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Richard O. Marshall was an American inventor and scientist. He is best known for being the first person to create High Fructose Corn Syrup along with his partner Earl R. Kooi in 1957. They first discovered how to use the glucose isomerase enzyme to convert glucose to fructose while working at the Corn Products Company. They patented the process in 1960.

See also

• High-maltose corn syrup
• High fructose corn syrup and health

Further reading

Litchfield, Ruth (2008). High Fructose Corn Syrup—How sweet it is. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

References

1. Marshall, Richard O.; Kooi, Earl R.; Moffett, George M. (1957-04-05). "Enzymatic Conversion of d-Glucose to d-Fructose". Science. 125 (3249): 648–649. Bibcode:1957Sci...125..648M. doi:10.1126/science.125.3249.648. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 13421660.
2. Reprieve for High-Fructose Corn Syrup

External links

• Sugar, The Bitter Truth
• Not only Sugar is Sweet, article in FDA Consumer published in 1991

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