found that the amount of sucrose that
crystallized in a sucrose–corn syrup mixture decreased
with increasing percentage of corn syrup added. Tjuradi
and Hartel (1995) found that higher dextrose equivalent
(DE) corn syrups inhibited the rate of crystallization
most, whereas Bamberger, Segall, and Lee (1980)
showed that lower DE corn syrups inhibited crystallization
most. This discrepancy may be explained by the different
experimental conditions between studies, but
further work is needed to understand the mechanisms
of corn syrup inhibition of sucrose crystallization.