Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.
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High-fructose corn syrup contains the manufactured version and is added to processed goods. Fructooligosaccharides, or FOS, are growing in popularity as a prebiotic fiber that may have helpful intestinal benefits. But before you buy supplements, you should know research on FOS is somewhat conflicted.hoto Credit Photos.com/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images. High-fructose corn syrup and fructooligosaccharides both derive from fructose, the little sugar that's hailed in its natural form in fruit and honey but villainized as a chemically produced added sugar.