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It is a choice manufacturers made. Pepsi and Dr. Pepper decided to go lower sugar with supplemental artificial sweeteners to keep their price down, whereas Coc
by Someone1234 2y ago
It is a choice manufacturers made.
Pepsi and Dr. Pepper decided to go lower sugar with supplemental artificial sweeteners to keep their price down, whereas Coca-Cola kept the original formula, but it costs more.
To put figures to this:
- Pepsi (11g sugar per 250 ml): 8.8p/100ml
- Dr. Pepper (11g sugar per 250 ml): 10.0p/100ml
- Coca-Cola (27g sugar per 250 ml): 14.2p/100ml
"full sugar" Dr. Pepper also contains: Aspartame, Acesulfame K
"full sugar" Pepsi contains: Sucralose, Acesulfame K
So after the sugar tax some people moved to these hybrid drinks whereas others just moved whole-hog to Pepsi Max and Diet Dr. Pepper which are commonly cheaper and have the same aftertaste as their "full sugar" variants.