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[-] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago

In coke, which is acidic, sucrose breaks down into glucose and fructose anyway in the bottle before you drink it.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 4 weeks ago

You can easily solve this by not drinking it.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I’ve been playing that game for 20 years now!

…I’ll still have a nice mixy occasionally, though.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago

Cane sugar has equal amounts of glucose and fructose though. High fructose corn syrup has more fructose than glucose which alters the taste.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

It's really close though. 45/55 for the type of hfcs used in soft drinks vs 50/50 for sugar. Not sure that's enough to throw off taste. Maybe marginally less sweet since fructose is sweeter.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I can taste the difference. I like the HFCS better.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I remember watching a video about this. But I definitely prefer the taste of Mexican coke. Then it hit me, I think it might taste different depending on what material the packaging is. I have this same issue with coffee. I can taste if it was sitting in a plastic mug vs a ceramic one. So, theoretically, I think people might just like the taste of coke from a glass bottle.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

It's not literally in the taste though, pour it in the other packaging if you want to confirm. If you try and think im wrong do a blind test first. I don't drink a lot of coke, but this definitely holds true for coffee.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Check the sodium level. Mexican coke has a lot more.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on the state of your heart.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

This us the first time I come across this; are the ratios different or something? Why do people prefer the taste of the sugar cane version (unless it's physiological)?

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