The environmental impact of the
High-Fructose Corn Syrup depends on how the corn is grown, some conventional
farming practices use pesticides, water resources, and fertilizers.
Packaging
Most of the foods that contain high fructose corn syrup are individually packed, so that lead us to a big pollution problem.
Corn fields
High fructose corn syrup comes from corn and the fields must be fertilized, but a lot of fertilizers produce algae and those consume a big amount of oxygen.
Pesticides
A big problem with pesticides is that those can run off into our water supplies contaminating them.
Energy usage
To produce high fructose corn syrup consumes a lot of energy, just including packaging and transportation affects the environment.
Packaging
Most of the foods that contain high fructose corn syrup are individually packed, so that lead us to a big pollution problem.
Corn fields
High fructose corn syrup comes from corn and the fields must be fertilized, but a lot of fertilizers produce algae and those consume a big amount of oxygen.
Pesticides
A big problem with pesticides is that those can run off into our water supplies contaminating them.
Energy usage
To produce high fructose corn syrup consumes a lot of energy, just including packaging and transportation affects the environment.