S. Vuilleumier, WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-FRUCTOSE SYRUP AND CRYSTALLINE FRUCTOSE, The American journal of clinical nutrition, 58(5), 1993, pp. 190000733-190000736
High-fructose syrups (HFS) are now manufactured and used in many count
ries throughout the world. They are produced from a variety of starch
raw materials including corn, rice, tapioca, wheat, cassava, and sugar
beet pulp. Production of HFS is highly dependent on local sucrose and
economics of agricultural raw materials. HFS is produced and consumed
in the largest quantity in the United States by using corn starch as
the raw material. Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia ar
e major growth areas for HFS production. Crystalline fructose is now b
eing used in a growing number of food applications but its production
represents a small percentage of total fructose sweeteners.