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- noun organic chemistry A
heterocyclic compound, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde, that is formed during thethermal decomposition of somesugars , and has potential use as abiofuel
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Some agave syrups contain a contaminant called hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF, also called 5-hydroxymethyl furfural), an organic heat-formed compound that arises in the processing of fructose -- in both agave syrup and HFCS.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup 2010
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Some agave syrups contain a contaminant called hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF, also called 5-hydroxymethyl furfural), an organic heat-formed compound that arises in the processing of fructose -- in both agave syrup and HFCS.
This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010
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The substance, hydroxymethylfurfural HMF, forms mainly from heating fructose.
Archive 2009-10-01 GreenFertility 2009
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The substance, hydroxymethylfurfural HMF, forms mainly from heating fructose.
Heat Forms Potentially Harmful Substance in High-fructose Corn Syrup GreenFertility 2009
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What these USDA researchers discovered is that when HFCS is heated, it forms hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a chemical that can kill honey bees.
Signs of the Times 2010
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Perhaps hydroxymethylfurfural will one day be known as "the chemical that killed the honey bees."
Signs of the Times 2010
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However the researcher from the USDA report in a new study that the heating of HFCS raises levels of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a toxin that causes gut ulceration and dysentery-like symptoms in bees.
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Another is working on liquid-phase process to convert sugars into hydroxymethylfurfural, which can be refined into biosourced diesel, jet fuel, or plastics.
Just Cruisin 2 2008
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Heating foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup produces toxic byproduct-hydroxymethylfurfural
Smart Economy 2009
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