What is a Corn Syrup?
Corn syrup is a food syrup that is made from the starch of corn and contains varying amounts of sugars: glucose, maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade.
Corn syrup is used in foods to soften texture, add volume, prevent crystallization of sugar, and enhance flavor.
Where Can I Buy Corn Syrup In South Africa?
Shoprite Maitland
Address: 385 Voortrekker Rd, Maitland, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6:30 pm
Phone: +27 21 506 3660
Checkers Sea Point
Address: Cnr Regent and, St Andrews Rd, Rds, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 9 pm
Phone: +27 21 430 4680
SPAR Aljo’s
Address: Kruger Ave, Estoire, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 9 pm
Phone: +27 51 433 2304
Pick n Pay Constantia
Address: Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia Main Rd, Constantia, 7800, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8 pm
Phone: +27 21 794 5031
Shoprite Woodstock
Address: 149 Victoria Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7 pm
Phone: +27 21 442 4820
What is corn syrup called in South Africa?
Corn syrup is a type of sweetener made from cornstarch. It’s thick and has a mild, slightly sweet flavor that can be used as an alternative to sugar in many recipes. In South Africa, it’s often referred to as glucose syrup or maize syrup and is available at most grocery stores.
Is corn syrup just sugar?
Corn syrup consists mostly of glucose. To make it sweeter and more similar in taste to regular table sugar (sucrose), some of that glucose is converted to fructose using enzymes. Different types of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) provide varying proportions of fructose.
Which is healthier sugar or corn syrup?
There is currently no evidence to suggest that HFCS is any worse than sugar. Both high fructose corn syrup and sugar are essentially the same; the difference between them is too small to matter in moderate consumption, and in excess, both are harmful to health.