Fructose is a simple chemical compound. The fructose in corn syrup is identical to the fructose in fruit, so it is exactly the same sweetness. Fructose is sweeter than regular sugar. That's the purpose of the corn syrup conversion, to use less product and save a little money.

Perhaps drinking a whole bottle of Karo syrup might not be good for you.

The real problem is that people are buying a lot of things that sneak in sugar to make you want them more. Even peanut butter has sugar in it. Look at a jar of Jif. The #2 ingredient is sugar.

People just need to read labels carefully and make their own choices.