High Fructose Corn Syrup Has a New Name

High Fructose Corn Syrup Manufactures are trying to convince consumers into thinking that HFCS is like sugar by changing its name to Fructose. When the FDA rejected the corn syrup bid, the manufactures are trying to hide it under the name “fructose”. According to the Corn Refiners Association (CRA), there’s been a sneaky name change. The term ‘fructose’ is now being used to denote a product that was previously known as HFCS-90, meaning it is 90 percent pure fructose. Compare this to what is termed ‘regular’ HFCS, which contains either 42 or 55 percent fructose.

7 Mobile Apps To Help You Find GMO and Additive-Free Foods

So many products on the grocery store shelves can have misleading information to confuse consumers about what exactly they are buying. And nearly all of them are not labeled to tell you if they are “gmo-free” or not. This has been very discouraging for me and I’m sure plenty of you out there who want to have complete food transparency. So here are some great apps for your phone that help you make better food choices by telling you what’s really on the label. If you don’t have a smart phone, here is a link to a list of companies that support Monsanto, so you know to avoid them at the store.

The Drought Has Stolen a Year’s Worth of Rain From California

While local rainfall can vary widely in California—Gasquet, which sits on the Oregon border in Del Norte County, averages 95 inches annually, while Death Valley gets 1.5 inches—the study set a baseline of 20 inches a year for the whole state. After four dry years, that’s how much rain California is missing, and there would need to be 200 percent more rain than average to make up for the deficit. While that wouldn’t necessarily mean 40 inches of rain in a week—and the death and destruction that kind of storm brings—it would result in extensive flooding up and down the state.