Food ingredient · Sweetener (sugar)
Corn syrup solids
Dried corn syrup used in creamers, candy and mixes.
- Added sugar or syrup
- Industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate
- Refined sugar or syrup
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A regulatory warning or restriction somewhere, or strong evidence of harm at typical intake. The concern level sets how many points corn syrup solids costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Added sugarStrong evidence
An added sugar. WHO strongly recommends keeping free sugars below 10% of energy; US guidelines say no amount of added sugars is recommended for a healthy diet. EFSA calls sugar a known cause of tooth decay and links sugary drinks to obesity and type 2 diabetes. [1][2][3]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list corn syrup solids
226 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list corn syrup solids. The 12 most scanned:
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Granola Bar Soft & Chewy · 24 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Soft & Chewy Granola Bars Kirkland Signature · 24 g Score 8 out of 100 Bad -
Doritos Cool Ranch Flavored Tortilla Chips Frito Lay · 9.25 oz Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original Kellogg's · 22 g Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Dry Roasted Salted Peanuts Planters · 16 oz Score 33 out of 100 Poor -
Doritos Cool Ranch flavored Doritos Tortilla Chips · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Jif · 16 oz Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Dry Roasted Peanuts with Sea Salt Southern Grove · 453.6 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor -
Cool Ranch Flavor Doritos Doritos · 250 g Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Roasted Chicken Base Better Than Bouillon · 8 oz Score 16 out of 100 Bad -
White Cheddar Rice Cakes Quaker Score 37 out of 100 Poor -
Mac & Cheese Kraft · 2.05 oz (58 g) Score 28 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (6)
- corn syrup solid
- dried corn syrup
- corn syrup solids
- glucose syrup powder
- dried corn syrup solids
- dehydrated glucose syrup
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu