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From: barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: the new COKE
Message-ID: <4366@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-May-85 01:52:30 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 31 01:52:30 1985
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In article <1775@ut-ngp.UUCP> speegle@ut-ngp.UUCP (Charles R. Speegle) writes:
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>     I heard the reason COKE changed its flavor was because they
>wanted to use corn syrup as a sweetener, instead of cane sugar(which
>is more expensive).  Now I can't get any of the old COKE  to compare
>the ingredients against the new COKE.  So will someone in net.land
>who has access to the blessed old COKE compare and let me know?

No, they changed from cane sugar some time ago.

>     Here are the ingredients to the new (YUK!) COKE:
>  Carbonated Water, High Fructose corn syrup and/or sucrose, Caramel
>color, Phosphoric acid, Natural flavors, Caffeine.
>
>     by the way what does 'and/or' mean in this context.  Do they
>change ingredients according to their mood?

More than likely it is according to availability and prices.
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    Barry Margolin
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