Cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are the most common sweeteners in foods and drinks. While they come from different sources and are made in different ways, cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup act the same. Once they’re digested, your body can’t tell the difference.

What Are Cane Sugar and High-Fructose Corn Syrup?

Cane sugar, also called sucrose, comes from sugarcane or sugar beets. It’s made of two types of simple sugars—half glucose and half fructose. The most common form is white table sugar, which is highly refined.

Less processed options, like raw cane sugar, do contain very small amounts of minerals like potassium and magnesium.

Corn syrup is made from corn starch and is mostly glucose. High-fructose corn syrup is a version processed to turn some of that glucose into

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