Viscosity Of Light Corn Syrup

Corn syrup is a viscous odorless colorless liquid.

Viscosity of light corn syrup. 8 4 1 5 corn syrup glucose syrup corn syrup is a purified and concentrated mixture of saccharides obtained by hydrolysis of corn starch. Karo corn syrup or honey. Viscosity of corn syrup as a function of concentration and temperature by gregory e. Susan featherstone in a complete course in canning and related processes fourteenth edition 2015.

Corn syrup s major uses in commercially prepared foods are as a thickener a sweetener and as a humectant an ingredient that retains moisture and thus maintains a food s freshness. Centipoise cps and poise are the common units of measurement but viscosity can also be expressed as follows. Motor oil sae 60 or glycerin. Motor oil sae 40 or castor oil.

Used as a sweetener in foods. Higher viscosities mean thicker liquids. Corn syrup or hfcs is the primary ingredient in most brands of commercial pancake syrup as a less expensive substitute for maple syrup. The corn syrup obtained from this processing is a liquid that is thick and sticky like maple syrup but is generally either completely clear like water or mostly clear with a slightly yellow tint.

Check the viscosity of your product before determining which mahr metering system would best fit your application or industry or call us for expert guidance. In the united states cane sugar quotas raise the price of sugar. Anti freeze or ethylene glycol. Thick liquids like maple syrup corn syrup and honey are said to have a high viscosity where the viscosity is a measure of a liquid s ability to resit flow.

Denser than water an aqueous solution of glucose maltose and other substances derived by hydrolysis of cornstarch. When the type of starch used is not specified the more general name glucose syrup is applied to the product. Motor oil sae 30 or maple syrup. Motor oil sae 10 or corn syrup.