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FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT CORN REFINING

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Estimated US per capita calories consumed daily

 
Year
Primary weight
(market level)*
Loss from retail/
institutional to
consumer level
Weight at
consumer level
Loss at consumer
level (uneaten food,
spoilage, etc.)
 
Per capita consumption
(adjusted for loss)
 
Calories
per serving
Serving
weight
Calories
consumed daily**
Servings
(teaspoons)
consumed daily***
 
lbs/yr
percent
lbs/yr
percent
lbs/yr
oz/daily
g/daily
number
grams
number
teaspoons
2005
59.2
11.0
52.7
20.0
42.2
1.8
52.4
16.0
4.2
200
12.5
2004
59.9
11.0
53.3
20.0
42.7
1.9
53.0
16.0
4.2
202
12.6
2003
61.0
11.0
54.2
20.0
43.4
1.9
53.9
16.0
4.2
205
12.8
2002
62.9
11.0
56.0
20.0
44.8
2.0
55.6
16.0
4.2
212
13.2
2001
62.6
11.0
55.7
20.0
44.6
2.0
55.4
16.0
4.2
211
13.2
2000
62.7
11.0
55.8
20.0
44.6
2.0
55.4
16.0
4.2
211
13.2
1999
63.7
11.0
56.7
20.0
45.4
2.0
56.4
16.0
4.2
215
13.4
1998
61.9
11.0
55.1
20.0
44.1
1.9
54.8
16.0
4.2
209
13.0
1997
60.4
11.0
53.7
20.0
43.0
1.9
53.4
16.0
4.2
204
12.7
1996
57.8
11.0
51.4
20.0
41.1
1.8
51.1
16.0
4.2
195
12.2
1995
57.6
11.0
51.3
20.0
41.0
1.8
51.0
16.0
4.2
194
12.1
1990
49.6
11.0
44.1
20.0
35.3
1.5
43.9
16.0
4.2
167
10.4
1985
45.2
11.0
40.2
20.0
32.2
1.4
40.0
16.0
4.2
152
9.5
1980
19.0
11.0
16.9
20.0
13.5
0.6
16.8
16.0
4.2
64
4.0
1975
4.9
11.0
4.3
20.0
3.5
0.2
4.3
16.0
4.2
16
1.0
1970
0.5
11.0
0.5
20.0
0.4
0.0
0.5
16.0
4.2
2
0.1

* U.S. per capita HFCS estimated deliveries for domestic food and beverage use.
** Number of daily teaspoons multiplied by calories per serving.
*** Grams per day divided by serving weight.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Updated May 18, 2006

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