High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Vegan but GMO-Prone

High-fructose corn syrup is made from corn starch by enzyme conversion, so it is plant-derived and compatible with vegan and vegetarian claims, and it is gluten-free. Its weak point is genetic modification: corn is a high-risk crop, so conventional high-fructose corn syrup is typically made from genetically modified corn unless it is separately non-GMO verified.