As the title says, why has (especially the United States) created an artificial sweetener that is worse for you than the naturally provided sweetener (sugar cane) that is quite abundant and also grows out of the ground? Almost every nation on the planet besides the US utilizes sugar cane in their food items and this gives them a distinct taste in comparison, why does corn syrup exist? Was it ever needed?
EDIT: I’m delighted to know that I’ve been going at this all wrong, and I’m happy to be educated more on the differences in sugars, the reasons as to why corn is utilized in the US, and general common sense that I didn’t pick up on, so thanks for that.
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Corn syrup is not an artificial sweetener, it is a natural sweetener just like sugar cane. It is just sugar made from corn instead of sugar cane. The reason this is used in the US is that corn grows better then sugar cane in most of the climates in the US. So you can get a much higher crop yield. So each farm can produce more corn syrup then cane sugar a year. Which type of sugar is cheaper depend on the climate. Canada for example is known for its maple syrup, although it is still cheaper to import sugar. You may also find things like rice sugar and sugar beats around the world.
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