Hfcs

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of HFC form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of high fructose corn syrup. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "Not because high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any worse for you than sugar, but because it is, like many of the other unfamiliar ingredients in packaged foods, a reliable marker for a food product that has been highly processed."

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high fructose corn syruphigh fructose corn syrup

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"In 1984, Coke started using HFCS instead of sugar."

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