Coca-Cola has announced that this fall will introduce a Cane Sugar version of its leading soft drink product in the American market, which confirms the preventive announcement of President Donald Trump days earlier.
The new range of Coca-Cola will be available in the US in addition to the iconic version, which uses high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener and unchanged. (Dietary and Cola – zero products use aspartame and other artificial sweeteners.)
The soft drink company said that the upcoming availability of the cane sugar product is part of the “current innovation agenda”.
“This addition was designed to supplement the strong core portfolio of the company and to offer more choices on occasions and preferences,” said Coca-Cola on Tuesday Second quarterly update of the year.
The chairman and CEO of the James Quincey company continued at a conference call with investors, in which he referred to the recent comments of Trump and praised his interest in the business. “We appreciate the president’s enthusiasm for our brand Coca-Cola,” he said. “We are absolutely looking for the entire toolkit with available sweetener options.”
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Trump, that Allegedly a button At his desk in the Oval Office to ask for Cola Light, the ingredient change had previously announced on July 16.
“I spoke with Coca-Cola about the use of real cane sugar in Cola in the United States, and they agreed. said about truth social.
Coca-Cola produced in Mexico contains cane sugar. It is sold in the US and is generally referred to as “Mexican coke” and is known for its glass bottle presentation. Cane sugar is also used in Coca-Cola produced in other countries nearby the rest of the world.
The US started the Mexican version of the drink in 2005And it is preferred by some in the US above the domestic product.
Corn syrup was used in the production of Coca-Cola in the US Since 1984When the soft drink company announced a switch of traditional sugar cane and sugar beet. Analysts suggested That the change was due to the lower costs of the corn alternative, and the decline of the sugar market as artificial sweeteners become increasingly popular.
While corn syrup is traditionally produced more than other sweeteners in the United States, reed and beet has sugar Become available more easily For our consumers in recent decade.
In the weekend, Kennedy celebrated the Steak ‘n Shake Restaurant Chain after it had announced that it would offer Coca-Cola with real cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. “Maha wins,” Kennedy said of the news.
However, some nutritionists are not convinced that the switch will make too much difference, or not at all.
“They are the same for all practical purposes. I think the switch nutritional hilarious” told associated press Last week. “They taste the same. They have the same number of calories. They do exactly the same things in the body. Everyone would be healthier to eat less of both.”
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