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What's the deal with the high fructose corn syrup? (hilariouschaos.com)
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Plenty of sugar cane is grown in the states, why are you getting your sugar from corn.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

according to google, it's more shelf-stable, and the fact that it's already a liquid makes the manufacturing process easier. companies first started using it because it was cheaper at the time