regarding organic foods and places such as Trader Joe's, one reason why I think "the masses" won't switch is that they don't know. The second is that the average everyday family may not be able to afford TJ or Whole Foods. Those stores are very pricey and if those stores are trying to promote good health/eating, they could also lower their prices and move into the urban neighborhooods. I live here in Chicago and TJ is located downtown and up north. Same for Whole Foods...there is none on the South Side of the city. Jewel's, Dominick's and other mom/pop grocery stores dominate the area. I have shopped at Whole Foods, they have great stuff BUT for a family of four who is paying rent in a good neighborhood and tuition so that our children get the best education, shopping at Whole Foods is out of the question..it's not a cop-out, why pay 6 bucks for a half-gallon of milk when I can get two gallons for 4 bucks at Dominick's or even Hyde Park Co-op?

Permalink 07/07/06 @ 09:51

Comment from: Mike [Visitor]

Please add to your list MinuteMaid concentrated frozen juice products sold in the freezer section in cans--lemonade, pink lemonade, and limeade. Guess it's back to buying lemons and a bag of cane sugar for me. I don't drink alcohol or coffee or tea or chocolate. Now I'm finding out that this damned stuff can be beating up my liver as though I was a confirmed alcoholic. Cheeseandrice!!!

Permalink 07/08/06 @ 13:33

Comment from: Melissa [Visitor]

Pepperidge Farm Four Cheese and Garlic Croutons.

Permalink 07/12/06 @ 05:51

Comment from: Mary [Visitor]

Lipton Green Tea has HFCS.

Permalink 07/12/06 @ 18:05

Comment from: Bonnie [Visitor]

Mt. Olive Jalapeno Baby Dills, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce both have it.

Orowheat: Russian Rye, 12 Grain, Jewish Rye,Country White, Country Buttermilk, Oat Nut and many more Orowheat Breads have it (easier to list the ones without it.)

I've just purged the pantry and refrigerator after learning that this stuff suppresses the release of Leptin (signals we're full so we stop eating,) and does NOT suppress Ghrelin (signals that we're hungry.) I've spent hours writing emails to all the companies to tell them I will never purchase another product containing HFCS.

Glad to see this list online. I've bookmarked it. Stay the course, beat this thing and get HFCS out of our lives. Read labels, be smarter than the food manufacturers, and stay healthy!

Permalink 07/15/06 @ 13:56

Comment from: Tamara [Visitor]

This is a great list. I have a sensitivity to HFCS, which I discovered by process of elimination and label reading. As soon as I eliminated it, my problems stopped. As great as this list is, it would be even more helpful to me to have a list of things that don't have HFCS...so you know for example that Wickle's Pickle relish is made with sugar rather than having to research it yourself.

Permalink 07/18/06 @ 13:35

Comment from: jack [Visitor] · http://www.clan519.com

Contrary to popular beliefs (around here anyway) HFC is simply a refined version of sugar, it has no noticeable difference in how it is metabolized. Simply cut down on all sugars if you are worried about weight issues, health issues, or anything.

All sugar is basically refined, because you simply wouldn't stand for sugar that isn't.. its disgusting. Sugar is the most important brain-food you can possibly consume.. the human brain SIMPLY CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT, A LOT OF IT. Thats why we like fruits so much, because they have lots of tasty frucrose and sucrose.. it keeps us healthy and allows us to have energy.

You can brainwash people into cutting sugar out of their diets all you want but in the end you will be harming them, and turning them into listless sugar-crashed robots. I for one will just monitor my intake and eat healthy when I can, and also exercise. So far, no complaints.

Also, corn allergies suck, because corn is in everything.. I think thats an unrelated issue to this non-issue. Do you really think the FDA would be allowing the entire population to consume poison day in and day out?

No, unfortunately they can't regulate your intake so.. people just eat junk food as much as they can because thats what is affordable. The real issue has nothing to with sugar, but how the food industry is structured. The only people who can afford to eat healthy are living way above the poverty line.. and to me, that is the real issue.

Permalink 07/20/06 @ 19:26

Comment from: Holly [Visitor]

I eliminated HFCS from my diet in March. My triclycerides have dropped from 316 to 162 since that time. I have made no other changes to my diet, nor have I increased my level of exercise.

Physically, I feel much less sluggish and bloated. I do not crave sweets as I once did. I buy organic cookies and find that I only want one or two.

Say what you like - I'm convinced that this is due to eliminating HFCS from my diet.

Permalink 07/21/06 @ 08:18

Comment from: \"Dr.\" Schumacher [Visitor]

While I agree that the fundamental issue is access to healthy foods -- just examine the rates of diabetes among those in poverty and those with resources to spend on healthy eating -- we can't completely dismiss sugar and HFCS.

The food industry is blatently complicit in selling out our health for the sake of profit. Sugar and other sweeteners could well be the cornerstone of the industry.

Because we are fundamentally talking about fructose versus sucrose, it is important to understand that fructose "converts to fat more than any other sugar" because it is metabolized by the liver and not the pancrease. This means the pancrease is not triggered to release insulin, which escorts glucose into the body's cells, which creates the energy we need to survive (Appleton, N, PhD. 2006. "Fructose (corn syrup) is No Answer For a Sweetener."
http://www.curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=32&db=6&C0=17).

I'm interested in sources regarding the assertion that eliminating sugar from the diet causes physiological harm. I agree that glucose from fruits AND vegetables are good for us and very necessary, too much natural sugar from fruits can cause harm in much the same way as refined sugar.

The body doesn't really know the difference, it just metabolizes it. The chemical construction of the sugar dictates the pace of metabolization. Rapid metabolizaition results in sugar crashes and subsequent glucose imbalance, the scourge that results in diabetes.

Sugar overload is a major contributor to candida overgrowth, which research has implicated in fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders and emotional well being.

An interesting resource which contains the above link is www.curezone.com/foods/sugarpage.asp.

"Dr." Schumacher
Master's Candidate, Medical Anthropology
Doctoral Program Applicant

Permalink 07/22/06 @ 12:15

Comment from: Linda [Visitor]

For the person who wanted to find pickle relish without HFCS for those Tasty Tuna Sandwiches:
Farman's brand is HFCS-free and excellent. They're so clued in to the HFCS thing that they prominently display on their label (right under their name) "barrel-cured and made with real cane sugar." No trace of HFCS in the fine print, either.

Permalink 07/22/06 @ 13:05

Comment from: Jessica [Visitor]

I jsut wanted to say thank you for compling this list. I have an ongoing problem with my step-son's mom about the dangers of HFCS and this will surely help prove my point! I will also be printing this out for when I do my weekly grocery shopping. Thank you again!

Permalink 07/23/06 @ 09:46

Comment from: Byron [Visitor]

I love that 7-up is advertising HFCS as natural. Is anyone else outraged???

Permalink 07/23/06 @ 16:28

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

Found some soda at Target today that did NOT have HFCS in it! The brand is Archer Farms, which, if I'm not mistaken, is Target's house brand. Comes in glass bottles with resealable lids, probably 1.5 litres. It's made in Italy, and lists sugar as the sweetener. They had lemonade flavor (which is excellent!) as well as orange, pear, and pomegranate. Bought a bottle of orange to try tonight. Not sure if it's a limited time only deal or if it will be around for a while.

Permalink 07/25/06 @ 14:04

Comment from: Aditie Vaid [Visitor] · http://www.thenirvanastore.com

I'm finally aware of ythis venom been slowly feeding it me and my family! Hope there's a way to stop living here in US. I haven't had the courage to throw out all that contains HFCS but that I will soon after my mother in law leaves!

Permalink 07/27/06 @ 21:19

Comment from: Betty Jean [Visitor]

Comment from Jack:
"Contrary to popular beliefs (around here anyway) HFC is simply a refined version of sugar, it has no noticeable difference in how it is metabolized......."

Typical of how uninformed and ignorant the majority of the people are. Wish he could suffer the symptoms I suffer when I ingest HFCS. As it is so pervasive in our processed foods, I truly wish it were simply a refined version of sugar. It would make life so much simpler.

It's so arrogant of someone to make such remarks if he hasn't the appropriate education or the qualifications. Or even the experience......

Betty...........

Permalink 07/29/06 @ 06:08

Comment from: Jeff [Visitor]

They were giving away Coca-Cola's "Full Throttle Energy Drink" at Wal-Mart the other day. I took one and decided to check on the ingredients. HFCS is the first one.

Permalink 07/29/06 @ 16:49

Comment from: jon [Visitor]

you should make the list things with normal sugar (sucrose) in them...

Permalink 07/31/06 @ 21:08

Comment from: Sarah Wall [Visitor] · http://Google

Just add another bread to your list: ARNOLD'S "Dutch Country" brand. When I contacted the company and informed them that I would no longer be buying their product and why, I was informed that "they probably won't change their formula". Too bad; I guess they can afford to lose a customer. I wish it could be many customers. Maybe that would get their attention.

Permalink 08/02/06 @ 10:06

Comment from: KAY B GARDNER [Visitor]

please add that hfcs impairs the function of leptin in the body. the function of leptin is to tell your brain that you have stored fat. Just imagine how that affects your body fat.

Permalink 08/03/06 @ 12:02

Comment from: Carmen [Visitor]

Check just about any fat free dairy product. Sour cream, half and half, etc. Just about every brand I've seen is loaded with HFCS. Fat free doesn't even come close to meaning healthier for consumers. Also, many of the replacements, Coffee Mate and the like, are filled with HFCS.

