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Sugar vs Corn Syrup

I try to avoid any soda that uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). I have my concerns about the impact of HFCS on overall health, and studies show that HFCS may be more difficult to metabolize, hence harder on the body, than cane sugar.

I don't really drink that many sodas, and I have about a dozen things I would prioritize as more important to my overall health (i.e. getting my lazy ass to a gym.)

But..I can tell a major taste difference. HFCS sodas have a distinct taste that, when compared to sodas using cane sugar, are just.... different. I can tell, even in a blind taste test, the absolute difference.

So.....what's my point?

I would be willing to bet that more than half of the people I know would tell me I was crazy. They would insist that there was really no difference.

I find this amusing because there is a definitive and empirical difference. HFCS is not the same as cane sugar. Do a little research on how the two are made....it will surprise you.

How many of you in the sales-world have a similar story? You have a product that has a distinct and explainable difference, and yet people lump you in with other competitors without any admission of the difference.

How many of you in the procurement/end user world have made the statement "All _____'s are the same." ??? Shame on you.

Too often our society has traded quality for quantity. Seems this attitude has turned us all into mass consumers without the ability to be discerning anymore. We can run down to Wal-Mart and get all sorts of stuff by the case-load....but have you seen the shit they are selling there? Most everything is junk made in China......except of course for the Sam's Cola, filled to the brim with HFCS (and tasting like sickeningly sweet battery acid). We make that right here in the USA.

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