TAMUallen said:

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Didn't they say there were moving to cane sugar for all cokes like 6 months ago?

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Somebody intentionally misled you and seriously do you think they could just flip a switch and make that happen ( in a cost effective way) in 6 months

The Sun said:

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Guess what? Whether you sweeten soda with cane sugar or HFCS is irrelevant. Cane sugar breaks down into fructose and glucose in an acidic environment.

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Maybe from a health perspective, but from a taste perspective, blind taste tests say otherwise.

Not sure where the difference in flavor comes out, but it absolutely does.

NYT did a large blind test and few could tell the difference. Biggest perceived difference was when same product came from glass vs plastic container.

Muy said:

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Live hear a little Mexican restaurant that makes awesome breakfasts and sells pure can Coke in bottles with the best damn huevos chorizo with tortillas, beans and rice. Mmmmmmakes you think.

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Map link?

I can guarantee that Coke is transitioning to sucrose. Sucrose from cane or beets it is all the same.

AtomicActuator said:

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See, that seems like a science and health topic, not politics, but I also can't argue that it is in fact also politically charged these days.

It's almost like there are no non-divisive topics these days.

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It's only (and always) political because Trump brought it up.

milner79 said:

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Muy said:

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Live hear a little Mexican restaurant that makes awesome breakfasts and sells pure can Coke in bottles with the best damn huevos chorizo with tortillas, beans and rice. Mmmmmmakes you think.

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Map link?

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https://share.google/UuqaM2aZylIGF9mxU

sleepybeagle said:

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Does anyone remember back in the 80s when you could get a soda in a glass bottle with a styrofoam label for insolation? That was a quality way to enjoy a beverage.

I sure miss this...

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The barber I went to as a kid had a machine with these.

Haven't thought about that in decades.

Teslag said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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Quincey said the new offering would "complement" Coca-Cola's core portfolio of drinks, suggesting it could arrive as an alternative, rather than a replacement, for its flagship Coke product.

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Exactly, it will likely be a more expensive offering probably sold in glass bottles in a four pack. There's virtually zero chance of mass produced 12 packs being made with cane sugar and sold at the same price as regular coke.

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Agreed. And, in my experience, I can't drink as many cane sugar sodas as I can corn syrup(?) sodas. So, your general drinker will buy fewer cokes which will then require a higher price due to lower demand in addition to the already higher cost inputs of using real cane sugar vs corn syrup.

Former may just be my opinion but I've found it to be common enough among people that I think it's a real impact.

Having said all of this, I don't drink sodas and haven't in years because they are terrible for you no matter the type of sweetener.

I only drink coke zero or dp zero plus a Monster Ultra every morning because coffee is trash.

I drink these when I want a cold drink with Caffeine. Seems a bit less harmful.
I get them at HEB. They also have non caffeinated drinks, so if you want caffeine
watch for the word ENERGY across the front. No artificial colors or flavors, and
has a little sugar plus some stevia for sweetening.

pressitup said:

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sleepybeagle said:

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Does anyone remember back in the 80s when you could get a soda in a glass bottle with a styrofoam label for insolation? That was a quality way to enjoy a beverage.

I sure miss this...

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When I worked at Sun Microsystems an instructor quipped that Mountain Dew was the fastest to sell out at the training center.

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After two-a-day practices in August, I would have a snow cone (this lady had a van set up and parked in the stadium parking lot), then have a Mountain Dew on the way home. Yeah, I know that probably wasn't the best choice for someone playing sports, but I couldn't get any worse so didn't worry about it!

I only drink Mexican coke with bourbon.

I didnt think anyone drank a mixer straight.

St. Arnolds makes a nice root-beer, too. I haven't had the Abita, but if you like theirs, you might give St.A's a try if you see it.

pirmag said:

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Probably bad for hummingbirds too.

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Hummingbirds and bees are some of the few animals on the planet whose natural, healthy diet consists of primarily sugar water.

kb2001 said:

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The Sun said:

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Guess what? Whether you sweeten soda with cane sugar or HFCS is irrelevant. Cane sugar breaks down into fructose and glucose in an acidic environment.

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Yep, I was going to post the same video. The phosphoric acid renders the type of sugar irrelevant after an hour

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The issue isn't the sugar; it's the amount.

My daughter did a science fair project one year where we reduced the amount of sugar in sodas by 1/3 or by 2/3, then did taste tests with all three batches. the 1/3 less sugar soda won the taste tests, showing that the soda manufacturers could easily reduce the grams of sugar by a third without sacrificing taste. HOWEVER, this might make the sodas less addictive.

Go ahead, get some seltzer water and make your own concoction. I'll bet many, if not most of you, would prefer "only" 28 g of sugar per 12 ounces instead of 42 g.

