Billysank..or any other DU'er from Europe or Canada..

[calico1]

When you buy a jar of jam, jelly, ketchup, etc. is "high fructose corn syrup" or "corn syrup" listed in the ingredients? I am just wondering because there is a section in my grocery store with products that are imported from Britain, Ireland, Germany and other places. I was about to pick up a jar of gooseberry jam yesterday when I noticed that corn syrup was in the ingredient list. I was disappointed and put it back. Then I wondered to myself if they use corn syrup for products they export to the U.S. because it is so common here and sugar for products they sell locally. Can you help me with this? :hi:

[billyskank]

1. I hadn't noticed it before

I thought that was an American thing. Usually they just use sucrose, I think.

[Heidi]

2. We don't have any jam or jelly in the fridge, but I checked our Heinz

ketchup, and it says: Zutaten (ingredients) Tomaten (tomatoes), Branntweinessig (vinegar), Zucker (sugar), Salz (salt), Gewürzextrakt (spicesextract), Kräuterextract/u.a. Sellerie (herbs, celery), Gewürze (spices).

A bottle of Coke also says only "zucker" (sugar) for sweetening. :shrug:

[calico1]

3. I appreciate your replies.

I have a feeling that all these "imported" items are not the same thing sold in the countries they supposedly come from. :-(

[billyskank]

4. Wouldn't surprise me

They make stuff for export in a way that they think the market will appreciate.

[calico1]

5. I guess they feel Americans will appreicate

high fructose corn syrup more than sugar. :grr:

[Taxloss]

8. That's interesting

I think that the "sugar" entry may include corn syrup. The UK ingredients read like this:

Tomatoes, spirit vinegar, glucose syrup, Sugar, salt, spice and herb extracts, spice, garlic powder.

Slightly more detailed, because our food labelling laws are incredibly tough.

[Kellanved]

6. Fructose isn't very common in European groceries

But it is on the rise; seldomly made from corn, though.
Most things are sweetened with glucose.

[Taxloss]

7. Just checked some UK Heinz ketchup for you

and it lists "glucose syrup" on the ingredients. That's corn syrup to you guys.

Why not make your own jams and ketchups? It's not that hard. We do it often.

[calico1]

9. Hmmm.....

I was wondering about that "glucose syrup" that I have seen listed on some labels. I had a feeling it was another word for corn syrup.

I do make my own jams when I can. I have raspberries in my backyard and we planted some strawberries this year too. However the fruit in the Winter here isn't worth buying. At least not the berries. This year because of all the rain and the days of high humidity, my raspberries didn't do too well. But I still have a few jars in the freezer from the last batch I made.

[Taxloss]

10. Corn syrup = glucose syrup.

Gooseberries are a good crop in colder climes. And rhubarb.