HFCS
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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The mice showed a preference for HFCS, and the sweetener suppressed AgRP neuron activity more strongly than fructose alone.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Glauber advocates for excise taxes to discourage consumption, rather than tariffs — a tax on soda instead of a tariff on imported HFCS, for instance.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2017
There was "no downside" to HFCS, Cardello says.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012
So it’s not irrational to elect to avoid HFCS.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2010
High-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, is by far the biggest food output of the country’s wet mills.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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