For those of you looking to avoid HFCS, there's something else to avoid:
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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Note the phrase "fructose-enriched corn syrup" in that definition: it's HFCS. From what I understand, manufacturers are switching to this because (a) people are looking to avoid HFCS, and (b) 'fructose' has associations with fruit, so it sounds better.