Permalink 08/06/06 @ 06:59

Comment from: K Riso [Visitor]

This is a great idea, but since the processed foods that contain HFCS seem to be the norm, it would be more helpful to have a list of the foods that DO NOT contain HFCS.

Permalink 08/10/06 @ 14:42

Comment from: Nick Fotopoulos [Visitor] · http://codemonkeyx.org/

I always thought it was safe assume that all product contained HFCS. Wouldn't it be easier to list the handful of products that contain sugar instead?

Permalink 08/11/06 @ 11:28

Comment from: Harriet Duncan [Visitor]

Glad to find your site, I have been on the HFCS rampage for years & no one is listening. More & more foods contain it now. Even Chinese mustard! How about a list of HFCS free foods? That would be easier. Oh, I just noticed its already been suggested. Unfortunately we are a minority & most people don't care about HFCS. How can we impact the food industry like those who got the trans fat out of food?

Permalink 08/11/06 @ 16:30

Comment from: Pam [Visitor]

to nancy b;
It's against the law in CA to add sugar to wine.

The natural sugar in the grapes is what the yeasties eat to create alcohol; it's the byproduct as is CO2.

A wine with higher sugar content has just had the yeasties removed before they ate all the naturally occurring sugar.

Permalink 08/13/06 @ 02:07

Comment from: Maureen [Visitor]

Good book to ready about hfcs and eating natural is "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen" by Anna Lappe & Bryant Terry. (www.amazon.com carries it).

As for a cereal without HFCS -- Shredded Wheat, and I believe Multi-Grain Cheerios. Not sure about the regular brand.

Yogurt withough HFCS -- Stonyfield Farms yogurts.

I'm interested in a list of the products WITHOUT HFCS, too.

Permalink 08/16/06 @ 10:50

Comment from: cat [Visitor]

Thought I'd add one to your list--graham crackers... every brand I've seen so far.

Permalink 08/16/06 @ 18:44

Comment from: Peter [Visitor]

I admit I zipped through the comments (wow!), but I was a bit surprised to see a rebuttal from "jack" with disinformation regarding the metabolic process. Someone must be taking notice!
Here's what I see as the big problem:
The U.S. government subsidizes the corn production industry (I don't think you can call it "farming" anymore), and manipulates the sugar market to keep HFCS cheaper than sugar (this is done with import tariffs...guess why other countries aren't using HFCS?). As you see, this is a very complicated, and greed-ridden situation. The HFCS production process requires genetically engineered enzymes to complete the product. Did you ever vote to allow that?
We have real power here as aware consumers, although I don't have as much faith in our elected officials (as I should, perhaps) to carry our demands through the processes required to implement government policy changes. Isn't it funny how the corn profits feed the lobbyists, who "take care of" our representatives, etc.
I think our best bet is to make this a real grassroots movement...vote with our wallets. Tell our markets we refuse to buy HFCS products. Start petitions, etc.
I believe momentum will build.

Permalink 08/21/06 @ 15:23

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

Re: Graham crackers
New Morning brand of graham crackers do not contain HFCS or partially hydrogenated oils. I buy them at Whole Foods.

Permalink 08/21/06 @ 16:14

Comment from: Max [Visitor] · http://www.highfructosemakesyoufat.com

I love the list. I actually had started compiling a list on my site -
www.highfructosemakesyoufat.com.

I will link back to this one, thanks!

Permalink 08/22/06 @ 06:42

Comment from: amg [Visitor]

Greetings - due to Diabetes Type II am sorely aware of HFCS.

I find an interesting drink is:

Large glass of Flavored club soda ( no calories) w/a half dropper of caffeine free green tea extract in it. Isn't this weird? Just something new to try without HFCS and with a positive note to it.

Permalink 08/26/06 @ 15:10

Comment from: J [Visitor]

After watching the episodes towards the end of Season 2 of Boston Legal, I became concerned about HFCS. My last trip to the store was pretty depressing. Over this past year I've been limiting flavored drinks from my diet and eliminating white bread. Now, eliminating HFCS and limiting my intake of pasta is my next goal. HFCS is going to be harder than I thought.

I'd really like to see a list of foods that don't contain HFCS. I found some Western Family Organic Catsup that doesn't have HFCS. Regular Cheerios and Maltomeals Maple and brown sugar shreaded wheat doesn't have it either.

Permalink 08/27/06 @ 11:43

Comment from: kristina [Visitor]

sweetened meats- example: Italian sausage

Permalink 08/30/06 @ 05:41

Comment from: dee [Visitor]

i've found that most bread seems to have HFCS in it and it's a little depressing because i happen to like bread. does anyone know what brand of bread doesn't have them?

Permalink 08/30/06 @ 12:12

Comment from: greenchild [Visitor]

Add Country Hearth breads to the list containing HFCS. They advertise that they use raisin juice to sweeten their breads. Sure, they do, but it's much further down on the ingredient list than HFCS, which is near the top.

Did you know that a product only has to contain 1% of a natural ingredient for the product to be labeled "natural"? And organic products have to contain only 70% organic ingredients in order to be labeled "organic". The rest can be whatever cheap, bad-for-you chemical(s) the manufacturer chooses.

Also PLEASE watch your skin care ingredients!!! I hate to see people who are so educated on their diet, yet use commercial, cheap skin care products with all sorts of nasty chemicals in them. And they can't figure out why they have skin issues . . . GRRRR!!!

Permalink 08/30/06 @ 14:56

Comment from: Wally [Visitor]

Despite whatever you see or hear, McDonald's was the one who began with the development of HFCS. Wonder why the exist all over the world.

Permalink 08/31/06 @ 16:13

Comment from: Michael J. [Visitor]

Dee wrote in asking which brand of bread doesn't have hfcs in it. Many Pepperidge Farm breads labeled "whole grain bread " doesn't have them.

Permalink 09/02/06 @ 11:26

Comment from: Will G. [Visitor]

I've got a question for those who are a bit more educated on the subject of HFCS. Could there be any possible way that Dandruff could be an allergic reaction to the stuff?

Permalink 09/05/06 @ 12:22

Comment from: sam goodwin [Visitor] · http://www.valleytotalfitness.net

Rose's Lime Juice also has high fructose corn syrup in it. Generally used as a drink mix.
KC Masterpiece (except the "Classic" variety) uses hfcs in all it's sauces.

Permalink 09/06/06 @ 04:05

Comment from: Lydia Martin [Visitor]

How do we go about getting HFCS out of our food? There is no denying that it is hazardous to our health to the same extent as cigarretes, or perhaps even greater. And how do we go about getting ethanol from the corn in our gas tasks?

Permalink 09/06/06 @ 11:02

Comment from: Mary Smith [Visitor]

I agree it would be easier to list foods that don't have hfcs rather than foods that do. Or make a list of substitutes. For example Gatorade is a good substitute for Powerade because they're similar but Gatorade doesn't have hfcs.

Permalink 09/06/06 @ 12:11

Comment from: Chicka21 [Visitor]

I have a very surprising addition to this list: sushi from Whole Foods! Today I grabbed a mixed sushi plate from their sushi bar and was horrified to find out that the honey-vinager brown rice actually contained HFCS! What the hell is HFCS doing in sushi?! I am furious that it takes such a huge commitment to try to avoid this increasingly ubiquitous ingredient. On a side note, I just got back from vacation in Portugal and Finland, and nothing contains HFCS, not even Coca-Cola! Of course, that is because of their ridiculous sugar subsidies, but I'd prefer sugar over HFCS...

Permalink 09/07/06 @ 15:45

Comment from: "a voice crying from the wilderness" [Visitor]

"...martha, martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful..."

By the way... nice article. BAN THAT HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!

Permalink 09/07/06 @ 20:59

Comment from: voice crying from the wilderness [Visitor] · http://www.livingwaters.com/good/

"...martha, martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful..."

By the way... nice article. BAN THAT HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!

Permalink 09/07/06 @ 21:03

Comment from: dorothy petrolia [Visitor] · http://louisiana

Thanks to my grandson who made all of us aware of this. Thanks Brandon you are great.

Permalink 09/08/06 @ 04:27

Comment from: Dr Harvey Colbert [Visitor]

HFCS is also an ingredient in the following:
Smuckers Peach Preserves
Meijer Bread & Butter Chips (pickles)

Permalink 09/09/06 @ 12:48

Comment from: ginia a davis [Visitor]

this is great information.
I think, because HFCS is in almost everyting, another list, FREE of it, would be very useful too.
Let's give credit to those companies who are vigilent to our healthy consumption and send more business their way!
I know if I read their names here, I would look to buy them.
Thanks for all your hard work here.

Permalink 09/14/06 @ 09:33

Comment from: June [Visitor]

Just a note on why organic products don't contain HFCS. Almost all corn produced in this country is genetically modified (GMO) to be resistent to the corn borer beatle. To date, GMO products are not considered organic by the USDA. As a result, organic products tend not to contain HFCS or hydrogenated soybean oil (non-organic soy is also a GMO product). Buying organic can help you avoid these two aweful additives found in most packaged food in the US.

Permalink 09/21/06 @ 10:23

Comment from: laura [Visitor]

i was shocked to find high fructose corn syrup in most all breads! i think it would be easier to create a list of foods that do not contain this stuff! it would certinly be a much shorter list!

