Corn starch was gelatinized and treated with a metagenomic type 1 pullulanase (PulM), increasing the proportion of linear glucan chains. The debranched corn starch (DCS), containing amylose helices, ...

Starch and its derivatives have recently emerged as a sustainable and renewable alternative for petroleum-based expanded polystyrene (EPS) and expanded polypropylene (EPP) foam materials. In this ...

High-fructose corn syrup is a sweetener derived from corn starch that is broken down into glucose, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Is cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup healthier?

High-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, is a thick, sweet syrup made from corn starch. Image for Representation. Reuters Coca-Cola made the switch to HFCS in the US during the 1980s, when tariffs and trade ...

President Donald Trump said Coca-Cola agreed to use cane sugar in the U.S. How does that stack up with high-fructose corn syrup?

Coca-Cola announced it is making a version with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Here’s what research says about its health risks compared with sugar.

A 2026 federal budget item proposes two state-of-the-art agricultural facilities at the University of Illinois to border states.

The federal budget item would relocate the soybean collection to Columbia, Missouri and the corn stock center to Ames, Iowa — locations an Illinois professor said might be unfit to take care of ...

The corn refining industry opposes the possible swap, denying any nutritional benefit. “Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar doesn’t make sense,” said John Bode, president and CEO of the ...

Coca-Cola currently uses high fructose corn syrup in its American products, which Trump’s Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has flagged as having health impacts. However, is cane sugar any better? ...