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Diet Coke uses aspartame also. I figured the difference between Coke Zero and Diet Coke was branding for people who don't want to drink something labeled as di
by xirdstl 10y ago
Diet Coke uses aspartame also.
I figured the difference between Coke Zero and Diet Coke was branding for people who don't want to drink something labeled as diet.
EDIT: I drink both regularly (including today), and I personally do not perceive difference in taste. YMMV.
- pygy_ 10y agoCoke Light => Women Coke Zero => Men
- matthewowen 10y agoNot sure about the downvotes on this one. My recollection is that Coke Zero was introduced to compete with Pepsi Max, and that the primary reason was that men were reluctant to buy things marked as "Diet" (plus there was a long history of Diet Coke being marketed almost exclusively to women [eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Sre-wpGHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Sre-wpGHE ]). Not saying any of this is a good thing... but it's a thing.
- pygy_ 10y agoThanks, that's the comment I wanted to write but I'm out of neurons right now...
- mixmastamyk 10y agoZero also has less caffeine.
- ajmurmann 10y agoThanks for this! This was a huge shocker and I immediately had to go confirm it. Because of the way the branding is, I had assumed that Zero would have more caffeine.
- mixmastamyk 10y agoYep, if I have a coke at lunch I'll pick zero if I got a large amount of caffeine in the morning, otherwise diet.
- raverbashing 10y agoOh absolutely not They taste extremely different Which doesn't help because most places only serve Diet Coke (which I hate) instead of Coke Zero (which at least is available in most supermarkets)
- dawnerd 10y agoCoke Zero has a much better taste profile than diet coke IMO. That said it's a bit biased since I drink way too much coke zero.
- drcoopster 10y agoCoke Zero uses a combination of aspartame and ace-K. The two have a synergistic effect which results in lower amounts being used and less of the artificial sweetener taste. Diet Coke (last time I checked) just uses aspartame.