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It irks me that caffeine free diet drinks have disappeared. Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, and Diet Dr. Pepper used to come in caffeine free versions. But those were dr
by Animats 1y ago
It irks me that caffeine free diet drinks have disappeared. Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, and Diet Dr. Pepper used to come in caffeine free versions. But those were dropped to free up shelf space for new variants.
- SoftTalker 1y agoThat stuff is awful anyway. I used to drink a lot of diet coke and gave it up. Tastes like insecticide now if I try it.
- satellite2 1y agoInteresting for me it's the opposite. Since they haven't fully disappeared I get one whenever it's available. Next too it a zero is far too sweet and a normal one is gross.
- Animats 1y agoThat usually means it was overheated somewhere in the supply chain. Aspartame starts to break down around 30C.[1] So it doesn't take much. [1] https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/40/1/35 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/40/1/35
- toast0 1y agoI think you've probably got to pester your local bottler and see if there are any retailers that stock it, or if you can special order it (possibly through a patient retailer). I've seen HFCS Coke and Pepsi available without caffeine as well, although less frequently, I can find some product listings but none with availability. In my (wide) area, it looks like Target has Diet Pepsi without caffeine in some stores, and diet coke without caffeine in more.