tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post6043240792696593000..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Environmentalists: shilling for Krispy Kreme?C W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-89430154283585672742007-04-01T15:21:00.000+10:002007-04-01T15:21:00.000+10:00Last time my brother was out here, he said that th...Last time my brother was out here, he said that the coke here tasted better since the Americans had already switched from sugar to HFCS. Here in Australia, they just increased the cost of a can of soda (we don't grow much corn).<BR/><BR/>As for Bob's corn problem, I'll just blame that on subsities.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-90429088063952208132007-04-01T11:24:00.000+10:002007-04-01T11:24:00.000+10:00What actually would be more expensive is high fruc...What actually would be more expensive is high fructose corn syrup, the cheap alternative to sucrose. The price of HFCS has already increased.<BR/><BR/>So sad that the food industry will have to stop using HFCS due to cost issues. However, don't weep for too long as they can then market the new product as HFCS free.Lab Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984914318577169221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-42985980922338547792007-03-30T21:56:00.000+10:002007-03-30T21:56:00.000+10:00The environmental leader you mention was probably ...The environmental leader you mention was probably referring to the current situation in Mexico where the price of corn has gone up more than 50% in the last year at least partially due to US biofuel regulations. Corn, in the form of corn flour tortillas, has been a major part of the Mexican diet since long before Columbus.Bo bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428421456391327399noreply@blogger.com