Re:Drinking diet sodas daily during pregnancy linked to auti...
by freedomben on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:38PM
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Caffeine is an important part of the taste, so I'd guess it's largely a taste-based decision. Probably doesn't hurt that caffeine is highly addictive and habit forming
Re:Drinking diet sodas daily during pregnancy linked to auti...
by broken8ball on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:01PM
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You are more correct than you know. “Coke” (the full sugar, red can kind) is actually Coca-Cola “Classic.” Notably in the 80s Coca-Cola reformulated to the absolute outrage of the soda drinkers of the world (1985). They had released a diet version of this reformulation three years prior (1982)—I suppose as a trial run—based on Tab. For some reason people liked the diet version. This is Diet Coke. After
backpedaling on the reformulation, the full-sugar flagship was re-released in all its former glory, dubbed Coca-Cola Classic. Much later, a diet version of this “classic” formula was released. This is Coke Zero. So yes, it’s absolutely about taste, because Coke and Diet Coke aren’t based on the same recipe!
I'd never heard that before, but you're right -- "Coke contains 32 mg of caffeine per 12-ounce (335-ml) serving. Diet Coke is higher in caffeine, with about 42 mg per 12 ounces (335 ml)." [1]
I wonder why that is? If people expect an energy boost from Coke, and if sugar isn't contributing to that any more, a little extra caffeine will?
Coke Zero, on the other hand, "contains only 34mg of caffeine per can (12oz)" [2]. So it's more like regular Coke.
[1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/caffeine-in-coke
[2] https://lifeboostcoffee.com/blogs/lifeboost/caffeine-in-coke...