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Ingredient dictionary

High fructose corn syrup on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

High fructose corn syrup is a kind of glucose-fructose syrup. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 26,410 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does high fructose corn syrup contain an allergen?

High fructose corn syrup is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is high fructose corn syrup vegan?

Yes. High fructose corn syrup is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does high fructose corn syrup have on a label?

In English high fructose corn syrup can also read “isoglucose” or “HCFS”. On European labels it is “sirop de maïs à haute teneur en fructose” in French, “Maissirup mit hohem Fruktosegehalt” in German and “Jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In EnglishisoglucoseHCFS

French: sirop de maïs à haute teneur en fructose, sirop de glucose-fructose de maïs
German: Maissirup mit hohem Fruktosegehalt
Spanish: Jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa, sirope de maíz de alta fructosa
Italian: Sciroppo di mais ad alto contenuto di fruttosio
Dutch: maïsglucose-fructosestroop
Polish: Syrop kukurydziany o wysokiej zawartości fruktozy
Swedish: Isoglukos
Finnish: isoglukoosi, maissitärkkelyssiirappi
Czech: izoglukózový sirup
Hungarian: Izocukor
Croatian: visokofruktozni kukuruzni sirup, izoglukozni sirup

Which foods contain high fructose corn syrup?

Open Food Facts lists high fructose corn syrup in the ingredients of 26,410 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweetened drinks and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Mexico.

Biscuits and cakes4,630
Sweetened drinks3,804
Dressings and sauces2,200
Sweets1,423
Bread1,032
Ready meals613

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 25,269 · France 445 · Mexico 286 · Argentina 267.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where high fructose corn syrup turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is high fructose corn syrup?

High fructose corn syrup is a kind of glucose-fructose syrup.

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