Coca Cola will use real cane sugar in their soda

Mexican Coke is readily available in Arizona. Just need to go to a grocery store that caters to the Hispanic population. In a can or plastic bottle, the taste difference is negligible. But out of a glass container, the Mexican Coke is better. And in Mexico, most Cokes are sold out of glass bottles.

The cost difference is about $.01 a can, or about 2 pennies for glass liters. Considering how much soda Coke sells, this additional cost will add up. As will changing production lines from corn syrup to real sugar. Won't be a huge price increase, but I don't see Coke losing profits from the switch.

 

Literally not a single product at Whole Foods has HFCS. Publix unfortunately doesn’t have that standard, but if you stick to their store brand products labeled “Greenwise” I’m 99.99% you can avoid it in the bakery. I doubt there is a single product category in the entire store where HFCS is actually forced upon you without another option.

I approve of Coke replacing it if possible, but at least understand the implications that we might not actually have the availability of cane sugar for all the “junk food” companies. Maybe we do. Maybe we don’t. Kind of funny you think “democrats” flip-flopped. Whatever happened to the govt prying that big Gulp out of your cold dead hands?

 

Also decades ago “fructose” as in fruit sugar was thought to be better than “Sucrose”.

 

I mostly don’t drink sugar sweetened drinks. I’m sure I probably get some HFCS here and there, mostly avoid added sugar. I haven’t seen any evidence that can sugar is materially healthier than HFCS.

I don’t think there is any argument that “big sugar” in Florida has not been positive for the environment. Burning down rain forests to grow cane sugar is probably not a winner either.

 

Pepsi has had a Real Cane Sugar option available for quite a while now. It’s in a white retro type can. I like it, Mrs Aging buys it.

 

Turns out, this was the big question. And the answer was "No."

 

Yeah, could you imagine if a President were to raise tariffs on major sugar producing countries, driving up the cost of sugar, and leading American companies to search out a cheaper domestically produced alternative? Hypothetically...of course...who would do such a ridiculous thing...

 

He probably talked to the Coke delivery guy at Mar A Lago

 

Id bet ultimately this is what Coca-Cola does. I don’t drink a ton of Soda, only if we’re having Pizza - soda becomes must. Rarely have fast food but every once I while a fountain coke. Maybe 10 times a year. So I don’t think I can tell the difference in the “real sugar” Pepsi. I’ve had it. I think the issue is even the “real sugar” is accompanied by preservatives and unnatural flavors, so it still just tastes like…Pepsi. I’ve had the Mexican coke a few times and not sure I can tell the difference with that either, although I like the glass bottle!

I used to buy a Chai Cola that was phenomenal. It was made by a company that made great Root Beer as well. I think it was called “Natural Brew”. No corn syrup. No preservatives. All spices listed in ingredients. Unfortunately they must have gone under years back as i haven’t seen it anywhere in a looong time. Another company that made great root beer was Virgil’s. A few years ago I had one that was turrible. Apparantiy some genius changed their recipes and the root beer didn’t even resemble root beer. Seems like a bunch of “gourmet soda” companies popped up and disappeared. All used glass bottles. Now it appears there’s a bunch of companies doing a trend of cans of “Prebiotic soda”.

 

Dude's looking good. Have a coke and a smile, Fat Don.

 

I prefer Coke to Pepsi. I have one a day, unless I’m having rum, then I don’t count. I prefer Coke because to me Pepsi is too sweet. The real sugar Pepsi seems to be just a little less sweet.

 

Our Hero!!!

 

you consider him fat- wow

 

Our local Sam’s Club in Ocala sells it as well. It’s expensive but 100% worth it. Coke always tastes better out of a glass bottle. Always.

 

You can get Mexican Coke (not the snorting kind) at Costco. It definitely tastes better. Not that expensive and even comes in glass bottles.

 

Since I don't drink the rust remover, I'll move on.

 

Now if we can only get them to restore the original recipe with cocaine in it ...

 

How can you not? He's clearly pretty overweight. Obviously he has made it to his age while being overweight so it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.