Permalink 09/22/06 @ 18:06

Comment from: pikake21 [Visitor]

general rule of thumb for me, is to buy organic. that way i avoid it all together, as i'm terribly afraid of HFCs ;)

Permalink 09/24/06 @ 17:06

Comment from: Andy [Visitor]

After informing myself about HFCS I checked the labels of all the items I normally consume and they all had HFCS. Now, who stands to gain here? The food producers and the medical industry. Is it profitable to the medical industry to have a healthy public? Of course not. So we will continue to be poisoned by these chemicals. The medical and pharmaceutical industries will be very happy to "cure" us for a fee.

Permalink 09/26/06 @ 09:05

Comment from: visitor [Visitor]

I lost 20 pounds very quickly by cutting out high fructose. Be very careful shopping at Whole Foods. A lot of their products have high fructose. They also label it (to trick us) Sucrose/Fructose which is the same thing said a different way.

Permalink 09/27/06 @ 17:44

Comment from: Ian [Visitor] · http://www.bluntinstrument.org.uk

After reading text from here, the wikipedia and foodintol.com (which looks great but has anyone here paid for it? Is it really as good as it claims?) feel overwhelmed by the difficultly caused by fructose and whether its presence, origin (natural in honey or wheat or... or as part of HFCS) and fructose/glucose ratio make any difference. I am from the UK and can, however, confirm that here High Fructose Corn Syrup is very rare (some foods do seem to slip through), but instead, if you are worried about fructose generally you are in much the same boat: soft drinks contain SORBITOL which, although glucose-based, is very often an irritant of existing fructose-related problems (malabsorbtion and hereditary intolerance); and many other foods contain variations on glucose-fructose syrup and corn syrup which makes it very difficult to work out precisely how much fructose is present. And then there's the problem of how for fructose malabsorbers have to avoid wheat products, and how most wheat-free products (usually part of a gluten-free range) tend to be packed with dried fruit...

Where was I? Ah yes. The Kellogg's issue. Although they have found use for variants of fructose, the labelling never mentions HFCS (although I could buy myself a bowl of this recipee off amazon.com if I'm feeling reckless). I'll check back in with exact ingredients if anyone's interested or might be able to help with the ambiguities of non HFCS corn-syrup/fructose listings. Such a pity that in this country (perhaps this is an EU edits) products must now always warn when containing milk, nuts, gluten, etc., but not fructose.

Permalink 09/30/06 @ 08:16

Comment from: Fe [Visitor]

Fructose/glucose is the same as HFCS in Canada. I got this information from emailing the canadian sugar institute

Permalink 10/03/06 @ 18:47

Comment from: Susan Dargon-Hart [Visitor] · http://Suzi

Howdy, I am a very frustrated soul out here as well. I was diagnosised with celiac last year, and lactose and fructose intolerance right after. Anyone in this situation??? It sucks, just for the record. I was (and am) a very health conscious, veggie (working mom) with few options at this point. Who knew that all my whole grain eating was actually killing me. LOL I have learned quite a bit about food and the horrors. I thought I knew a few things before this all, but I was wrong. Oh and btw I also saw the HFCS used in whole foods veggie sushi and was appauled. Are there others who also avoid ANY form of fructose? I can not even eat fruit or uncooked veggies, nuts, etc... Though I sneak a little in here and there. I am looking for some guidance. Even my GI form a big hospital in Boston said that I am the first to show up with all three intolerances! I get the big gold star for that one. LOL

Permalink 10/05/06 @ 18:25

Comment from: rose [Visitor]

Hi, I loved the site. You can add Nature Valley oats n honey bars and Nature Valley trail mix bars to the list... And I liked them!!! Now I will go investigate my pantry for more hidden hfcs products... thanks again

Permalink 10/05/06 @ 19:48

Comment from: Jimbo Tobifor [Visitor] · http://tutinstine99@aol.com

Wow i never knew that all those fods had so much HFCS il keep an eye out for more

Permalink 10/09/06 @ 12:48

Comment from: Jimbo Tobifor [Visitor] · http://tutinstine99@aol.com

PHSO parshily hidronated soybean oil is just as bad as HFCS reserch it!

P.S. This was an FYI

Permalink 10/09/06 @ 12:55

Comment from: Yugonda Gilbert [Visitor]

Keep up the good work, I just started looking at labels for HFCS a couple of weeks ago. I have discovered it would be easier to list items that don't have HFCS.
This is sad, how many years have we had this junk fed to us and had no clue.

Permalink 10/09/06 @ 23:30

Comment from: Yugonda Gilbert [Visitor]

I've found at this point it would be easier to list foods without HFCS than foods with. That's sad, how long have we all been fed this poison?

Permalink 10/09/06 @ 23:36

Comment from: Jimbo Tobifor (yes its my real name) [Visitor] · http://none.com

can you start a list of products with PHSO in it

thanks and James Tobifor is my real name (hints Jimbo)

Permalink 10/10/06 @ 12:38

Comment from: k [Visitor]

You know what I would find more helpful, a list of foods "without" HFCS. This way we support those companies which don't use HFCS, by listing and purchasing their items.

Permalink 10/10/06 @ 19:53

Comment from: Sodapop [Visitor] · http://me.com

Wow il keep an eye for more HFCS products

Oh and Jimbo, cool name

Permalink 10/12/06 @ 12:47

Comment from: michael [Visitor]

just looking at a can of sunkist orange soda, second ingredient after carbonated water says: high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar. so don't know if that makes the list or not, my guess is there's more hfcs than sugar though.

Permalink 10/13/06 @ 10:04

Comment from: Lisa Jones [Visitor]

I'm reseraching all of the elements in Nestea for my college English class. I'm trying to figure out if some of the elements are good or bad and what their uses are. Anyway, bottled Sweetened Lemon Flavored Iced Ted by Nestea has higg fructose corn syrup in it. You can add this to your list.

Permalink 10/13/06 @ 10:40

Comment from: Ryan [Visitor]

have you researched hydrogenated oils and fats, MSG, calcium propionate, benzoates, sorbates and mulicular scrosis.

Permalink 10/14/06 @ 04:38

Comment from: A Peterson [Visitor]

Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious breads don't contain HFCS.
My husband & I have scoured every single bread in our grocery stores & this is one of the very few wheat breads that do not have it as an ingredient!

Permalink 10/15/06 @ 19:25

Comment from: Jessica [Visitor]

You'd be better off to just make a list of things that DON'T have HFCS. The list would be much shorter and you wouldn't have to add to it as often. So far, I've got Malto Meal, whole grain rice, and fresh fruit... that's about it!

Permalink 10/16/06 @ 01:59

Comment from: Laura [Visitor]

R.W. Knuson natural sodas DO NOT have hfcs. Also, there is a chain of grocery stores called Wild Oats, that claim to carry all items with no artificial ingredients, etc. that would be good to check out, and if there is not a store in your area, you can buy the products on Amazon.

Permalink 10/16/06 @ 14:31

Comment from: Farmersue [Visitor]

Accidental Hedonist - Foods and Products Containing High Fructose

Permalink 10/23/06 @ 13:13

Comment from: Connie Fischer [Visitor]

HFCS isn't the only thing we need to watch for an avoid - partially hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated anything else and modified food starch also need to be eliminated. Our magnificent bodies don't know what to do with these man-made, artificial ingredients.

Permalink 10/24/06 @ 07:04

Comment from: Brandi [Visitor]

gatorade and powerade both have HFCS

Permalink 10/24/06 @ 17:21

Comment from: Brandi [Visitor]

gatorade and powerade both have HFCS

Permalink 10/24/06 @ 17:22

Comment from: Cindy [Visitor]

I have been making and selling a fresh salsa in the refrigerated aisles for 8 years. I start with a processed diced tomatoe(calcium chloride and citric acid) and add fresh chopped onions, garlic, cilantro, fresh lemon and lime juice, balsamic vinegar, oregano and cumin and sea salt. It is in a mason jar cold pack and has been getting a 55 day shelf life. All of a sudden it started fermenting in the jar after 2 weeks. The lab says very high yeast content. They advise adding .2% citric acid. I have been at a stand still for over 2 months. Need to keep it clean . Any suggestions? Any thing will be appreciated!!!! Thanks, Cindy Or tell me a site to check out.

Permalink 10/25/06 @ 11:46

Comment from: Matthew Borner [Visitor] · http://none

First of all I am glad to see that there are people who seem to be concerned about the decline of decent Healthy foods readily avalible in the American market place. I have been spending twice the average time today in food stores just tring to find foods that are some what safe for me, and I mean safe. I have been a solid Veg. with the exception of the occasional sushi almost two years. Meat was just the start of the different items I did not feel comfortable eating. After reading every ingredient on every item I see and investigating the origin and proccess of development of these products I have found the reason that I have so much difficulty finding foods that do not contain HFCS, Hyd. Oils, artifical sweeteners/colors and preservitives is because The People Want These Products. Getting into the minds of the people is an on going work and usually the conclusion is Laziness. HFCS is cheeper to manufacter than traditional cane sugar. Also HFCS as a liquid is more efficiently shipped around the country and preserves foods longer . Basically the companies producing HFCS are selling more and spending well lets say chicken feed compared to their profit. It is amazing me less that all of the products that are responsible for the most human damages, are owned and operated by companies that are supposedly unaware of their products harm, always has dollar signs at the end of their sorry sobbing stories of just plain-playing dumb. I ask you this how corrupt is the FDA?, because I sure as heck don't trust them. Large food distributing and manufacturing companies that provide a wide variety of Trash for less Cash are simply suppling a demand for the foods that the ignorant people of this country Want.

