One of the ingredients in vitamin water is crystalline fructose and it's a little tough to find what exactly it is.. and what it's harmful effects are.
What is Crystalline Fructose?
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Crystalline fructose is produced by allowing the fructose to crystallize from a fructose-enriched corn syrup. The term “crystalline fructose” is listed in the ingredient statements of foods and beverages using this corn sweetener. It is important to understand that the “crystalline fructose” listed as an ingredient comes from cornstarch, not fruit.
Crystalline fructose can be used in the same foods as the high fructose corn syrups, or in any food that contains sugar.
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HFCS is something that really should be avoided... and I'm not sure that crystalline fructose is really any better...