The important thing about corn syrup is that it causes a spike in insulin production. This triggers the body to start storing fat, fat that is then hard to get rid of. Avoid corn syrup whenever you can. If you can enjoy a similar product that doesn't contain corn syrup, why wouldn't you?
The sugar and corn syrup solids provide the sweet taste. Neither of these contains fat, so technically it is still "fat-free", but that certainly does not mean that it is not bad for you.
Fat and high fructose corn syrup
No. high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup are distinctly different products. When Karo was introduced in 1902, it did not contain high fructose corn syrup. Sometime in the 1970's, it was added to the Karo light and pancake syrups. As a result of consumer requests, the high fructose corn syrup has now been removed and all Karo products are high fructose corn syrup free.
sugar which turns into fat
Yes
High fructose corn syrup, Polysorbate, Cellulose gum, corn syrup, Trans fat, -or- MSG.
No, maple syrup comes from the Maple tree. Corn syrup comes from corn.
No. Corn Syrup and High Fructose Corn Syrup will be labeled separately.
It says on the bottle it is naturally gluten free
The previous answer is incorrect. The amount of corn syrup has nothing to do with the amount of cream and milk fat. It could have a low corn syrup amount and have low fat and so be considered a dairy dessert but not ice cream. The only thing that determines whether it's ice cream or dairy dessert is the amount of fat in it it has nothing to do with high fructose corn syrup. The first two ingredients on the label at my grocery store is cream and milk. But the amount of fat is what causes it to become a dairy dessert versus ice cream.
No, corn syrup does not contain proteins.