Permalink 10/28/06 @ 23:26

Comment from: metermaid1 [Visitor]

For Ragu and Prego, corn syrup is second on the list after tomatoes. It tastes like you sprinkled sugar all over your spaghetti. Guess the CEOs at the tomato sauce companies finally figured out that sugar is cheaper than flavor oils such as olive oil.

Permalink 10/29/06 @ 20:18

Comment from: Gary Carroll [Visitor]

Honestly add all US foods to the list and remove those without HFCS. It will be much much faster. All but a handful of bread makers now use HFCS. Technically no US non-diet soda out there has anything but HFCS even some diet soda's have it.
All but a very few Salad dressings have it. And... for those of us allergic to just corn well pretty much anything with a preservative is made from corn.
check out this site: http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php
I've made a cheat-sheet for corn allergy sufferers
you have to log into the forum - free - no emails - fully private
http://www.cornallergens.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

Permalink 10/30/06 @ 10:29

Comment from: bernadette [Visitor]

For soft drinks that dont have hfcs are from whole foods 365 soft drinks. 365 is a whole foods brand.

Permalink 10/30/06 @ 18:06

Comment from: Terri [Visitor] · http://www.namastefoods.com

Thanks for this site! I've been avoiding wheat and corn (including HFCS) for about the past 5 years due to fibromyalgia, IBS, and several other health problems. When I went on an elimination diet to find what was causing the problem, I definitely found that both wheat and corn were suspect. After only 3 days without these two, most of my symptoms disappeared. I also lost about 30 pounds in the first 2 months of being on the diet. As for the person who wondered if HFCS could cause dandruff, I will say that I was continuously bothered with a kind of dandruff-like condition on my scalp that also included a painful rash/sores and almost constant itching. Because this didn't go away with the other symptoms at first, I thought it was unrelated. But after about 6 months on my diet, this also went away. I have since noticed that, when I accidentally eat something with wheat or corn, all of the symptoms including the rash will return (although not as intense). Of course, after a week or two back on the strict diet, they do away.

I am not a chemist or a doctor, but I have been researching HFCS, corn, genetically modified foods, wheat, etc., for many years now and I am completely appalled at the way our foods have been inundated with so many man-made or genetically modified ingredients. I, too, basically shop only from the fresh fruit and produce sections and make most items from scratch, so I will know what is going into it. However, even cooking from scratch, you must read the food labels. I was absolutely enraged the other day when I read the label for a can of pinto beans and found that they had added HFCS. So now, most canned beans are also on my "banned" list.

As for suppliers of "safe" products, one of the best I've found is Namaste foods: http://www.namastefoods.com/

They are based in Idaho, but have online ordering available. They sell mixes for pancakes, spice cake, pizza crust, etc., that are free of gluten, wheat, potato, soy, corn, dairy and casein. They are sugar-free, with no artificial sugars as well. No trans-fats as well. These are delicious products, so I thought I'd pass along the name.

Permalink 11/04/06 @ 05:30

Comment from: Angela [Visitor] · http://www.pepsi.com/pepsi_brands/nutrition_facts/ApprovedforSchools.pdf

I am a teacher and have always tried to be careful of what I'm giving my students. Now every school (in Ohio at least) has to have a health and wellness plan for its students. With the crackdown on what school children are and are not allowed to have, I was forwarded to this site. Not a mention of HFCS! The lemonade is my favorite.

Permalink 11/05/06 @ 08:30

Comment from: Emily [Visitor]

I was wondering...has anyone found an alcoholic beverage that doesn't include HFCS? I just had a breath test done and it came back positive to HFCS. I am 25 and a social drinker, but it seems as though everything has HFCS in it that I enjoy drinking. HELP!

Permalink 11/06/06 @ 12:05

Comment from: Emily [Visitor]

I am 25 years old and I just got diagnosed with HFCS-intolerant. I was wondering if anyone knows any alcoholic beverages that I can still drink. I am a social drinker and in a few weeks would like to try something. Thanks!

Permalink 11/06/06 @ 12:33

Comment from: Cathy [Visitor]

Smuckers Natural Peanut Butter is made with only peanuts and salt- no hfcs or hydrogenated oils! Tastes great!

Permalink 11/06/06 @ 20:36

Comment from: prmed [Visitor]

Its interesting to note that Newman's Own Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing has No HFCS when purchased in a bottle at the grocery store but it DOES have HFCS in the McDonald's packet version. In fact the two have almost totally different ingredients! Is that possible or is one label wrong?

Permalink 11/09/06 @ 13:01

Comment from: Michelle [Visitor]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I worked in a popular sandwich/sub chain *I won't name it, sorry*, and nearly all the products had hfcs in them. Even the dressings. By eliminating hfcs from my diet, and getting some treatment for my skin, I started to see a connection between hfcs and the acne that I have been fighting since I was very young. After a few months, my skin had started to clear up dramatically, and I decided to take a chance and include some hfcs in my diet, after a couple of days, I was back to the same skin condition as before. So I have now permanently deleted it from my diet. Newman's Own Organics has no enriched processed flour, and no hfcs, no regular cs either. All of the ingredients are organic, and their cream cookies are cheaper than a bag of oreos. I thought that buying only organic foods would be expensive, but I've come to realize that eating fresh foods more than processed foods is alot cheaper.
Note: high fructose corn syrup is used in everything because it makes everything sweet and cravable. Combined with the cheap price of production, its Christmas to capitalist pigs. Its hard to defeat capitalism, thus the option is to make yourself one less person hooked on hfcs.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 16:17

Comment from: Mary [Visitor]

If all the things above contain fructose how's a person suppose to live if they cut all those things out of their diet?

Permalink 11/14/06 @ 15:51

Comment from: Clint [Visitor]

Gatorade should be on the list. I really don't know how it started, but there is confusion about whether or not Gatorade contains HFCS. I read in an issue of National Geographic which discussed good-for-you foods and stuff, and Gatorade was listed as not containing HFCSs. However, if you look at the label on a Gatorade bottle, the third ingredient is HFCS.

Permalink 11/14/06 @ 19:41

Comment from: Davie [Visitor]

I found that Martins whole wheat potato bread does not have HFCS. It is made with pure can sugar. Pretty tasty too and totally in normal supermarkets such as Publix, SuperWalmart, etc...

Permalink 11/15/06 @ 06:39

Comment from: Sarah [Visitor]

I heard on the news that Wendy's doesn't use HFCS to make anything. AMAZING!

Permalink 11/19/06 @ 14:58

Comment from: Eric Buckley, jr [Visitor]

I too am one who is rebelling against the HFCS menace. A list of what doesn't have it would be a lot shorter. I for one would pay the extra pennies for "sugar" and once again enjoy all those things I once ate before becoming aware of the pitfalls of ingesting HFCS. appreciate your page. Eric

Permalink 11/20/06 @ 18:22

Comment from: TERRY [Visitor]

Can you tell me the difference between plain corn syrup and HFCS.I have been reading the book..."YOU ON A DIET" very good information , but never clearly says what the difference is.

Permalink 11/24/06 @ 17:52

Comment from: clueless will [Visitor]

Thanks for putting this site together. Please add Campbell's tomato soup

Permalink 11/26/06 @ 15:31

Comment from: Sherry [Visitor]

Thanks for the site! I need to find some corn syrup that does not also contain HFCS - and don't want to pay the organic health food store price. Guess I may have to break down. Found that Oroweat Bread does NOT contain HFCS! I sent them a love note, thanking them!

Permalink 11/27/06 @ 18:46

Comment from: Lamar Hall [Visitor] · http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/highfructose.html

Gatorade has HFCS (claiming to be glucose-fructose syrup) in it now. Why? It's Cheaper than sugar.

Permalink 12/03/06 @ 06:13

Comment from: RJ Hendrickson [Visitor] · http://none

Re a previous comment from the New Zealand resident; I have spent several lengthy vacations there in the past 7 yrs, and have noticed that the food there is much much better tasting, fresher and more palatable in general than here in the USA. Could be the lack of HFCS in the food (and perhaps the use of cane sugar) makes it that way. Also seems that the Kiwis don't have near the problem we have with obesity.

Permalink 12/04/06 @ 00:13

Comment from: M E A [Visitor]

Paula's "No-Oil Dressing" Lemon & Dill - seemingly pitched as Low Fat / Diet - HFCS Ingredient #3

Permalink 12/04/06 @ 10:58

Comment from: Cynthia Gunn [Visitor]

It's easy. Don't buy processed food.

Make your own. Make it in big batches and freeze it to save time. Enjoy preparing food. Support your local bakery/farmer's market. Don't be afraid to ask for their ingredient list or how they produce their produce and meat. If they're proud of what they do they will be more than willing to tell you all about it. It takes a little more time, but it's all worth it and can be a very enjoyable part of your daily life.

The only way to stop agribusiness from controlling your life is to stop doing what they want you to do: buy their products.

Permalink 12/05/06 @ 09:31

Comment from: angela [Visitor]

Klondike Bars have HFCS. By the way I get extremly ill and diarrhea from HFCS. I try to avoid it at all costs but it seems to be in EVERYTHING. I read all package labels but the one 'healthy' thing that slips by when I get home, eat it and have that feeling and look on the label sure enough it has HFCS. Or of course there's the asparatme and sacchrin that are snuck into other 'healthy' foods. I try to buy organic foods but yes they are yucky especially for my children so I am so distraught over this issue. PLEASE HELP FOOD INDUSTRY YOU ARE MAKING US SICK!!! I LOVE TO EAT and I MISS FOOD SOOO MUCH!!!

