This is very interesting to me because of all the diet sodas, diet Mountain Dew was perhaps the one that tasted the most like the regular.
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Mountain Dew Zero Sugar launches (won’t replace Diet Mtn Dew, which is part of a confusing trend)
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They're literally different recipes. Diet Coke was originally never meant to be a sugar free version of Coke but was instead another product-line entirely (it was originally sold as Tab).
Coke Zero (Sugar) is the only "diet" soda I can handle.
It barely passes, but it's not off-putting enough taste wise that I can't drink it.
I don't drink any form of soda 6 days a week. I may drink Sprite on Saturdays (my "cheat" day).
It barely passes, but it's not off-putting enough taste wise that I can't drink it.
I don't drink any form of soda 6 days a week. I may drink Sprite on Saturdays (my "cheat" day).
HFCS absolutely is sugar. It's not "table sugar", but it's definitely still correct to refer to it as "sugar".
I get why Coke Zero (cause Diet Coke is nasty... and btw, is not formulated to taste like classic coke but like the new coke people hated... But it was made when New Coke was out and diet fans got used to it so they couldn't/didn't chage it back). But Diet Mtn. Dew is pretty good as diet drinks go so there's no reason to try to make a different one that tastes more like Mtn. Dew. Be even more redundant if they did Dr. Pepper Zero (diet dr. pepper is the drink that tasted close enough to the real thing to get me over the nutrasweet aftertaste).
Oh, and btw, as some one who converted to diet drinks for years, it's a myth that you get used to it and start preferring diet drinks (Everyone kept telling me that's what happens).... sugar drinks still taste better. Coke still being the biggest difference, coke zero or not.
While I like Diet Dew already, I'm interested to see if the "Zero Sugar" version has a flavor difference that makes it preferable. I'll drink anything Diet but the formula for Coke Zero definitely tastes better to me than Diet Coke.
The U.S. You have to buy coke from Mexico to get it with real sugar.
Lmao what?
They are completely different. Diet taste like sweet garbage.
I recently stopped drinking Coke Zero because it apparently was spiking my blood sugar to dangerously high levels, so now Im back to drinking regular Coke. So weird how the body reacts to certain foods and drinks.
Uh, they easily can. Diet Coke was not formulated to taste like Classic Coke... that's why it has one of the worst reputations for not tasting like the original drink, it was never designed to do so. It was made when New Coke came out (you know, the formula people hated so much that Coke had to go back to Classic Coke). And apparently they already got a market for it when they went back to classic so they never bothered changing it. Zero is formulated to taste like Classic Coke. That's why you have a lot of people who dislike Diet Coke who are more tolerant to Coke Zero (me included).
I drink a ridiculous amount of Diet Dew, and I picked up a bottle of Zero Sugar this past Monday. I would drink it in a pinch, but in my opinion Zero Sugar has a tiny bit of bitterness that I didn't like. So, I won't be switching.
You're just not right. It's not as good as the original drink (no diet drink is but Diet Dr. Pepper comes really close). But it's still pretty good as diet drinks go. But yes, sugar sodas in general are better than their diet equivelant.
Sort of... in Mexico many bottlers are using HFCS these days. It's a weird thing where the USA fell in love with the idea of importing what they deem "superior tasting" Coke when the country of origin doesn't stick to it. Some tests claim the formulas are chemically similar, and as far as taste, double blind tests have shown people either prefer American Coke or can't tell a difference so the alleged taste difference is a bit of marketing myth. Of course, in tests where people know what they're drinking, they automatically claim Mexican Coke tastes more complex and like a more classic soda.
I'll do it because Taco Bell has Baja Blast Zero Sugar and it tastes fine, better if only because it's not syrupy like normal Mtn Dew is.
If they made a Pitch Black Zero Sugar my fridge would be stocked in hours.
If they made a Pitch Black Zero Sugar my fridge would be stocked in hours.
Regular Mountain Dew (or Throwback) is my addiction, whereas you couldn't pay me to drink vile Diet Dew. I was all ready to hit up the supermarket for Zero Sugar, but unfortunately the store locator shows no availability nearby. Where can you get this stuff? Do I just have to order online?
I've been able to find it just around gas stations/convenience stores in my area.
Coke and Pepsi Zero are reformulated to taste more like regular soda (and taste better) so I'm all in on this.
I've basically switched any of my soda drinking to zero calorie or diet except for Mountain Dew, I just do not like the taste of the diet version at all, hopefully this is better.
The gas station near my office has Diet Code Red. I live in the US.
Wait, is this a recent thing or has it always been there? I tried checking around a few months ago, so it could have changed. I'll have to look!
From what I can tell its pretty recent. I've only noticed it in the past few months.
there's already two different kinds of DIET DEW tho. some has zero calories and some has like ten calories.
Alright gang I just bought one let's see what this puppy tastes like.
Edit: it's fine, it tastes similar to diet but with a bit more of a diminished strength in flavor?
Edit: it's fine, it tastes similar to diet but with a bit more of a diminished strength in flavor?
well, my taco bell has been serving Mt Dew Baja blast zero sugar from their fountains for awhile and that's been a game changer, so I welcome this.
The Zero and Max versions tastes too strong for me, I want a more watered down taste the old versions have.
I'll tell you the difference. In diet coke, the main ingredient of the sweetener is Aspartame.
In Coke Zero, it is a mix of aspartame, sodium-ciklamate and acesulfame-K.
Honestly, the Zero Sugar does taste better and makes me feel a bit more full than the regular diet version. So props, Pepsi.
Side note, I legit wish that Sucralose Pepsi products were still a thing. Liked it way more than aspartame.
Side note, I legit wish that Sucralose Pepsi products were still a thing. Liked it way more than aspartame.
None of them are "awful" to you. Drink plenty of water alongside them, do not brush your teeth for 40-mins after you drink carbonated drinks, and you are good.
Is it a 2 liter, cans or just a regular sized bottle? I'm going to have to look in a few places.
I always thought that Zero was if they had invented Diet Coke in the 2000's... like our ability to simulate sweet without sugar has gotten better. However they can not in any way remove Diet Coke because that would 100% start a movement.
So pretty much its Diet soda done with more knowledge and ability.. PLUS its never been good to put the word Diet on any soda.
Diet Coke tastes like a coke in glass after the ice has melted.
Coke Zero tastes like coke.