Glucose syrup
glucose syrup, corn syrup, liquid glucose, glucose-fructose syrup, jarabe de glucosa, sirop de glucose
What it is
A sweet, thick liquid made by hydrolyzing plant starch into simple sugars.
Why BOTIA flags it
It flags it because it is an added sugar and a characteristic industrial marker of ultra-processed foods (NOVA Group 4).
BOTIA CAN
- Flag the ingredient as an added sugar.
- Trigger an ultra-processed classification under the NOVA system.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Verify the exact ratio of glucose to fructose unless specified by terms like high-fructose corn syrup.
- Measure the amount of added sugars in grams directly from the text of the ingredient list.