It is important to be mindful of the amount of added sugars in your diet, including invert sugar. These sweeteners may provide excess calories. Invert sugar is used as a sweetener in foods, just like table sugar, maple syrup, or high fructose corn syrup. It is actually derived from table sugar scientifically known as sucrose. Sucrose is a disaccharide, meaning it is made up of two different individual sugar molecules attached together in this case, glucose and fructose. Invert sugar is made by breaking the bonds between the glucose and fructose.
The result is a solution of half free glucose and half free fructose. Those bonds are then broken through hydrolysis—a chemical reaction between water and heat, enzymes, or acids. The name invert sugar comes from the way that polarized light is reflected through the sugar.
When polarized light shines on sucrose, the light is reflected at a certain angle. When it shines on invert sugar, the light is rotated in the opposite direction.
Invert sugar can be found in many foods, but it's most commonly found in:. Added sugars can be found in many foods , even those where you least expect to see them. Reading the ingredient label is the only sure way to know if a food contains invert sugar. However, there are also additional sources of invert sugar on the market, some of which are natural and others that are man-made.
Other names for invert sugar include:. At room temperature, invert sugar is more soluble in water compared to table sugar. Ever add a spoonful of sugar to your iced coffee and find that it piles up at the bottom of the cup? On the other hand, invert sugar dissolves well under these conditions.
Invert sugar has other benefits for food manufacturers, including:. Sucrose and invert sugar have some different chemical and structural properties but are nutritionally alike. A teaspoon of sucrose contains 16 calories and 4 grams of sugar. Here are a few examples of common brands on the market. Per teaspoon:. Consistently consuming sugar in excess of what your body requires increases your chances of weight gain.
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Many parties took the paper to mean that there was something unique about HFCS that contributed to obesity.
But the study never claimed to prove that, and subsequent research has shown exactly the opposite. No study has shown any difference between the two when each is given [in the same caloric values], nor is there any difference in sweetness or caloric value. In the time since that study, the grams of sugar per day including HFCS that Americans consume has declined , even as obesity rates have continued to climb.
Of course, this is not to say that you should feel fine eating food with HFCS in it. An equivalent product made with real cane sugar is just as bad. The message here is that you should absolutely avoid HFCS.
But you should also be avoiding all forms of sugar equally.
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