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Are 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 partiall
by hn_acker 3y ago
Are 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 3y 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 3y 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 3y 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 3y 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.