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Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by bri3d on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @03:21PM (#8489252)
Coke Zero for the US market still uses aspartame, the same sweetener used in Diet Coke.

Coke Zero is a more modern formulation which is supposed to taste more like "classic" Coke than Diet, which has its own distinctive "artificial" flavor which some customers have become accustomed to. It's also marketed very squarely towards young men: during the recent "Share a Coke with X" campaign, there was even a "Share a Coke Zero with a BRO" can, which made me laugh a bit.

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Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by Lockyy on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @05:02PM (#8489986)
In the UK at least we have 'Share a Coke with a Mate' which I guess is our equivalent.
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Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by orclev on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @03:49PM (#8489451)
There's also a Coke Zero Splenda version that substitutes Splenda for aspartame, but it's a separate product from the normal Coke Zero.
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