Permalink 12/05/06 @ 12:25

Comment from: Emily [Visitor]

Angela,
I completely know where you are coming from. I recently did the breath tests to confirm that I was HFCS intolerant. I have had a difficult time adjusting as well. I have now lost 25 pounds in just over a month. I have entered a few new things into my diet, but I am really apprehensive once I start feeling good to do such. I just wanted you to know that there are others out there just like you and to hang in there. Any ideas from others would be great! Thanks!

Permalink 12/06/06 @ 11:30

Comment from: patrick [Visitor]

looks like martha: Comment from: Martha [Visitor]
I really love you site, but just wanted to tell you that "warrented" is spelled "warranted." Thanks for keeping up with all of this information for those of us who look forward to reading about it in your blog!
06/09/05 @ 16:16
needs to get a life?? maybe?? ya think??

Permalink 12/08/06 @ 10:55

Comment from: Buttaface [Visitor]

Gatorade has HFCS in it. The label always used to say "glucose-fructose" syrup but not any more. Either they changed over to HFCS (highly unlikely), or it *always* had HFCS and they were forced to change the deceptive label. Either way, it'll never be in our house again.

Permalink 12/09/06 @ 08:33

Comment from: Britney [Visitor]

Wow.... with HFCS in practically everything we eat, is it any wonder that so many Americans are obese?

Permalink 12/10/06 @ 10:02

Comment from: Jessica [Visitor]

I just wanted to say that there is a heinz ketchup that I started buying that is organic and contains no HFCS. This is great b/c my husband loves ketchup. Also most syrup Aunt Jemima have hfcs .Your best bet is to start buying Organic products and read all you take in.

Permalink 12/11/06 @ 13:24

Comment from: Lindsay [Visitor]

Sadly I'm looking at my whole wheat/7 grain Brownberry bread and buns and both have HFCS on the list of ingredients! grr...

Permalink 12/12/06 @ 11:50

Comment from: jodie [Visitor]

WARNING!!!

Gatorade DOES have HFCS!!!!

For awhile it was my drink, b/c it had no HFCS listed in its ingredients and is one of the few drinks you can usually get w/o HFCS when you are out and about without too much effort. But then I found out (admittedly from tv or some internet site) that the label is deceptive b/c it lists an alternate name for HFCS, something like glucose-fructose syrup. I was pissed. I would like to know the definitive answer on this though. I am still holding out hope that I am wrong, but at the same time I thought it was too good to be true since almost every drink has it.

Permalink 12/13/06 @ 09:00

Comment from: jodie rosello [Visitor] · http://www.jodierosello.com

Also, is corn syrup just as bad as HFCS? I hope not b/c it would be impossible to avoid both.

Permalink 12/13/06 @ 09:01

Comment from: Joanne [Visitor]

Is HFCS the same as sugar/glucose-fructose?

Permalink 12/16/06 @ 12:34

Comment from: Monte Petersen [Visitor]

Gastorade is deceptive from what I understand. They used to list High Fructose on the ingredients, now they alter the name?? Maybe they would loose their customer base ina reality check if the product is actually unhealthy!!!

I would X them out!!!!!!

Permalink 12/18/06 @ 10:54

Comment from: Mary-Ann [Visitor]

I'd like to see a list of products that DO NOT contain any form of corn syrup! Corn syrup is really bad for you - it distorts the neuro-receptors that tell your body that you are full, and it hyper-extends fat cells. I have to do the research, but I am sure there's a secret correlation between the steady spike in diabetes and the increase in switching from sugar to corn syrup as a key ingredient.

I stopped eating items with corn syrup in it, and I lost 65 pounds over 5 months, and I eat less in general. No exercise outside of my normal every day activities, and the only other dietary change I made was upping my fiber, because, well, I'm almost 30. :)

Permalink 12/21/06 @ 05:11

Comment from: cathy [Visitor]

I first started to notice HFCS quite a few years ago. Whenever I would drink a soda my stomach just couldn't digest it and I would burp terribly. I never had this problem before. Then I noticed that there wasn't any sugar anymore but had been replaced with HFCS. I alerted this to everyone and of course they thought I was crazy for years. Then a few years ago it started coming out. The industry just sneeked it into everything. If it was so great why didn't they tell the public that they were going to replace sugar with this stuff. It is just about in everything. There are only two sodas I found that still used sugar. One is Ting and that is from Jamaica (some other foreign soda show up once in a while and they still use sugar) and the other is Blue Sky BUT ONLY THE ONE THAT SAYS ORGANIC. All the other "health food brands" including Blue Sky use HFCS and then tout on their labels "All Natural". I have totally cut out HFCS and have no problem and do not have the bloating that I associate with this horrible new "DRUG".

Permalink 12/28/06 @ 11:19

Comment from: STEVE [Visitor]

Excellent list of HFCS containing foods! What would be even more helpful is a list of "alternatives" in each category that do not contain HFCS. Thanks!

Permalink 12/28/06 @ 11:59

Comment from: Marcie [Visitor]

OMG! I was pleasantly surprised that a list existed!! Thank you for all of your hard work in putting this listing together and I will continue to keep checking back for updates.

Permalink 12/28/06 @ 14:11

Comment from: B. Joseph [Visitor]

This is really great, but I think it would also be helpful to post food items that don't contain high fructose corn syrup and are still healthy and tasty so we can know what we should eat. They're really hard to find.

Permalink 12/29/06 @ 04:38

Comment from: Vanna [Visitor]

While looking for high fructose corn syrup in the ingredients list, also beware of synonyms. Glucose-fructose syrup, chickory syrup, and hydrolyzed inulin syrup are all nothing more than cleverly disguised HFCS!

Permalink 12/30/06 @ 22:55

Comment from: Erika [Visitor]

Just a thought- while we know high fructose corn syrup is not good for us & unfortunately it is in a lot of foods, a lot of the foods on your list (ie ice cream, candy bars, processed foods) are things we really shouldn't eat a lot of anyway despite the HFCS.

Permalink 01/07/07 @ 12:28

Comment from: Zebe Pearsall [Visitor] · http://www.windalestudios.com/fat_loss_Houston.html

In your list of foods with high fructose corn syrup, please be sure to add Blue Bell Ice Cream, from Brennan, TX. This ice cream is supposed to be home style?
It is best to read labels--and never eat in fast food restaurants--just go to the fast food web sites and read the ingredients. Do your best to not eat HFCS for six weeks--and see how much better you feel.

Permalink 01/07/07 @ 16:36

Comment from: Jennifer [Visitor]

I began eliminating foods with hfcs last July in an attempt to modify my 6 yo son's behavior. Well once I began reading the labels - all the so called healthy food I was feeding him contained hfcs. Some very common as; Graham Crackers (his Kindergarten class ate them every morning for snack), whole grain whole wheat bread, and canned tomatoes. I had already eliminated all juice, all faux fruit products, no soda, candy or cookies. I home bake nearly everything now and I look for organic labeled products. Most organic cereals and crackers I am finding aren't using hfcs - that I can tell. Imagine the cumulative effect with so much pre-packaged food available.

Permalink 01/09/07 @ 19:11

Comment from: Lynda V.E. [Visitor]

Thanx for this list, it is so helpful and informative. I am beginning to wonder what alternatives there are, as I'm trying to not only avoid HFCS, but anything with hydrogenated oil as well - a real problem. For instance, Chef Boyardee ravioli has HFCS but not hydrogenated oil. So just when I think I can have that once in a while I learn that HFCS is bad for my health too. I would really love to find a site with products that do NOT contain either of these ingredients - there are no natural stores for a good 30 miles in my area and all I'm left with are fruits & veggies. Let's just hope those are safe. ;)

Permalink 01/10/07 @ 12:46

Comment from: emmanuel jenkins [Visitor]

a great site. i was in for a rude awakening. i had no idea that hfcs was in so many food items that i took for granted were safe to eat.
now, if i look at a list of ingredients and the list is 15 or more, i assume that it has some bad ingredients. again, many thanks for a great site.

Permalink 01/11/07 @ 13:34

Comment from: Jessica [Visitor]

Ouaker oats Oatmeal and rasian breakfast cookies contain HFCS, Nabiso 100 Calorie Packs also Contain HFCS.

This site is great!!

Do you know how much HFCS is mantainable in one day or any referance where I might be albe to find it.

Permalink 01/12/07 @ 10:18

Comment from: Tom [Visitor]

Add to your list DANNON fruit yogurts.

I have an article reporting from a lady doctor at the FDA, that she said when she added high fructose and high fructose corn syrup to the diets of laboratory rats, which normally lived about 2 1/2 years, they were dying off in 5 to 6 WEEKS!

Additionally, as far back as 1996, a Rodale Press mag called Men's Health featured a seven page article on high fructose and high fructose corn syrup, calling it BY FAR the worst and most dangerous additive put in food. The article cited lengthy studies done independently at two different universities, which had determined that it does "funny" things like put holes in a person's heart, causes strokes, and many other things. On the front cover of that mag issue was a skull and crossbones.

