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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by WillPostForFood on Sunday January 11, 2026 @11:15PM (#46584034)
The amount of sugar in Coke hasn't changed in the last 40 years, and probably longer than that. It's been consistent at ~39g/12oz, even through the "New Coke" debacle. Wouldn't be surprised if Coke in the 40s, with sugar rationing, had less sugar though.
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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by 9rx on Monday January 12, 2026 @12:40AM (#46584510)
> The amount of sugar in Coke hasn't changed in the last 40 years

Except for when it has. e.g.: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/coke-cuts-sweetness-in-cana...

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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by WillPostForFood on Monday January 12, 2026 @01:52AM (#46584997)
*hasn't changed in the last 40 years in the United States
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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by hilbert42 on Monday January 12, 2026 @05:29AM (#46586536)
"The amount of sugar in Coke hasn't changed in the last 40 years,…"

Likely so, but there's some evidence it's different in different markets. That's why I made my reference point the 1940s. I first tasted Coke in the late 1950s in a market outside the US and it was definitely less sweet than it is nowadays.

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