re: Does Pepsi follow Coke's lead?

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You telling me the Mexican coke with cane sugar doesn't taste any different than regular coke? Cause it does.

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You would fail a blind taste test.

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Coke has basically said they ain't changing

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No they didnt

They said they arent prepared to announce a pure sugar version just yet

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"We appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm for our iconic Coca-Cola brand," a company spokesperson said in a statement. "More details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon."

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frick Pepsi.

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You telling me the Mexican coke with cane sugar doesn't taste any different than regular coke? Cause it does.

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It does because the formual is different but it has ZERO to do with sucrose vs HFCS.

As soon as sucrose is mixed into the Coke which is a acidic environment, the sucrose begins acid-catalyzed sucrose inversion. In very short order the sucrose will become free fructose and glucose and become indistinguishable chemically and thus taste-wise from HFCS. So if you get one right off the line like Lucky was able to get a chip for Bobby you MAY be able to tell the difference between the sweeteners if you are a super taster but by the time it hits the shelf it is chemically identical to HFCS.

The formula is different between the two, that is what people taste and the easily verifiable difference is the amount of salt included as you pointed out, just look at the labels. Even direct off the line the significant increase in salt in the Mexican Coke will be easily recognizable. There is also a slight difference in the amount of sweetener used and results in the Mexican Coke tasting very slightly sweeter even after inversion.

If US Coke uses their same formula and just changes to sucrose, you won't be able to taste the difference if it comes from the normal chain of commerce, if you do it is simply confirmation bias which in this case ain't hurting a thing but it doesn't make the myth any more real.