Coca-Cola’s move comes a week after the White House issued a statement by President Trump saying he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.
Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode predicts that an increase in using U.S. cane sugar will lead to a rise in foreign cane sugar imports.
Bode said in a statement to NPR, “Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and expand the trade deficit.”
I don’t think a lot of legal food can be considered poison, but both HFCS and sugar soda are really close. Also any other drink with heaps of sugar dumped into it. If you had to pour 40-50g of sugar into your glass you would likely not do it, but when someone else does it for you, you don’t have to think about it.
Alcohol is but we’re cool with it. lol
We at least don’t serve that to children generally.
Absolutely cannot disagree with this. Child obesity is a major issue and sugar is a major factor.
At least it had the historic use of preserving food back before we had refrigeration.
And before we learned to distill alcohol allowing us to feel the effects after far fewer drinks.
I would have thought people would stop drinking Coke if they had to sweeten it themselves, but I used to make Kool-Aid with 4floz (120ml) per half gallon (about 2 liters).
You measure sugar in fluid ounces?
A packet of Kool-Aid actually calls for a full cup of sugar (8 floz). So it’s even more nutritious than you thought!
I was going to say half cup, but ounces seemed more relatable in the moment.