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ggreer | karma 10187 | avg karma 6.96 · 2019-05-24 15:59:01

Coke in the US is made with high fructose corn syrup. That’s why Mexican coke is often imported: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Coke

nightski | karma 6955 | avg karma 2.42 · 2019-05-26 01:05:12+00:00

Which is still fructose and glucose. In the article you linked Mexican Coke has similar levels of both of those so it's chemically nearly identical...

ggreer | karma 10187 | avg karma 6.96 · 2019-05-26 05:34:19

People can tell the difference in blind taste tests: https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/09/the-food-lab-drinks-e... (though in this case, most of the Americans preferred American coke)