Karo Pancake Syrup

Name: Karo Pancake Syrup
Brand: Karo

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Karo Pancake Syrup healthy?

Karo Pancake Syrup scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Karo Pancake Syrup?

Karo Pancake Syrup lists 6 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Natural and Artificial Maple Flavor and Caramel Color. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Karo Pancake Syrup contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Karo Pancake Syrup’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Karo Pancake Syrup?

Karo Pancake Syrup is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Karo Pancake Syrup compare to other sweeteners?

At 5/100 Karo Pancake Syrup scores worse than most sweeteners we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sweeteners is Florida Crystals Organic Raw Cane Sugar at 100/100.

Is Karo Pancake Syrup organic?

Karo Pancake Syrup is not certified organic in our data.

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