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Comment by malikNF

10 hours ago

You should try the Coke made in Mexico. Easiest way I find it is by searching for “Mexico coke” on uber eats or something similar.

Most stores carrying products made in Mexico have it.

Mexico coke is cane sugar based instead of made with high fructose corn syrup. But didn't Trump say that they will ban HFCS in coke in favor of cane sugar?

  • 1) Mexican coke was cane sugar based (as was US coke at one point), but the huge excess of corn created by US ag policy has shifted much of their production to HFCS

    2) As it turns out, a cane sugar (sucrose) base for a dilute acidic liquid will very quickly assume an equilibrium ratio of intact sucrose to sucrose that's been cleaved in half into glucose & fructose, dictated by molecular interactions. Testing these drinks will always find a good amount of fructose.

  • Coke from Mexico also has a slightly different flavor profile that has nothing to do with the source of sugar.