High Fructose Corn Syrup

NEW YORK — The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar. The Corn Refiners Association applied yesterday to the federal government for permission to use the name on food labels. The group hopes a new name will ease confusion about the sweetener, which is used in soft drinks, cereal, and other products. Americans’ consumption of corn syrup has fallen to a 20-year low on consumer concerns that it is more harmful or more likely to cause obesity than ordinary sugar, perceptions for which there is little scientific evidence.

A representative for the corn industry says sugar makers should compete in the marketplace instead of the courtroom over the use of the term "corn sugar. " A federal judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit can go forward as the sugar industry seeks to stop the use of the term "corn sugar" for high fructose corn syrup. Audrae Erickson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said Sunday that sugar makers are attempting to shut down free speech. Erickson praised the judge for granting a defense motion to drop individual corn companies as defendants, leaving only the trade...

Kids might have something new to look forward to in their lunch boxes this fall. Just in time for the school year, Barbara's Bakery has released Snackimals animal cookies (99 cents for a 2.125-ounce bag) in a new peanut butter flavor. The cookies, made with organic grains, are crunchy and lightly sweetened. The pure peanut butter is neither overpowering nor too subtle. Children will enjoy the sweet, crispy snack while parents will appreciate the cookies as a healthy alternative sweet in their bagged lunches.

Kids might have something new to look forward to in their lunch boxes this fall. Just in time for the school year, Barbara's Bakery has released Snackimals animal cookies (99 cents for a 2.125-ounce bag) in a new peanut butter flavor. The cookies, made with organic grains, are crunchy and lightly sweetened. The pure peanut butter is neither overpowering nor too subtle. Children will enjoy the sweet, crispy snack while parents will appreciate the cookies as a healthy alternative sweet in their bagged lunches.

A representative for the corn industry says sugar makers should compete in the marketplace instead of the courtroom over the use of the term "corn sugar. " A federal judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit can go forward as the sugar industry seeks to stop the use of the term "corn sugar" for high fructose corn syrup. Audrae Erickson, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said Sunday that sugar makers are attempting to shut down free speech. Erickson praised the judge for granting a defense motion to drop individual corn companies as defendants, leaving only the trade...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freshly emerged from bankruptcy, the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies is doing an about-face and introducing a national brand of all-natural breads. Interstate Bakeries Corp. planned today to begin selling Nature's Pride products, which include no artificial flavors or preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats. Rich Seban, chief marketing officer, said, "Natural wasn't an afterthought; it was the whole point. " The company will sell eight 24-ounce premium hearty varieties and two 20-ounce traditional soft varieties under the brand.

Reviled as the devil’s own beverage, soda is ripe for a makeover. At least, that’s what Bill Creelman thought when he launched Spindrift Sodas in Charlestown last spring. Creelman spent months perfecting the formulas for a drink he believes is the first of its kind: soda made from fresh-squeezed fruit, not from concentrate or frozen juice, not from artificial flavors or colors, and most definitely not from high-fructose corn syrup. “The definition of ‘fresh’ is very specific, from an FDA perspective,’’ says Creelman, who’s succeeded in meeting that definition and is now breaking...

Not too smoky, not too spicy, sort of sweet, and kind of tangy - with a velvety texture. There you have the barbecue sauce that is just right. Light the grill, slather sauce on meats or poultry. Vacations are coming to an end, but there are plenty of warm nights when grilled suppers are very welcome. We put plain skinless, boneless chicken breasts in a George Foreman grill for 5 minutes, then brushed each with a different sauce and cooked the breasts for another 2 minutes. When the chicken was done and still hot, we gave it another coating.

NEW YORK - The forces behind the rise in food prices - China's economic boom, a growing biofuels industry, and a weak US dollar - are global and not letting up anytime soon. Grocery receipts are bulging because the raw ingredients, packaging, and fuel that go into the price of foodstuffs cost more than they have in decades. It's the worst bout of food inflation since 1990, but not yet worrisome to the economy, said John Lonski, chief economist of Moody's Investor Service.

