The switch to natural cane sugar from high-fructose corn syrup would follow in the steps of many other countries, including ...

While in South Africa, we’re used to Coke made with real cane sugar, many Americans have been drinking a version sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for decades. That may soon change.

High-fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn. When corn starch is broken down into individual molecules, it becomes corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose, a simple sugar.

Corn syrup is a sweet, viscous syrup made from refined cornstarch and used as a liquid sweetener or thickener in candy, pies, jams and jellies, and even beer. At the grocery store, you’ll find ...