Permalink 01/13/07 @ 17:50

Comment from: Sheri R. Snell [Visitor] · http://visitor

This is really wonderful because I have looked on the internet and could not find hardly anything that would give me info on items contataining HFCS. I printed it out and keep look at it before I go shopping. Thanks

Permalink 01/13/07 @ 20:04

Comment from: Meredith [Visitor] · http://www.livingmeditations.com

I just found this site. I put "High Fructose Corn Syrup Withdrawal" into the search engine because I have been having headaches that remind me of my migraines I used to have. I had to give up wheat and soy glutens like another person who responded here, as I went through perimenopause, and giving those up was relatively easy compared to this HFCS Stuff!! I now realize I started consuming it in the sixties when I was a child, on a daily basis. What are the other withdrawal symptoms? I keep an emergency can of a certain cola in the fridge to abate the headaches because they are so bad - I am not doing this totally cold turkey!! My sweets addiction never DID seem like it was as sugar-based as I was accused - I mean cane sugar - even that is easy to skip compared to this withdrawal. Anyone know of any other symptoms? Thanks!

Permalink 01/16/07 @ 20:53

Comment from: Jake Waddington [Visitor]

In the EU HFCS is banned, wehave no need for it as Raw and Cane sugar is so close to the market price, and the EU don'tneed to pay much import tax, when it is imported from another country ouside of the EU.

Permalink 01/17/07 @ 09:41

Comment from: Jake Waddington [Visitor]

Also, what is the average amount of exercise an American gets across ALL states? How many P.E lessons do you have to do at school (All years?)

Permalink 01/17/07 @ 09:46

Comment from: Teri [Visitor]

I think that your list is great. It is actually difficult to find items today that don't contain corn syrup.
I have a question. I am trying to get my local school district to stop selling drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup in the cafeterias based on the correlation of increased consumption of HFCS and increased rates in obesity, Type II diabetes, etc. Besides water, milk, 100% juice products and the Glaceau water products are you aware of any drinks that do not contain HFCS?

Permalink 01/22/07 @ 07:06

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

It might be easier to write a list of items that DO NOT containg HFCS :)

Permalink 01/22/07 @ 15:52

Comment from: Bob [Visitor]

Sad thing is, I found an old box container for Premium saltine crackers and they did not list SUGAR or HFCS in the ingredients. This tin is about 15 years old. So sometime in the last few years they've changed the formula. Why add sugar

Permalink 01/25/07 @ 10:03

Comment from: Mary [Visitor]

It might be easier and more helpful to make a list of HFCS free foods. For example, if I'm looking for ketchup, is there a HFCS brand I should look for when I go to the store?
A list of HFCS foods will eventually contain just about every processed food item in the supermarket. It seems to be in everything.

Permalink 01/31/07 @ 10:38

Comment from: Caroled1 [Visitor]

A few other items that I know of with HFCS:

Kraft Fat Free Ranch Salad Dressing

Ken's SteakHouse Sun Dried Tomato Viagrette salad dressing

Permalink 02/01/07 @ 01:24

Comment from: Rodney in BC/S Texas [Visitor]

The list of products containing HFCS is growing QUICKLY. I have seen sites on line which link HFCS and it's use to be similiar to that of MSG. I mean that it is used to enhance appetite and food consumption. Do a Google search for Mono Sodium Glutamate and/or go to sites like this one...

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/

Maybe they are conspiracy theory nuts or maybe they have something.

Permalink 02/01/07 @ 20:21

Comment from: Shannon [Visitor] · http://www.kctrainer.com

I know that Quaker Chewy Granola Bar-Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip have HFCS

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 11:45

Comment from: Shelmowhaley [Visitor]

Most Orowheat Breads have HFCS. There are 2 types that do not. Multi Grain Bread w/purple label and there is one more I believe it is Country Whole Wheat bread, but Im not positive that name is correct. Most breads have HFCS in them. I would also like to find a Ketchup that does not have HCFS in it.
This is a great site. Thanks

Permalink 02/05/07 @ 08:41

Comment from: Jim [Visitor]

yogurt is a diet food... until you load it up with sugar, flavoring, and artifical color. Low fat plain yogurt with fresh fruit would be the way to keep it diet food.

Permalink 02/11/07 @ 10:58

Comment from: Robbie Yohn [Visitor]

I would like to know where you can buy Coca Cola,Pepsi,7 up,Rootbeer,Sprite,and other sodas that are HFCS free? I heard Mexican Coke and Many other foreign countries make sodas without HFCS. I live in Columbus Ohio and I have found a few sodas without HFCS. I also know that Knudsen and some other companies make natural colas. I am trying to gather information that has which companies have HFCS free products.
Please let me know which ones do
Thank you
Robbie Yohn

Permalink 02/11/07 @ 12:25

Comment from: Mark Weber [Visitor]

I think a list of what *does not* contain fructose would be highly useful. As someone who suffers from a serious intolerance to fructose generally for me its much more than just HFCS :-).

Does anyone know the site http://www.nutritiondata.com/ - you can search for individual foods and it lists sugar contents - often down to fructose.

Did you know that in the UK all bacons, hams, etc are heavy in fructose - as it is used as part of the curing process. If you are trying to avoid fructose completely, there are lots of surprises - i.e. vinegar seems to generally have fructose in it to...

Unfortunately most ingredient lables dont list fructose...

Permalink 02/12/07 @ 05:25

Comment from: Liza [Visitor]

Quaker HEART HEALTHY Blueberry Instant Oatmeal has HFCS
Also Nature Valley HEALTHY HEART chewy granola bars. It's funny that a good percentage of people with heart disease are also diabetic. Could this be from the HFCS?????? I wonder.....

Permalink 02/15/07 @ 19:38

Comment from: Floyd [Visitor] · http://accidentalhedonist.com

It is no wonder we as Americans are in such bad health. Corporate America is doing it's best to destroy our health for the sake of "Money".
You would think doctors, and nutritists would be blowing the whistle. But with Diabetes Industry being a 4 billion dollar a day industry, worldwide silence is golden. Not to mention the diet industry. So much for freedom of speech.
On the other hand now we see why the Powers that be want to control the Internet, and censor the same.

Permalink 02/17/07 @ 12:37

Comment from: Jake Waddington [Visitor]

If HFCS is so damaging to the body, why isn't the american goverment doing anything about it?

Permalink 02/18/07 @ 06:33

Comment from: kelly bauch [Visitor] · http://hotmail

Kate- This is a WONDERFUL and time-intensive project. Thankyou! BUT i was wondering- would it not be easier to make a list of foods that DON'T have HFCS in them? It almost seems that we can assume that most normal grocery store products (especially snack products- even BAGELS!) have HFCS. It would be great to start a non-HFCS list. To begin, i believe Goldfish are ok! Just one, so far, but it's a start! Thanks again!

Permalink 02/20/07 @ 14:51

Comment from: Deoxy [Visitor]

I suggest you start putting dates by each item as to when it was last checked... if HCFS ever becomes "problematic" or viewed as being bad for PR, the producers of such products might wll change their recipe. It might then be viewed as libelous that their product is listed here. If it has a date, then the defense against a libel charge would be "truth", as it was true for the given date.

Permalink 02/21/07 @ 07:35

Comment from: Stacey Morow [Visitor]

please, oh please just tell me what I can eat... Just found out I have this and feel like there is nothing I can enjoy. There are too many things with sugar, etc in them. I need to know I can still enjoy food.....

Permalink 02/23/07 @ 05:46

Comment from: Stacey Morow [Visitor]

your tips are great Kate but would really appreciate more of a 'yes', 'no', list of foods I can and can't eat. I find it really difficult to be able to even spend the money after my tests on a dietician. Which is still feasibly about another month away. Would love your help.....l

Permalink 02/23/07 @ 05:55

Comment from: Kristine Joseph [Visitor]

Good to see others interesed in what they put in their systems, and kids and hubbies bodies, too!

Any wonder why obesity and diabetes are on the rise? I'm sure we can't blame HFCS completly for the rise in obesity and diabetes, but I am waiting for the day "THEY" announce a link to HFCS, hydrogonated foods, food dyes, pesticides, GMO foods, other lab-induced sugars, and ON and ON (plus inactivity) to diabetes and obesity......

Thanks for listening. Keep educating yourself and loved ones!

Peace-Kristine Joseph, RN, BSN

Permalink 02/24/07 @ 10:15

Comment from: Autumn [Visitor]

Campbell's Low Sodium Tomato Soup (in can)

Permalink 02/24/07 @ 18:05

Comment from: Kat [Visitor]

after perusing the cupboard/ fridge, i'll add Cambell's Tomato Soup Crosse and Blackwell Mint Jelly Kraft Zesty Italian Salad Dressing Karo Light Corn Syrup Mt. Dew and Dr. Pepper Smuckers Sundae Syrup-Caramel Smuckers Sundae Syrup- Fudge Smuckers Grape Jelly Smuckers Strawberry Jam Bama Grape Jelly Merita Whole Grains 100% Wheat Bread Merita Hamburger Buns But not in Borden Sweetened Condensed Milk. Go figure For healthy sweetening, Dixie Crystals recently came out with Gold'N Natural Turbinado Sugar, in 2lb bags, like the raw, unrefined sugar you can find at coffee shops.

Permalink 02/25/07 @ 13:14

Comment from: Paul [Visitor]

I am doing a project on high fructose corn syrup in Chem class, and this list was very helpful. however, having all these commments on the page makes it very annoying to print and scroll up and down the page. i think u should make a button to hide comments so that it will be easier for all of us.