As you might gather from the title, Rob Kenner’s documentary “Food, Inc.’’ is, in part, concerned with the extent to which industrial food production has replaced farming in America. It’s part activism, part school-assembly lecture. If you’re told where most fast-food chains’ ground beef comes from, how much E. coli is in it, how much ammonia has been added to kill the E. coli, and how many illegal immigrants the meatpacking companies recruit, underpay, and leave prey to police raids, will you still want to eat that double cheeseburger?

Not too smoky, not too spicy, sort of sweet, and kind of tangy - with a velvety texture. There you have the barbecue sauce that is just right. Light the grill, slather sauce on meats or poultry. Vacations are coming to an end, but there are plenty of warm nights when grilled suppers are very welcome. We put plain skinless, boneless chicken breasts in a George Foreman grill for 5 minutes, then brushed each with a different sauce and cooked the breasts for another 2 minutes. When the chicken was done and still hot, we gave it another coating.

NEW YORK — The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar. The Corn Refiners Association applied yesterday to the federal government for permission to use the name on food labels. The group hopes a new name will ease confusion about the sweetener, which is used in soft drinks, cereal, and other products. Americans’ consumption of corn syrup has fallen to a 20-year low on consumer concerns that it is more harmful or more likely to cause obesity than ordinary sugar, perceptions for which there is...

Reviled as the devil’s own beverage, soda is ripe for a makeover. At least, that’s what Bill Creelman thought when he launched Spindrift Sodas in Charlestown last spring. Creelman spent months perfecting the formulas for a drink he believes is the first of its kind: soda made from fresh-squeezed fruit, not from concentrate or frozen juice, not from artificial flavors or colors, and most definitely not from high-fructose corn syrup. “The definition of ‘fresh’ is very specific, from an FDA perspective,’’ says Creelman, who’s succeeded in meeting that definition and is...

Love, we’ve been told, means never having to say you’re sorry. So please don’t ask Garry Marshall to apologize for the two-hour traffic jam that calls itself “Valentine’s Day.’’ Thank him, instead, for getting together so many performers in the name of epic cuteness. There are tabloid fixtures (Jessica Alba! Jessica Biel! The teen wolf from “New Moon’’!), TV people (George Lopez, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane), talented actors (Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo), a talented songwriter (Taylor Swift)

As you might gather from the title, Rob Kenner’s documentary “Food, Inc.’’ is, in part, concerned with the extent to which industrial food production has replaced farming in America. It’s part activism, part school-assembly lecture. If you’re told where most fast-food chains’ ground beef comes from, how much E. coli is in it, how much ammonia has been added to kill the E. coli, and how many illegal immigrants the meatpacking companies recruit, underpay, and leave prey to police raids, will you still want to eat that double cheeseburger?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freshly emerged from bankruptcy, the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies is doing an about-face and introducing a national brand of all-natural breads. Interstate Bakeries Corp. planned today to begin selling Nature's Pride products, which include no artificial flavors or preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats. Rich Seban, chief marketing officer, said, "Natural wasn't an afterthought; it was the whole point. " The company will sell eight 24-ounce premium hearty varieties and two 20-ounce traditional soft varieties under...

Love, we’ve been told, means never having to say you’re sorry. So please don’t ask Garry Marshall to apologize for the two-hour traffic jam that calls itself “Valentine’s Day.’’ Thank him, instead, for getting together so many performers in the name of epic cuteness. There are tabloid fixtures (Jessica Alba! Jessica Biel! The teen wolf from “New Moon’’!), TV people (George Lopez, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane), talented actors (Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo), a talented songwriter (Taylor Swift)

On the seventh page of "The Story of Babar" by Jean De Brunhoff, the little elephant is riding on his mother's back when something awful happens: "a wicked hunter, hidden behind some bushes, shoots at them. The hunter has killed Babar's mother!" The pictures tell the rest of the story - we see Babar happily atop his mother in one scene, crying by her side the next. The first dozen times I read the book to my son, when I reached that two-page spread, I would pinch the pages together to turn as one, and then skip on ahead.

NEW YORK - The forces behind the rise in food prices - China's economic boom, a growing biofuels industry, and a weak US dollar - are global and not letting up anytime soon. Grocery receipts are bulging because the raw ingredients, packaging, and fuel that go into the price of foodstuffs cost more than they have in decades. It's the worst bout of food inflation since 1990, but not yet worrisome to the economy, said John Lonski, chief economist of Moody's Investor Service.