October of 2014 is bringing up an interesting case in which gold prices are almost identical to the price of platinum. On Wednesday, gold prices were trading at $1,245 per ounce while platinum prices were closer to $1,270.
1 Corn Syrup is a thick and sweet syrup that is produced by the breaking down of corn starch. High Fructose Corn Syrup is developed by the enzymatic action which changes dextrose sugar into fructose sugar.  The High Fructose Corn Syrup is sweeter than the ordinary Corn Syrup.
Glucose (dextrose) Glucose is a sugar (the main sugar in corn syrup), and is added in small amounts (0.04%) to salt to prevent the potassium iodide from breaking down into iodine, which evaporates away (sublimes). Other potassium iodide stabilizers include sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), sodium carbonate , and sodium thiosulfate .