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Corn-Belt Votes Trump. Trump pressures Coke for sugar-based Coke in US. (www.npr.org)

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Coca-Cola's move comes a week after the White House issued a statement by President Trump saying he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.

Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode predicts that an increase in using U.S. cane sugar will lead to a rise in foreign cane sugar imports.

Bode said in a statement to NPR, "Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and expand the trade deficit."

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, I've had this discussion a few times. You could be right that people know what is "supposed to be" true, but as for myself I taste the difference and the corn sugar tastes more boring, saccarine, and sticky in consistency. Cane sugar has slightly more depth and an "earthiness" to it. It's not the biggest difference ever, but I will drop an extra dollar on mexican coke as a treat and I find it well worth the difference. Then again I don't drink a ton of soda and maybe that has something to do with it?

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I disagree about the saccharine-ness of the flavor. I think it's the opposite. To me the corn syrup is more acidic and on the front of the tongue. The cane sugar is lighter, more on the back of the tongue, not nearly as far back as fake sugar, but heading in that direction. To me it's like someone added a sprinkle of stevia. Not enough for me to hate it, but enough that I can tell.

I'd put it a step closer to Pepsi. It's the kind of sweetness that wins all the "blind taste tests", but I still don't prefer it.

I grew up drinking way too much Coca-Cola, but nowadays I restrict myself and only have one with dinner sometimes. If they switch out the HFCS for cane sugar, I'll switch to Dr. Pepper & Cream Soda exclusively, which is the only other soda I like.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Huh, well that's interesting. Different strokes and all. I grew up in a house where soda was limited and usually caffeine free and diet (which I hated!) but maybe subconsciously I got used to some aspect of that sweetener!