Permalink 02/27/07 @ 10:12

Comment from: healthymom [Visitor]

I avoid HFCS whenever possible. I used to be able to find ice pops with no added sugar or sweeteners. Recently "No Added Sugar" seems to have become a code for "sweetened with Splenda" and I have been unable to find any that are simply UNSWEETENED. Isn't fruit sweet enough on its own? It's the steady diet of HFCS that has made people want naturally sweet foods to be even sweeter. Where are the governemnt agencies when you need them?

Permalink 02/28/07 @ 07:09

Comment from: Edem and IB (Unical) Nigeria [Visitor] · http://yahoo.com

Hello there, I (a Human Anatomy major) and my medical student friend have found your site very educating, helpful and comprehensive in the true sense of the word. We were flabagasted to find out that even certain soups contain fructose!!! keep on your good work of "comprehensive" education.

Permalink 03/02/07 @ 09:23

Comment from: harold [Visitor] · http://www.sprol.com/?p=236

HFCS
omg what to say other then its a night mare in itself.

Permalink 03/04/07 @ 21:02

Comment from: CactusHeart [Visitor]

Good job informing the public!! However, be advised that ANY syrup labelled as 'pancake syrup' IS in fact 100% corn syrup....just with food dye and maple flavoring added...It's as if you were to pour a bottle of corn syrup directly onto your pancakes!!! Isn't that just gross??? There's an astounding number of people who are uninformed and innocently misconcieve the idea of "pancake syrup" and MAPLE SYRUP as being one in the same, when in fact they are NOT!! See for yourself. Look at the labels the next time you go shopping, you just might be surprised. Since the ratio of hfcs containing foods to non-hfcs is outrageously disproportionate, it's increasingly difficult to find non-hfcs foods. Might I suggest producing a list of non-cs/non-hfcs foods INSTEAD?? If I may, I would like to start off that list: I have some brand names of breads that I regularly use/enjoy that are non-cs/hfcs: -Van De Kamp's Light N' Lean White bread -Ezekiel 4:9 breads from Food For Life (though it won't win any taste contests *LOL*) -Vogel's Soy & Flaxseed bread (these are hard to find...but worth the search http://www.vogels.co.nz/Bread_Classic.aspx ) Yours in good health, CactusHeart

Permalink 03/08/07 @ 15:23

Comment from: CactusHeart [Visitor]

Oh....BTW, as a rule of thumb, I also avoid any food containing cornSTARCH (which means no more chinese take-out *POUT*) a.k.a. food starch or modified food starch. Sweeteners known as glucose, dextrose, polydextrose, maltose are also corn-derived. I know this might cut into your list of approved manufactured foods EVEN FURTHER...(I know whatta drag!!)but I feel this is one of those instances of "what you don't know CAN hurt you"....And considering how crappy I feel after eating foods containing these additives, I for one would appreciate the heads-up.

Permalink 03/08/07 @ 15:41

Comment from: iRthMonKeY [Visitor]

I dont know if this was mentioned in the comments, but
to note to readers and concerned consumers.
we have Mansanto to thank for all of this.
not only do they work hand in hand with our Govt. EPA Farm Bereau.etc. [note too that most "high ups" in these Govt branches , used to be on the Mansanto payroll!]
..but the corn that the HFCS are made from is GMO!!..genetically modified..as is SOY, and now WHEAT.....
thousands of infant have became deathly ill and alot have died , due to allergic reactions to baby formula containing soy.

Permalink 03/09/07 @ 07:13

Comment from: pat [Visitor] · http://phughes.us

I'd just like to point out that in my search for a non-HFCS wheat bread I've found that "Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Bread 100% Whole Wheat Hearty Texture" Contains NO HFCS (which goes against your list.) They use honey and un-sulphured molasses.

Not trying to shill, but not using that crap is so rare that I think it should be championed.

Permalink 03/09/07 @ 17:23

Comment from: Brook [Visitor]

Thanks for the info. Here is my list: Mrs. Butterworths syrup, Nabisco Hneymade Graham Crackers (this was surprising to me), and Heiner's 35 white bread (which I thought was a diet food untill now.)

Permalink 03/09/07 @ 19:50

Comment from: Julia [Visitor]

I agree with those who have said that a list of foods WITHOUT HFCS would be much easier to use. I have found only two breads without HFCS: Martin's brand potato bread and rolls, and one variety of Pepperidge Farm: "Whole Grain Soft Honey Oat". My daughter is only seven and has had problems with constipation, diarrhea and stomach bloating since birth. Eliminating HFCS from her diet seems to be helping--but it is so difficult!
I also agree that any food containing HFCS should have a warning on the label. It would help us spot the poison more easily!

Permalink 03/10/07 @ 08:06

Comment from: Cordy [Visitor]

Head's Up! I've noticed that most TOMATO BASED processed foods include sugar in one form or another, so be extra vigilant with them (hence the 'Chef Boyardee' suprise). Also not surprising is the inclusion of HFCS in the Heinz brand of ketchup. My husband used to produce bottles of Hunt's in CA and they used beet sugar to replace lost volume if the bottles were too big... so buy Hunt's (honest product endorsement). Also, if anyone has been using grenadine in their drinks MAKE SURE IT'S FROM REAL POMEGRANITES! I've been using Rose's (the most popular) and although it says 'grenadine' it is all HFCS! I've taken to purchasing mine from France where the shipping charges are as much as the order, but my liver will appreciate it :) It's bad enuf to drink without adding POISON to the mix. And who else is bummed about NABISCO Fruit Neuton's!!!??? A (used to be) staple in our household...

Permalink 03/12/07 @ 11:32

Comment from: Teagan [Visitor]

another product is pecan praline syrup..

corn syrup is one of the hardest things to find ever. i looked in 8 supermarkets for it.

Permalink 03/18/07 @ 01:12

Comment from: Will [Visitor]

I think this is a very important under-taking. I don't think everyone realizes just how many foods have HFCS in them. I have one concern though. While this is a great list, it will eventually get so big it will be very overwhelming. I would suggest concentrating on listing foods that DO NOT have HFCS. That list will be considerably smaller and easier to maintain. Also, we want people to seek out those non-HFCS foods rather than their counter parts. So listing them would help people get to know what they are.

Permalink 03/18/07 @ 07:53

Comment from: bill Wonneberger [Visitor]

Perhaps it might be easier to compile a list of foods that do NOT contain HFCS. I'd seek them out.

Permalink 03/18/07 @ 09:41

Comment from: Israel Santillan [Visitor]

· http://www.myspace.com/izzy4037

Thank you so much for making this list. During Spring break i will be attempting to eat nothing that contains HFCS. i know it's gonna be tough considering most of the foods i normally eat are on this on this list, but i hope to give it my all and hopefully succed

Permalink 03/18/07 @ 18:00

Comment from: The Boss [Visitor]

· http://myspace.com/tylerroycejones

hi...i like your site.... will someone send me a message on myspace explaining to me what HFCS is? my myspace url might also be myspace.com/tylerrjones

Permalink 03/19/07 @ 20:14

Comment from: Caitlin [Visitor]

Next time you're at the grocery store, check the label's in the bread aisle--you'd be shocked!!! BREAD!! as in, BREAD bread contains HFCS in many cases.

Permalink 03/20/07 @ 21:47

Comment from: Caitlin [Visitor]

data i collected (we've got a blimpie's on campus--it sucks that my one edible food option is dripping in HF Corn Syrup!!!)

blimpie's sandwich bread--wheat
blimpie's sandwich bread--italian white
blimpie's sandwich bread--marbled rye
(flat bread, tortillas, and ciabatta bread are okay)
blimpie's sweet peppers
blimpie's dressings--all (except pesto and light buttermilk)

and check out this awesome site i just found:

http://www.foodfacts.info/high-fructose-corn-syrup.shtml

has a list like ours of HFCS in fast food items!

Permalink 03/20/07 @ 22:05

Comment from: Jenna [Visitor]

Orowheat's Double Fiber (and I'm assuming a bunch of their other breads) has HFCS in it.

So much for this great new healthy bread that I found.

I'm going to start doing all my shopping at Trader Joe's. :/

Thanks for working on this list. It's an insidious ingredient that's hard to avoid!

Permalink 03/23/07 @ 15:26

Comment from: O's Fan [Visitor]

Oh, yeah. Healthy Choice Pasta Sauce has High Fructose Corn Syrup in it.

Permalink 03/27/07 @ 05:07

Comment from: Lanie [Visitor]

Add Rita's Water Ices to the list. I inquired by e-mail if their products contained any high fructose corn syrup and received the reply "Our ices contain sugar and high fructose corn syrup."
I hope this list continues to be updated. It's a great service for those who are tired of being victims of corporate greed - good work!

Permalink 03/28/07 @ 19:31

Comment from: David [Visitor]

I wrote a letter of complaint to Smuckers saying that the Dickerson Family who were bought out by the corporate Giant must be rolling over in their graves since Smuckers now includes HFCS in the ingredients of their preserves, but not YET in their Organic spreadable fruit. Just say no to HFCS

Permalink 03/31/07 @ 11:15

Comment from: Shawn [Visitor]

Hi! I just wanted to add that SLIM JIMS contain HFCS also.

Permalink 04/01/07 @ 10:13

Comment from: Shawn [Visitor]

There is actually a Bread called NATURES OWN wheat & fiber that does not contain HFCS. I wanted to add that I cannot have HFCS b/c I am Hypoglycemic. So if any of you out there are suffering from Hypoglycemia, please do not eat or drink anything w/ HFCS. It can cause a reaction also- I speak from experience

Permalink 04/01/07 @ 10:17

Comment from: Slantpass [Visitor]

There have been many calls for a "does not contain HFCS" list, and I agree it is the better way.

