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The funny thing about Coke is that they have literally invented a version that tastes exactly the same, except it has zero calories and zero sugar. It's called
by alexb_ 2y ago
The funny thing about Coke is that they have literally invented a version that tastes exactly the same, except it has zero calories and zero sugar. It's called Coke Zero.
We have two versions of Coke, both taste exactly the same except one kills you and one doesn't, and people will still voluntarily choose the one that kills you instead.
- dumbfounder 2y agoWhich is which? Aspartame is the devil.
- alexb_ 2y agoYou're thinking of Diet Coke. Aspartame absolutely does have a taste, but it has also been studied an absolutely insane amount over literal decades and nobody can ever actually pin down a negative health effect from it.
- theshrike79 2y agoAspartame and/or Asesulfame K make my farts smell like literal death. You know the kind that's not even funny, the kind that makes you yourself gag from just a little whiff.
- dumbfounder 2y agoThis says Coke Zero has aspartame: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/faq/what-is-aspartame https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/faq/what-is-aspart...
- ianburrell 2y agoCoke Zero has aspartame has main sweetener. It also has acesulfame potassium.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 2y agoSugar is one of the main contributors to suffering and death in the US. Evidence that aspartame is harmful at all is comparatively weak.
- dumbfounder 2y agoBetter the devil you know. Everyone knows that sugar is bad for you. But aspartame is sold as being good for you because it’s zero calories. Must be good, right? It’s Diet Coke! A diabetic friend said his doctor told him regular coke was better for him. It causes migraines (source: me). I have heard many doctors say it is worse than real sugar. Yes, we don’t understand it yet. But we are pretty sure it’s bad, that’s why it’s the devil.
- garaetjjte 2y agoIt doesn't taste exactly the same though.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoI think it does. But even so, 80% of the taste with 0% of the calories seems like a bargain. Getting some marginal pleasure for 140 extra calories seems like a bad trade-off unless you're not trying to lose weight.
- kiwijamo 2y agoFor me Zero tastes quite different and quite unpleasant. I had the same senstation of unpleasant flavour with Diet as well. If the only option was Zero/Diet/etc I probaly would just give up Coke altogethrer.
- kiwijamo 2y agoI agree. In my experience all the Coke Diet/Zero/etc varieties has this really distinctive taste and the aftertaste is also quite different from Classic. My husband is a fan of Zero and also claims it tastes the same. He has occassionally poured Zero into a glass for me thinking I couldn't tell the difference. Every single time I take one sip and that's all I need to identify it. YMMV.
- mrguyorama 2y agoThat bad artificial sweetener aftertaste is way less pronounced if you are making a Rum and Coke though, so I always use Coke Zero for my adult beverages. Can't let the sugar kill me when I'm having several cups of vodka!
- alexb_ 2y agoDiet Coke absolutely tastes different, but Coke and Coke Zero taste exactly the same - I doubt you would get a reliable result if you did a blind test.
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