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Why do food manufacturers use fructose instead of sucrose in their products?

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Answer:HFCS is sold in two forms: one has 42% fructose, the other has 55% fructose, with glucose and water as the other primary components. Food manufacturers prefer HFCS because it's cheaper and easier to use than table sugar, two qualities that explain its presence in many processed foods today

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