The Sun said:

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Guess what? Whether you sweeten soda with cane sugar or HFCS is irrelevant. Cane sugar breaks down into fructose and glucose in an acidic environment.

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I prefer the flavor, but I have no illusions that it's healthier.

Until I tried a sugar substitute, I had no equal.

Mentioning "coke transitioning to sugar" might keep Trump from target bombing Atlanta and extracting the CEO.

Micheal Irving read this thread title and got excited until he actually read the thread

IIIHorn said:

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Until I tried a sugar substitute, I had no equal.

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I find this post spleda'dly amusing.

BkYdPitmaster said:

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Mentioning "coke transitioning to sugar" might keep Trump from target bombing Atlanta and extracting the CEO.

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Atlanta needs to be target bombed for other reasons.

Teslag said:

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NYT did a large blind test and few could tell the difference. Biggest perceived difference was when same product came from glass vs plastic container.

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This is stupid. If you can't tell the difference between Coke made with cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup, your taste buds are shot.

This reminds me of all the people who don't believe in tonewoods for electric guitars. They believe there is no difference because they simply don't have the ability to hear the difference. That doesn't mean there isn't a difference, it just means they can't tell the difference.

Lathspell said:

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Teslag said:

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NYT did a large blind test and few could tell the difference. Biggest perceived difference was when same product came from glass vs plastic container.

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This is stupid. If you can't tell the difference between Coke made with cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup, your taste buds are shot.

This reminds me of all the people who don't believe in tonewoods for electric guitars. They believe there is no difference because they simply don't have the ability to hear the difference. That doesn't mean there isn't a difference, it just means they can't tell the difference.

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Agreed. It's night and day.

YouBet said:

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Lathspell said:

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Teslag said:

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NYT did a large blind test and few could tell the difference. Biggest perceived difference was when same product came from glass vs plastic container.

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This is stupid. If you can't tell the difference between Coke made with cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup, your taste buds are shot.

This reminds me of all the people who don't believe in tonewoods for electric guitars. They believe there is no difference because they simply don't have the ability to hear the difference. That doesn't mean there isn't a difference, it just means they can't tell the difference.

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Agreed. It's night and day.

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Same inflammation either way.

Which is why I only eat sugar once a week, and it's very little. I also probably drink one coke a month, if that.

The sugar addiction of this country is astounding. Force yourself to not eat anything with additive sugar for a month, and then even the lightest amount of sweetness will be great. Drinking a coke will make you physically react to the extreme amount of sugar in it. I guarantee you most Americans would lose anywhere from 10-20 lbs if they just cut out all the additive sugar they normally eat, and nothing else.

That doesn't even take into consideration all the other horrible things in soft drinks that you're also ingesting.

94chem said:

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YouBet said:

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Lathspell said:

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Teslag said:

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NYT did a large blind test and few could tell the difference. Biggest perceived difference was when same product came from glass vs plastic container.

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This is stupid. If you can't tell the difference between Coke made with cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup, your taste buds are shot.

This reminds me of all the people who don't believe in tonewoods for electric guitars. They believe there is no difference because they simply don't have the ability to hear the difference. That doesn't mean there isn't a difference, it just means they can't tell the difference.

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Agreed. It's night and day.

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Same inflammation either way.

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I drink neither. It's poison.

MagnumLoad said:

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So far only in some glass bottles. Is coca cola going to change to cane sugar in cans and plastic bottles? If so, when?

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I gave up Coke and other soda/pop so I don't GAF anymore!

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Go weigh out 40g of table sugar and see how easy it is to dissolve it into 12 ounces of water. I always figured the corn syrup was needed just to keep it from crystallizing.

94chem said:

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Go weigh out 40g of table sugar and see how easy it is to dissolve it into 12 ounces of water. I always figured the corn syrup was needed just to keep it from crystallizing.

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Going all Walter White on us?

User name checks out!

You need the acid to balance out the sweetness, without it it would be undrinkable.

Dr. Mephisto said:

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94chem said:

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Go weigh out 40g of table sugar and see how easy it is to dissolve it into 12 ounces of water. I always figured the corn syrup was needed just to keep it from crystallizing.

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Going all Walter White on us?

User name checks out!

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I'm a Ph.D. chemist. Walter White could be my technician.

Mr Mojo Risin said:

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IIIHorn said:

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Until I tried a sugar substitute, I had no equal.

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I find this post spleda'dly amusing.

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If not sacchareligious.

94chem said:

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Dr. Mephisto said:

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94chem said:

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Go weigh out 40g of table sugar and see how easy it is to dissolve it into 12 ounces of water. I always figured the corn syrup was needed just to keep it from crystallizing.

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Going all Walter White on us?

User name checks out!

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I'm a Ph.D. chemist. Walter White could be my technician.

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