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High Fructose Corn Syrup vs Sugar - Consumption
Consumption
High Fructose Corn Syrup | Table Sugar |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that, in 2010, the per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup, adjusted for loss during transport, processing and uneaten food, was 35.1 lbs per year or 166 calories per person per day.(1) According to the USDA, high fructose corn syrup accounts for roughly 37% of all caloric (nutritive) sweeteners consumed in the U.S.(3) Around the world, high fructose corn syrup accounts for about 8 percent of caloric (nutritive) sweeteners consumed. (4) | The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that, in 2010, the per capita consumption of sugar, adjusted for loss during transport, processing and uneaten food, was 47.0 lbs per year or 222 calories per person per day.(2) According to the USDA, sugar accounts for more than 49% of all caloric (nutritive) sweeteners consumed in the U.S.(3) Around the world, sugar is the primary sweetener, accounting for over 92 percent of caloric (nutritive) sweeteners consumed. (4) |
1. See "Table 52 High fructose corn syrup: estimated number of per capita calories consumed daily, by calendar year, Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook
2. See "Table 51—Refined cane and beet sugar: estimated number of per capita calories consumed daily, by calendar year," Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook
3. See "Table 49—U.S. total estimated deliveries of caloric sweeteners for domestic food and beverage use, by calendar year," Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook
4. Based on data provided in Sweetener Analysis, December 2009, published by LMC International, Inc.
