How to Say "Corn Syrup" in French

sirop de maïs

The English phrase "corn syrup" is translated into French as sirop de maïs.

sirop de maïs refers to a sticky, sweet liquid produced from corn.

Meaning: sticky sweet liquid (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of sirop (syrup), de (of) and maïs (corn).

While sirop de maïs is used in recipes, many French consumers associate the word sirop more strongly with medicinal cough syrups than with food sweeteners.
The word maïs has an unlikely origin in the Taíno language of the Caribbean, rather than coming from Latin or European roots.
In many French-speaking regions, particularly in Canada, you might encounter the term sirop de glucose more frequently in industrial contexts than sirop de maïs.

On trouve du sirop de maïs à haute teneur en fructose dans à peu près tout ce qu'on mange, de nos jours.
High fructose corn syrup is found in about everything you eat these days.
This sentence illustrates how high fructose corn syrup is commonly found in modern food products using sirop de maïs.
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Pourriez-vous me passer le sirop de maïs pour les pancakes, s'il vous plaît?
Could you pass me the corn syrup for the pancakes, please?
Ce gâteau contient du sirop de maïs.
This cake contains corn syrup.
Le sirop de maïs est très sucré.
Corn syrup is very sweet.

Léa and Gabriel are reading the ingredients on a snack package.

Léa

Est-ce qu'il y a du sirop de maïs ici ?
Is there any corn syrup in here?
Gabriel

Oui, c'est écrit dans la liste des ingrédients.
Yes, it is written in the ingredients list.
Léa

C'est dommage, je n'aime pas ça.
That's a shame, I don't like that.
Gabriel

On en trouve partout dans ces produits.
You find it everywhere in these products.

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