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High Fructose Corn Syrup

Limit Metabolic Food and drink

Decode Label flags High Fructose Corn Syrup as a moderate concern in food and drink (metabolic). It appears in 3 of the 893 published products we have analysed (0.3%).

The concern

Refined sweetener — linked to obesity, fatty liver, insulin resistance

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is metabolised differently from glucose — fructose goes directly to the liver, where excess amounts promote fat synthesis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and insulin resistance. Regular consumption is linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Most relevant to

Anyone eating this regularly People with diabetes

Cited authority

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; WHO

Linked sources: WHO →

How common it is in this catalogue

Measured across every product Decode Label has analysed — not estimated, and not taken from anyone else's dataset.

3 of 893 published products 0.3%

By category

Food 2
Baby & Kids 1

Hazard classification

WHO WHO Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children (2015) — a free-sugar source Other route: oral 2015-03-04 source →

HFCS is an added sweetener syrup and falls under WHO's 'free sugars' definition. The guideline recommends free sugars stay below 10% of total energy intake, conditionally below 5%.

Identity

Canonical name
High Fructose Corn Syrup

Also appears on labels as

HFCS Corn Syrup Glucose-Fructose Syrup Isoglucose

Questions

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup safe?

WHO: WHO Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children (2015) — a free-sugar source. Why it is flagged: Refined sweetener — linked to obesity, fatty liver, insulin resistance. Decode Label treats it as a moderate concern in food and drink. It appears in 3 of the 893 published products we have analysed (0.3%).

How common is High Fructose Corn Syrup in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label found High Fructose Corn Syrup in 3 of 893 published products (0.3%), most often in Food, Baby & Kids.

Which authorities have classified High Fructose Corn Syrup?

WHO — WHO Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children (2015) — a free-sugar source.

Who should be most careful with High Fructose Corn Syrup?

Anyone eating this regularly; People with diabetes.

Products containing High Fructose Corn Syrup

3 published products, each with its own full analysis.

AG U.S. Mayonnaise 30oz Hershey's Cookies n Crème Chocolate Bar Similac Plus Stage1 Infant Formula

Method and limits

  • Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 893 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
  • Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
  • A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
  • No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
  • Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 28 September 2026.
  • Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.