President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in its US sodas at his suggestion, though the company did not confirm the change. A shift from high-fructose corn syrup would align US Coke with versions sold in Mexico and Australia. Diet Coke, sweetened with aspartame, would be unaffected.

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    1 day ago

    So does the cane sugar Coke taste different because it’s just fresher, or is there something else at play? Because it definitely tastes different.

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      5 hours ago

      It’s the ratio of glucose to fructose. In cane sugar it’s 50/50, but in hfcs it’s 45/55. Op is confused.

      The cane sugar breaks down into that 50/50 ratio in the acidic soda. So it’s fairly close, but not exactly the same.

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      It will taste different only if you get it fresh.

      This is something I’ve experienced. Sometimes Mexican coke tastes great and sometimes it tastes exactly like regular coke.