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Whoa, in the UK they changed Coca Cola to contain "only" 11.4g carbohydrates. I think that was a response to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy of 2018. To me it ta
by mattbee 2y ago
Whoa, in the UK they changed Coca Cola to contain "only" 11.4g carbohydrates. I think that was a response to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy of 2018. To me it tastes the same but without the stickiness that made me want to brush my teeth immediately afterwards.
- mungoman2 2y ago11.4 g per 100 g, yes. OPs example is also 11%.
- margalabargala 2y ago> made me want to brush my teeth immediately afterwards. Note: do not brush your teeth immediately after drinking soda. The sugar (or rather the byproducts of the digestion of sugar by bacteria in your mouth) and the phosphoric acid in the soda will temporarily soften your enamel, which will then be partially removed by brushing.
- flossmaster 2y agoIt's best to wait a while. But then, when you do brush, go ahead and floss too!
- therealdrag0 2y agoBut a rinse with water would be wise and harmless right?
- margalabargala 2y agoCorrect.
- gravescale 2y ago> or rather the byproducts of the digestion of sugar by bacteria in your mouth) ...for now. There may be a "vaccine" for dental caries if this recently HN'd article is to be believed and isn't sponsored content: https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/the-rise-and-impending-fall-of-the https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/the-rise-and-impending-fall-of-th... Though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caries_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caries_vaccine suggests it may not be that simple.
- hn_acker 2y agoAre you sure that the difference isn't from sugar in the UK Coca Cola vs. high fructose corn syrup in US Coca Cola? The prevalence of HFCS in the US is partially (largely?) due to corn subsidies on top of the cheapness of producing HFCS [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup#Unite...
- mattbee 2y agoI know a lot of UK soft drinks changed their recipes in 2018 - I guess I was more surprised that Coca Cola isn't the same thing the world over.
- Retric 2y agoPure water plus HFCS vs table sugar is generally indistinguishable in well conducted blind taste tests. People can often notice the difference in products because of other factors like the water used to bottle them etc.
- thejazzman 2y agoI realize your point may be valid because I don't know all the details... but I don't know anyone who prefers HFCS coke to Mexican/European sugar coke The water between those 2 are totally disconnected and yet both tastes fantastic compared to American fructose coke It matters so much to me that I have a Costco membership just to buy the stuff
- Retric 2y agoIt’s a little more complicated as the cokes sold in Mexico stopped using cane sugar. However, Coca-Cola the company realized they had an easy excuse to sell a “premium” product at inflated prices so yes it very much does taste different, just as intended. https://news.yahoo.com/mexican-coke-us-still-cane-sugar-152028256.html https://news.yahoo.com/mexican-coke-us-still-cane-sugar-1520... Personally I very easily notice a difference between cans, plastic bottles, and glass ones. But that never seems to be a concern for most people.
- cjk2 2y agoI got rid of my car about a year ago and I got fed up of carrying bottles of the shit back from Tesco so just switched to water. I wasn't even drinking the sugar stuff. Made me think about the whole drinks industry a little.
- mattbee 2y agoThey were a tyranny in our house too! I bought a Sodastream, HobbyBrew CO₂ cannister and an adapter to join the two together. For the cost of like 30 bottles of Diet Coke I now have cheap fizzy water and the kids can add squash to it.
- jstanley 2y agoI looked at doing this but calculated that the CO2 bottles work out more expensive than just buying bottled sparkling water from Lidl.
- cjk2 2y agoYeah the CO2 bottles and exchange is expensive as hell. It's apparently cost effective if you use a commercial one but the outlay is pretty high. Not worth it either way IMHO. I just put up with flat shit.
- telchior 2y agoThere's also Sparkel, which uses a baking soda + citric acid powder in a separate reaction chamber. The cost is pretty low per bottle if you buy the bulk powders and mix it yourself; has been a while but when I had a Sparkel, I think I worked out that the cost was somewhere under 10 cents per 750ml bottle.
- Tade0 2y agoI was surprised to note that this is actually on par with most juices - 10% difference give or take.
- bennyhill 2y agoJuice is not really healthy, it may not be a dangerous part of a particularly active lifestyle but for most lifestyles it probably is dangerous, especially considering that it is probably replacing whole fruit.
- IggleSniggle 2y agoExactly. The fiber content of whole fruit is one of the major benefits! You can't just replace fruit, even with "real" juice.
- daveoc64 2y agoCoca-Cola did not change their standard "Coca-Cola Original Taste" drink to contain any less sugar in the UK. Some other drinks (including Pepsi) have been reformulated with less sugar in the UK, but Coca Cola isn't one of them.
- seba_dos1 2y agoNot just UK. Regular Pepsi has tasted gross (because of sweeteners) in other parts of Europe too for the last few years.