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Enzymes convert corn starch into high fructose syrup

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Corn naturally contains zero fructose. To manufacture the world's cheapest sweetener, factories take thick, bland corn starch and subject it to a grueling series of highly specific bacterial enzymes. These biological catalysts forcefully rearrange the glucose molecules into much sweeter fructose, artificially generating the cornerstone of the modern junk food empire.

Enzymes convert corn starch into high fructose syrup
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