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Table 3 Excess-free-fructose intake (g/d) from HFCS that is 65% fructose, as extrapolated from average per capita loss adjusted food availability (LAFA) dataa

From: 40 years of adding more fructose to high fructose corn syrup than is safe, through the lens of malabsorption and altered gut health–gateways to chronic disease

Year

Unadjusted per capita availability of HFCS (lb/yr)a

Per capita availability of HFCS (lb/y) after retail loss of 11%a

Per capita availability of HFCS (g/d) after retail loss of 11% g/d = ((lbs/yr * 453.59)/365)

Excess-free-fructose (g/d) after 11% retail and 15% consumer level losses

Excess-free-fructose (g/d) after 11% retail and 20% consumer level losses

Excess-free-fructose (g/d) after 11% retail and 34% consumer level losses

1970

0.5

0.4

0.6

0.14

0.13

0.11

1971

0.8

0.7

0.9

0.23

0.21

0.18

1972

1.2

1.1

1.3

0.34

0.32

0.26

1973

2.1

1.9

2.3

0.59

0.56

0.46

1974

2.8

2.5

3.1

0.79

0.74

0.61

1975

4.9

4.3

5.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1976

7.2

6.4

8.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1977

9.6

8.5

10.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1978

10.8

9.6

11.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

1979

14.8

13.1

16.3

3.7

3.5

3.2

1980

19.0

16.9

21.0

5.4

5.0

4.2

1981

22.8

20.3

25.2

6.4

6.1

5.0

1982

26.6

23.7

29.5

7.5

7.1

5.8

1983

31.2

27.8

34.5

8.8

8.3

6.8

1984

37.2

33.1

41.1

10.5

9.9

8.1

1985

45.2

40.2

50.0

12.7

12.0

9.9

1986

45.7

40.7

50.6

12.9

12.1

10.0

1987

47.7

42.5

52.8

13.5

12.7

10.4

1988

49.0

43.6

54.2

13.8

13.0

10.7

1989

48.2

42.9

53.3

13.6

12.8

10.6

1990

49.6

44.1

54.8

14.0

13.2

10.9

1991

50.3

44.8

55.7

14.2

13.4

11.0

1992

51.8

46.1

57.3

14.6

13.8

11.3

1993

54.5

48.5

60.3

15.4

14.5

11.9

1994

56.2

50.0

62.1

15.9

14.9

12.3

1995

57.6

51.3

63.8

16.2

15.3

12.6

1996

57.4

51.1

63.5

16.2

15.2

12.6

1997

60.7

54.0

67.1

17.1

16.1

13.3

1998

62.0

55.2

68.6

17.5

16.5

13.6

1999

63.8

56.7

70.5

18.0

16.9

14.0

2000

62.5

55.6

69.1

17.6

16.6

13.7

2001

62.2

55.3

68.7

17.5

16.5

13.6

2002

62.5

55.6

69.1

17.6

16.6

13.7

2003

60.5

53.8

66.9

17.1

16.1

13.2

2004

59.5

53.0

65.9

16.8

15.8

13.0

2005

58.8

52.3

65.0

16.6

15.6

12.9

2006

57.8

51.5

64.0

16.3

15.3

12.7

2007

55.8

49.7

61.8

15.7

14.8

12.2

2008

52.6

46.8

58.2

14.8

14.0

11.5

2009

49.6

44.2

54.9

14.0

13.2

10.9

2010

48.3

43.0

53.4

13.6

12.8

10.6

2011

46.7

41.5

51.6

13.2

12.4

10.2

2012

45.7

40.7

50.6

12.9

12.1

10.0

2013

43.7

38.9

48.3

12.3

11.6

9.6

2014

43.4

38.6

48.0

12.2

11.5

9.5

2015

42.5

37.8

47.0

12.0

11.3

9.3

2016

41.4

36.8

45.7

11.7

11.0

9.1

2017

39.8

35.4

44.0

11.2

10.6

8.7

2018

37.7

33.5

41.7

10.6

10.0

8.2

2019

36.7

32.7

40.6

10.3

9.7

8.0

  1. aSource is the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS). The ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System. Economic Research Service Home Page, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-per-capita-data-system/
  2. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-per-capita-data-system/food-availability-documentation/