noun
high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS
Technical term for a sweetener made from corn starch; commonly seen on food ingredient labels in Japan.
この清涼飲料水にはぶどう糖果糖液糖が使われている。
This soft drink contains high-fructose corn syrup.
Standard kanji spelling for this compound term.
Variant with ブドウ in katakana; sometimes seen in ingredient lists.
Uses the older kanji 葡 for ぶどう; less common in modern labeling.
A similar sweetener with a higher fructose content; often listed alongside ぶどう糖果糖液糖 on ingredient labels.
Compound of ぶどう糖 (glucose), 果糖 (fructose), and 液糖 (liquid sugar), describing a liquid sweetener containing glucose and fructose.