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2025-07-18 Home Front: Politix

[CNN] President Donald Trump announced what could be refreshing news to some Americans on Wednesday: thanks to him, Coke is changing its American recipe.

"I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola," Trump said in a post to social media. "This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!"

A spokesperson for The Coca-Cola Company did not confirm the change, but told CNN in a statement, "We appreciate President Trump’s enthusiasm for our iconic Coca-Cola brand. More details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon."
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FWIW, Trump drinks Diet Coke, not regular Coke. Also, the sweetener in regular Coke is currently made from USA grown corn.
Jamaica would presumably be a beneficiary of the 'use cane sugar' rule. Before Passover, Coke regularly makes a lot of cane sugar sweetened Coke for orthodox Jews who don't use corn on Passover.

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-07-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [62 views ] Top

#1 I'm not a Coca-Cola fan, but Mexican C-C is cane sugar and it is better

Posted by Frank G 2025-07-18 01:08|| 2025-07-18 01:08|| Front Page || Comments Top

#2 ^A matter of habit. When I lived in US (well NM, but it's the same thing), it took me time to get used to cane sugar (and I never got used to adding sugar to meat dishes).

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-07-18 04:23|| 2025-07-18 04:23|| Front Page || Comments Top

#3 Taking the corn sweetner out of Coke?
Now, can we get the ethanol out of gasoline?

Posted by ed in texas 2025-07-18 08:43|| 2025-07-18 08:43|| Front Page || Comments Top

#4 /\ Now, can we get the ethanol out of gasoline?

F-150 purrs nicely on non-ethanol. Costs a bit more, but I'm willing to pay for better performance.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-07-18 08:50|| 2025-07-18 08:50|| Front Page || Comments Top

#5 I believe that beet sugar and cane sugar are basically indistinguishable, beet sugar is the more dominant crop in our country, so you would more than likely be getting beet sugar in your coke.

Posted by Ulusons Pelosi8045 2025-07-18 08:50|| 2025-07-18 08:50|| Front Page || Comments Top

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