Objective: Excess fructose consumption is hypothesized to be associated with risk for metabolic disease. Actual fructose consumption levels are difficult to estimate because of the unlabeled quantity of fructose in beverages. The aims of this study were threefold:
1) re-examine the fructose content in previously tested beverages using two additional assay methods capable of detecting other sugars, especially maltose,
2) compare data across all methods to determine the actual free fructose-to-glucose ratio in beverages made either with or without high-fructose corn syrup(HFCS)
3) expand the analysis to determine fructose content in commonly consumed juiceproducts