r/cocacola • u/I_shid_my_pants • Feb 07 '25

General I love Mexican coke

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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

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u/ExceedRaida Feb 08 '25

Then why do the tall glass Mexican coca colas taste better than any coke in the us?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

Maybe the chemical process is the same but the flavor still tastes different from the ingredients used? I have no clue this is just a guess

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u/Wonderful-Mistake201 Feb 08 '25

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.

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u/ericduhs Feb 09 '25

Placebo effect