The fight against High Fructose Corn Syrup - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Fri, Dec 24, 2010 8:40 AM Depending on who you believe, high fructose corn syrup is some nasty stuff. At least one recent study showed a link between HFCS and diabetes. Either way, it's nasty stuff. I try and avoid it as much as possible, although many bar mixers contain it. The HFCS lobby is working to get the name changed so that uninformed people won't know if the products they are buying contain it (sigh). What are some products to look for (or avoid)? I know that Trader Tiki doesn't use HFCS, but that pretty much every Vic's mixer does. The Fee Brothers stuff I checked looked like some products had it and some didn't. HFCS is always an indicator that a manufacturer is cutting costs and not willing to use premium ingredients, so it's often a good indicator to me that it'll likely taste like crap anyway.

Depending on who you believe, high fructose corn syrup is some nasty stuff. At least one recent study showed a link between HFCS and diabetes. Either way, it's nasty stuff. I try and avoid it as much as possible, although many bar mixers contain it. The HFCS lobby is working to get the name changed so that uninformed people won't know if the products they are buying contain it (sigh).

What are some products to look for (or avoid)? I know that Trader Tiki doesn't use HFCS, but that pretty much every Vic's mixer does. The Fee Brothers stuff I checked looked like some products had it and some didn't. HFCS is always an indicator that a manufacturer is cutting costs and not willing to use premium ingredients, so it's often a good indicator to me that it'll likely taste like crap anyway.

Post #570183 by TikiTacky on Fri, Dec 24, 2010 8:40 AM