Enzymes convert corn starch into high fructose syrup
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.

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