As a first step, one can do searches on the phrases "not contain HFCS"/ "not have HFCS"/ "not contain high fructose corn syrup" etc. but it would be good to agree on a standard tag. I'm going with "does not contain HFCS" for now.

Does not contain HFCS:
San Pellegrino Aranciata orange soda (just bought today)

I used to think Orangina tasted better, but that's probably due to the familiarity of the HFCS in the Orangina.

Permalink 04/03/07 @ 21:56

Comment from: Hannah [Visitor]

Thanks for doing this. It's crazy how everything has HFCS in it now. Heinz Carb solution is the only ketchup that I can find that doesn't have it. I still can't find a BBQ without it but oh well!! Thanks!!

Permalink 04/04/07 @ 21:54

Comment from: Jennifer [Visitor]

I always thought everything in moderation is fine. Wow, if you eat conventional foods, there is no way to get only a moderate amount of HFCS is there? I'm working on getting it out of my families diet. We've been making little changes over the past four years, I think this will be the biggest one yet.

Permalink 04/05/07 @ 06:35

Comment from: Barbara [Visitor]

Recently I've been trying to eat healthier, and eat less foods with HFCS and other artificial ingredients.

Does anyone know of a brand of sweet gherkins that doesn't contain HFCS? The only ones I can find are sweetened with sucralose, which I don't want to eat either. I haven't had a chance yet to look at Trader Joe's.

I don't think that HFCS is used in Brazil, where my husband is from. I love the "Fanta Uva" there--Grape Fanta. It has carbonated water, sugar, and real grape juice (sodas there are required to have a percentage of juice in them). I was delighted to discover grape Fanta here in the US (it's only been available here in NH in the past couple of years) but it tastes horrible! Like carbonated Kool-Aid! Here it's all artificial.

Permalink 04/05/07 @ 22:30

Comment from: Carol [Visitor]

Karo corn syrup used to be made with glucose sugar, but at some point started adding HFCS.

Permalink 04/09/07 @ 13:54

Comment from: Nick Burby [Visitor]

· http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/06/09/foods_and_products_containing_high_fruct

OMG!!! Hey guys!! I LIKE SURGUR YAY!!!!!!! Dee DEE DEE

Permalink 04/12/07 @ 05:50

Comment from: Cordelya [Visitor] · http://cordelya.net

The following products do not contain HFCS, at my last check:

Starbucks coffee syrups (including the Chai syrup)
(Target) Archer Farms sodas in Ginger Beer, Sarsparilla, and Strawberry Creme flavors
Goose Creek sodas in Root Beer, Orange, and Grape flavors.

Permalink 04/12/07 @ 10:32

Comment from: sly [Visitor]

I would love to see a list of branda, products or manufacturers that do NOT use HFCS. Some days I walk out of the store without buying such basics as bread. Thanks for your sire.

Permalink 04/19/07 @ 17:46

Comment from: Suzie [Visitor]

Thanks for the great list. I always read labels when shoppping for everything. Imagine my surprise today to see that Lea & Perrins Worstershire Sauce contains corn syrup! I was so shocked that I didn't ven think to check other brands of that famous sauce.

Permalink 04/22/07 @ 19:02

Comment from: Jules [Visitor]

I just went through my fridge and pantry and I can not believe how many things have HFCS. I noticed two things from my kitchen that was not listed. Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing and Smuckers Blackberry Jam. Take care and eat healthy.

Permalink 04/24/07 @ 19:21

Comment from: Marge [Visitor]

I ended up in the ER after a life threatening episode with a bizarre digestive reaction with food. When I was discharged from the hospital my dietitian restricted my intake of GMO food of which HFCS is high on that list. My first trip into a conventional grocery story armed with my dietitian's advice was a real eye opener. Here I was in a huge modern grocery store and NO FOOD I could eat. It was a shock to me what has happened to our food while I was not paying attention.

Permalink 04/24/07 @ 21:04

Comment from: Manisha [Visitor]

Thanks so much! I avoid HFCS at all costs and this is a great place for me to check. I'll post anytime I have something to add!!

Permalink 04/29/07 @ 13:51

Comment from: Mark [Visitor]

· http://www.climatedisaster.com

The Jif peanut butter I get in the U.S. DOES NOT have HFCS.

The label says "Made with Roasted Peanuts and Sugar". I called them just to make sure, and they say it doesn't.

HFCS was bad 10 years ago, but NOT THAT BAD. But now, we have to deal with the fact that 40% of the corn in the United States is Genetically Modified. Independent researchers are finding that some GM corn "caused signs of liver and kidney toxicity as well as hormonal changes in rats."
- http://www.newstarget.com/021784.html

HFCS is made with GM corn, and uses a GM enzyme to convert it from regular corn syrup. As far as I'm concerned any food with HFCS is POISON.

Permalink 05/01/07 @ 14:48

Comment from: Peri Reynolds [Visitor]

Informative site for sure. Not certain if this was posted, but the fact that HFCS or even just fructose also contributes to heart disease. It robs your body of copper which is a necessary trace mineral. It can cause cancer because of it's free radical damage not to mention the acceleration of the aging process. It's very cheap to mass produce. Try to avoid processed foods for the most part. It's deadly when consumed regularly.

Permalink 05/05/07 @ 12:16

Comment from: John N [Visitor]

Thank you for this post. This week I discovered that my All Bran Extra Fiber Kellog's cereal has High Fructose Corn Syrup AND Aspartame. I wrote them a letter in disgust that they would impose such ingredients in a "healthy" cereal. As a suggestion, you might want to BOLD you letters on such words as "Wheat" "Bran" "All Natural" "Healthy Heart" to help expose corporations tricking us into thinking we are purchasing something good for us. But I realized it is now up to me to take the time and look at ALL ingredients before purchasing anything. Sad but true. Thanks so much for this wonderful sight.

Permalink 05/08/07 @ 08:19

Comment from: Steve vonBrandt [Visitor]

I have eliminated all the HFCS and PHVO's from my diet while reducing the salt and sugar as well, and feel and look great at 54 as a result. Watch out for the Partially Hydrogeated Vegetable Oils as well.

Permalink 05/08/07 @ 19:01

Comment from: Frankie B [Visitor]

What we need to do is try and find a law firm with enough testosterone to serve the food industry and their chronies, The Food and Drug Administration, with a huge law suit. And why not?

Permalink 05/12/07 @ 17:03

Comment from: Holly [Visitor]

Izze soda doesn't have HFCS. It's juice, soda water, and sugar. That's it. Nalley Light Mayonnaise also doesn't have it, and neither does Danish Orchards Preserves.

Permalink 05/15/07 @ 17:29

Comment from: Shirley [Visitor]

Considering the ubiquity of HFCS, wouldn't it be easier to maintain a list of ready-made foods *without* it? [smile]

Permalink 05/20/07 @ 16:58

Comment from: Greg [Visitor]

You can add Gatorade to the list. It has HFCS in it but not the powdered version.

Permalink 05/21/07 @ 09:24

Comment from: AR [Visitor]

HFCS is known to cause insulin resistance. Diabetes runs in my family, so when I googled "list of foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup", I was thrilled to find this site!!

Permalink 05/24/07 @ 10:52

Comment from: hazmo [Visitor]

also add the nature valley granola bars

Permalink 05/28/07 @ 12:19

Comment from: Andy [Visitor]

Vitamin Water is great and no HFC's!

Permalink 06/02/07 @ 18:51

Comment from: Betty [Visitor]

Many have mentioned it would be worthwhile having a site listing food items WITHOUT HFCS.

Is there such a site?

If not, I will start one....hoping those posting here will send me such foods.

Betty.............abrighthouse@yahoo.com

Permalink 06/04/07 @ 05:24

Comment from: Rich J [Visitor]

I was amazed when I found this site at how many people are actually becoming aware of HFCS. I have been telling everyone I can about it. Most people like me didn't realize that it is not a natural component of corn.

I was shocked to see that Ben & Jerry's has this crap in it.

I got into an argument by e-mail from a spokeshole from Hansen's Soda's about their claim to being natural. She claimed that it was more natural than cane sugar. They have since changed their label to say Glucose-Fructose Syrup instead of HFCS.
I have e-mailed -
Hansen's - false claims

7 UP - simply that they appreciate my contacting them.

Snapple - not even a response

I called Quaker Oats about their 100% "Natural" Granola bars and was told that HFCS is natural because it comes from corn. I told them that's like saying plastic is natural because it comes from oil.

I have also begun to notice that some products just say corn syrup which I think these days is always HFCS not that the old time Karo Syrup was really any better.

Permalink 06/05/07 @ 10:51

Comment from: Prestyn [Visitor]

Hey, Thank you so much for creating that list. it will help me out alot. plus i've been looking for that for about 45 minutes now.

By the way, Kraft Free Zesty Italian Fat Free Dressing also contains HFCS. i don't know if anyone else has told you that.

Thanks again for this site. it is very educational!

Permalink 06/10/07 @ 13:07

Comment from: Heather [Visitor]

Thank goodness someone is addressing this! My husband & I had been eating All-Bran (mixed with other high-fiber cereals) for quite a while now & it wasn't until the new Higher-Fiber version of All-bran came out that I noticed anything wrong. "Aspartame & High-Fructose Corn Syrup? Are you kidding me?" Then I looked on the old version of All-Bran &

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