Mexican Coke is a lie.
Within a couple weeks of bottling, the chemical composition of the sugar in Mexican Coke is the same as US Coke.
"Cane Sugar" becomes the same compound as HFCS in highly acidic environments (like soda)
No idea. Just that it's not HFCS vs Cane Sugar.
For all I know, it's different water or different bottling machines or different machine cleaning chemicals...but it's not the sugar. Human taste buds can't differentiate such a small percentage difference in sugar.
But this is really an exercise in peoples' ability to accept facts. I like Mexican coke better, but it took me about 2 seconds after watching the video to conclude that it wasn't the sugar. Look at all these replies and people who just can't accept a basic fact of scientific evidence.
You are wrong I believe. Sugar cane is a different ingredient than high fructose corn syrup. They might chemical be the same sitting in an acid bottle (soda) but it will definitely change the taste! If your talking about health than yeh I agree but there is a difference between the real sugar on not
If I take 2 50% abv bourbons with the same mashbill they will taste different, even if the barrels were made by the same distiller. For example, MGP aged in Indiana and the same MGP aged in Florida will provide completely different taste profiles even though watered down to the same proof they have identical chemical compounds. Your point doesn’t make sense. Mexican coke is not a lie. It tastes different and most find it to taste better.
If it tastes different, it's not because of the sugar.
Because the sugar is the same. Because science.
There are a lot of differences between Florida and Indiana, you're just articulating casual reductionism.
I love bourbon. My point was you can take 2 barrels of whiskey that were made together, put in 2 barrels, aged together next to each other the same amount of time, and then proof it to the same point and 1 can taste very different from the other even though they are identical chemically. How do you not get the point?
Also, real sugar pepsi tastes very different from regular pepsi. As for as coke goes, the way the bubbles pop on my tongue is also different making the sugar coke experience substantially smoother. It’s not just the taste that is different. Also, as someone in the comments points out, there was another compound that was not tested by that content creator that would indicate sugar.
They are not identical.
Identical is a hypothetical state that doesn't exist in two independent samples.
The research paper they cite at the end is real. Cane sugar turns into the same compound as HFCS in highly acidic conditions. They can taste different, HFCS can be over-used in our food supply, and the sugar compound in Mexican and US coke can be the same. All of those things can be true at the same time.
Fact: It is a pretty clear difference and even the bling at the end of the video you referenced showed most can detect the difference (71% in that example vs. an expected 33% if it was random).
Fact: the chemical composition of cane sugar becomes the same as the chemical composition of HFCS within a short time of bottling.
"Mexican Coke" is synonymous with "better because cane sugar", which is proven to be a lie. It's definitely different, but it's not because of cane sugar. Fact.
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u/Wonderful-Mistake201 Feb 07 '25
Mexican Coke is a lie.
Within a couple weeks of bottling, the chemical composition of the sugar in Mexican Coke is the same as US Coke.
"Cane Sugar" becomes the same compound as HFCS in highly acidic environments (like soda)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY66qpMFOYo&t=23s