Light Corn Syrup with Real Vanilla

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Karo Light Corn Syrup with Real Vanilla 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. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 10g sugar. 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.

Karo Light Corn Syrup with Real Vanilla lists 6 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup, Salt, Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Beans and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

120 kcal per serving, or 293 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Karo Light Corn Syrup with Real Vanilla on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

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