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In the discussion thread: FDA Nixes 'Corn Sugar' Label for Sweetening Syrup. [View all]

Thu May 31, 2012, 04:15 PM

46. I'm simply pointing out the logistics of producing sugar

I'm not really sure where you're going with your argument. First you say you're not worried about a shortage of sugar, then you say there's plenty of space to produce it. I'm not contradicting you on this, so it's not a matter of who is wrong or right. I'm simply pointing out that if you replace HFCS with sucrose, you're going to be moving production out of the country. You can't grow sugar beets in Iowa and the chance of returning sugar cane production to Hawaii is extremely remote. South America already produces 8 times more sucrose than the US with the capacity to produce a lot more. It's just a matter of how many rain forests you want to torch. Furthermore it wouldn't really matter if the US did actually have the crop space and the climate to produce sucrose. If it costs 3 times more to produce it here vs South America, where do you think it's going to be produced?

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
FDA Nixes 'Corn Sugar' Label for Sweetening Syrup. [View all]	elleng	May 2012	OP
Good. n/t	Moondog	May 2012	#1
High Fructose Corn Bullshit and Pink Fucking Slime -- DON'T EAT IT!.....nt	Evasporque	May 2012	#43
Don't eat any kind of bullshit or anything that is fucking.	yellowcanine	May 2012	#49
Glad to hear this	Marrah_G	May 2012	#2
Now let's push forward and get it out of kids foods and such.	Fearless	May 2012	#3
Get it out of our food, period!	RC	May 2012	#7
True.	Fearless	May 2012	#11
Get it out of ALL foods	SoCalNative	May 2012	#13
Fact!	Fearless	May 2012	#14
Great idea, so long as your for getting other forms of sugar out of kids foods	Major Nikon	May 2012	#17
Anyone with Google..	sendero	May 2012	#18
Your google must have missed this...	Major Nikon	May 2012	#19
The major concerns of HFCS;	greiner3	Jun 2012	#56
I am for everyone eating healthier.	Fearless	May 2012	#23
It's only an excuse in that it makes it more efficent	Major Nikon	May 2012	#25
They would be more expensive.	Fearless	May 2012	#26
It could also hurt a lot more than it helps	Major Nikon	May 2012	#27
I'm not worried about a shortage of sugar.	Fearless	May 2012	#28
There won't be a shortage of sugar	Major Nikon	May 2012	#34
There is plenty of land in a lot of places to do a lot of things.	Fearless	May 2012	#38
I'm simply pointing out the logistics of producing sugar	Major Nikon	May 2012	#46
My argument is that sugar excess as well as corn syrup are unhealthy	Fearless	May 2012	#50
I'm completely in agreement with this	Major Nikon	May 2012	#51
Possible doesn't mean pratical yes, but impractical doesn't mean unnecessary either.	Fearless	May 2012	#52
while you have a point about sugar cane I have to disagree about sugar beets	azurnoir	May 2012	#37
Yes, sugar beets can be grown in North Dakota	Major Nikon	May 2012	#47
I looked it up and sugar beets are already grown in 26 states in the US	azurnoir	Jun 2012	#55
OK, eat all you want of this dangerous ingredient. I stay away from Monsanto's	crunch60	May 2012	#31
Stay away from it all you want	Major Nikon	May 2012	#35
You can put in your body whatever you wish. And I do check who owns the Organics I purchase	crunch60	May 2012	#39
HCFS is made from Monsanto's GMO, round up ready corn. Not like the old days.	crunch60	May 2012	#29
Sucrose is composed of both fructose and glucose	Major Nikon	May 2012	#33
How do we know that the conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose by the body	Evasporque	May 2012	#42
Humans haven't been eating refined sugars for millions of years	Major Nikon	May 2012	#44
HFCS has been around a lot longer than RR corn.	yellowcanine	May 2012	#48
I wouldn't be surprised if they get their way eventually ...	Auggie	May 2012	#4
Oh there's a fair amount of Democratic support for them too ...	Nihil	May 2012	#36
Good.	freshwest	May 2012	#5
Good.	LadyHawkAZ	May 2012	#6
Sweet.	4dsc	May 2012	#8
Duzy!	Odin2005	May 2012	#10
I use Stevia. Natural safe sweetner. nt	crunch60	May 2012	#30
Good!	Poll_Blind	May 2012	#9
Most excellent!	CaliforniaPeggy	May 2012	#12
GOOD!	obamanut2012	May 2012	#15
Good, I find it deceptive of them to have even tried this. nt	cstanleytech	May 2012	#16
They were inspired by the successful re-labeling of freedom suppression as "The Patriot Act." n/t	Psephos	May 2012	#20
I was thinking they were inspired by the successful rebranding the Republicans had	cstanleytech	May 2012	#21
Good call. n/t	Psephos	May 2012	#22
Though the FDA often seems to be hopelessly corrupt, there are times when they do us right.	DesertDiamond	May 2012	#24
That FDA does something useful for once. nt	BlueIris	May 2012	#32
consumers are winning....we don't want to eat that shit...	Evasporque	May 2012	#40
Cornucopia Institute has lot of news regarding our food supply/labeling	crunch60	May 2012	#41
In other news the FDA tells Crispy Creme they can't substitute "lipids" for "fat" on the label.	yellowcanine	May 2012	#45
when the obesity....	unkachuck	May 2012	#53
You may drink a glass of corporate 'corn sugar' at any time,	elleng	May 2012	#54
The "best science money can buy"	sendero	Jun 2012	#57
Who cares?	Wabbajack_	Jun 2012	#58

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