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Today's big question - do people actually drink Diet Coke because they like the flavour? I had a bad experience with Coke Zed at the weekend and am currently trying to drink Diet Coke and this is causing me ponderings.

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[identity profile] sulkyblue.livejournal.com 2006-08-02 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
Coke Zero is horrible horrible stuff. It actually tastes ok as you're drinking it, but it has a really revolting aftertaste that had me desperately wanting to brush my teeth.

[identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com 2006-08-02 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Ah - that doesn't sound so good! Any idea what's causing the aftertaste? Is it using different sweeteners to Diet Coke?

[identity profile] sulkyblue.livejournal.com 2006-08-02 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[livejournal.com profile] karne_k muttered something about different sweetners, but to be honest I was focussed on trying to get rid of the taste and was hence distracted. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Zero) says it's using aspartame and acesulfame potassium.. but I don't actually know what Diet Coke uses and that page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_Coke) was a bit more complicated as there are lots of regional variations it seems. I'm also amused to see there's actually more caffeine in Coke Zero than regular coke (34.5 vs 35mg).

[identity profile] karne-k.livejournal.com 2006-08-03 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's just a reformulation of diet Coke using the same sweetners. Certainly tastes a lot more like normal Coke but the aftertaste means I can't stand either of them.

Agree with cub, Pepsi MAx is the best of the diet colas - not that that's saying much...
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