Which one will be better and why? According to a recent taste test on The Huffington Post Food section, the answer is a resounding, "Yes!". New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the NoStupidQuestions community, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. is it actually better or am I just a tool of the soda industry? All photos by Liz Barclay (@liz_barclay)I cant f***king tell, One of these is absolutely Diet Coke, and I have no goddamn idea, were just some of the responses we received from from taste testers when we conducted a super-officialbut ultimately indecisiveMexican Coke versus regular Coke taste test with some of our colleagues in the Complex offices. Not to mention that in NYC it's at $5 a bottle or piece. US Coke Vs Mexican Coke I can't give you a detailed answer, but I do recommend not drinking soda at all since any soda is extremely unhealthy. It's Friday. There is a belief that cane sugar tastes more real and less like chemicals. Now they use Lactose of all things. The difference in taste is quite noticeable. I like sometimes Cuba Libre (it's a coke rum drink) coke from 2L bottles doesn't taste as - Food & Beverage Question Diet soda isn't all that bad for you really. American Cokes are so bitter after, but the Mexican Cokes with real sugar don't have it. The difference in taste is quite noticeable. Lately I've developed an addiction to Mexican Coke. I drink coke from Hong Kong many times and the taste is really different from American coke as well as coke in China. In the United States and Canada, Mexican Coca-Cola, Mexican Coke (Spanish: Coca Cola de Vidrio (English: Glass Coca Cola, or Coca Cola in a glass bottle)) or, informally, "Mexicoke," refers to Coca-Cola produced in and imported from Mexico. Share on Twitter; Share on Pinterest; Share on LinkedIn; Share on Reddit; Copy Link to Topic; Report Topic; The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Mexican Coke tends to use cane sugar, for example, while American Coke uses high fructose corn syrup instead (via Smithsonian). Mexican Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a wildly popular product in the United States, even though it can cost more than twice as much as its American counterpart. Mexican Coke has a small, but devoted slice of the Coke-drinkers market (a majority love Coca-Cola Classic, there are tons of Diet Coke admirers, and then there are the cherry and vanilla lovers). I am currently craving a mexican coke but I've already had one earlier this week and I My initial thought was you weren't talking about Coca-Cola or soda. Coca Cola may have a secret recipe but it's not the same the world over. it taste pretty good , american coke taste more crisp and gassy, Mexican coke taste more sweet and not as gassy. Also the sucrose in coke apparently breaks down over a period of months in the bottle, into glucose and fructose, making it nearly indistinguishable from corn syrup coke. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. 16: 20.78%: The same as American Coke. Plastic and metal cans that American Coke comes in can affect its taste, and Mexican Coke comes in glass bottles, which might help it to maintain a better flavor. 29: 37.66%: Better than American Coke. Trying both U.S. and Mexican Coke. Read page 2 of the Mexican Coke Vs American Coke discussion from the Chowhound Food Media, Mexican food community. I don't even care about the sugar vs HFCS angle, I just think it tastes better. Forget the big debate swirling around the alleged link between soda and cancer, there's a bigger soda-related question on the table at the moment does Mexican Coke actually taste better than regular Coke?. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. i will say Mexican coke goes flat quicker. Mexican Coke uses real cane sugar (instead of the Coke in the U.S. which uses high-fructose corn syrup), and is bottled in small glass bottles this for some people is all the difference. I've been told that since mexican coke has glucose cane sugar, it's a lot healthier than the cokes that contain high fructose corn syrup. I've been threatening to my friends to conduct a blind taste test, but I simply haven't left my house for weeks. Another difference that could affect the difference in taste between the two kinds of Coke is the materials in which they are packaged. "Mexican Coke has HFCSsorry to disillusion," Marion Nestle, food nutrition professor at New York University who blogged about the study, told us. My question was whether or not this really had an impact on the taste. Mexican coke is sweetened with cane sugar, while American coke is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Guy conducts his own triangle taste test. While some people swear by Mexican Coke and refuse to drink the American-made stuff, James Beard Award winner J. Kenji Lpez-Alt once carried out a tasting test with friends which suggested that the vast majority of them (seven of eight) chose the taste and aroma American Coke over its Mexican counterpart (via Serious Eats). Mexican coke and kosher coke can both be bought year round if you are resourceful, but regular coke is required to use corn syrup because if they used regular sugar in regular coke, it would use up all the sugar supply in america in just a few weeks or so, no joke, and corn syrup is an "american product" blah blah blah (my father works for coke, many more facts where that came from) Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Can anyone confirm if UK Coke uses the same shit as US Coke? US Coke Vs Mexican Coke; 35 replies. I'd like to see if anyone honestly admits they prefer the syrup version. US Coke Vs Mexican Coke | Wine Spectator Forums. I live in southern CA and Mexican coke is all over the place here. So if you love Coke and think its perfect, perhaps something else that isnt quite the same will not be something you like. On a normal night, I'm okay with the American stuff, but nothing really beats snorting a line of pure white Mexican blow of a strippers ass. Mexican Coke (left) vs American Coke (right) With sodas, many organic flavors and imported sodas use cane sugar and many of the American mainstay beverages use corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is also made up of glucose and fructose, except that there's a higher concentration of fructose. If you want a healthy drink, try iced tea. I've been told that since mexican coke has glucose cane sugar, it's a lot healthier than the cokes that contain high fructose corn syrup. There is some debate about whether fructose is worse than glucose, but I don't know if anything has been determined definitively. US Coke Vs Mexican Coke | Wine Spectator Forums. They change the recipe based on whatever country it is being made in. There were about a million ways we could have gone with its American cousin, but where does sodaGAF stand? EDIT: Everyone keeps saying the same thing: There is a difference in taste. Or is the formulation different? this is good stuff, i've had it in the bottle and it tastes kind of like pepsi with spices thrown in (anise maybe). A lot better than Coke. What I really am skeptical about however, is that this difference is really just because they use cane sugar instead of corn sugar. BTW Coke in China is crap. US Coke Vs Mexican Coke. There is no significant difference between cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup. So I suppose you can say this is as much a comparison of Coca-Cola in a glass bottle vs. plastic bottle, as much as it is American vs. Mexican Coke. Maybe I should do a future review on Mexican Coke vs. American Coke, the white powder stuff. Some sources seem to suggest that Mexican coke is listed as having slightly more calories than American coke and that Mexican coke has nearly twice as much sodium. It's also worth looking at other nutrition facts. But then again, I If you have two in a week, you won't spontaneously develop diabetes - although watch out in case your craving intervals get shorter. I can't drink the American Coke anymore, the Mexican Coke is so good. I rarely taste the coke I'm snorting, but from what I can tell, most of the American coke is just Mexican coke cut numerous times with different types of white powder. Sign In; Join; Post; Wine Spectator Forums; Wine Spectator Forums. I think you should eat something mildly sweet - not drink - or just drink water and see if that alleviates the craving. (The sucrose gets turned into glucose and fructose as you digest the soda.) In conclusion, there probably isn't a huge difference between the two versions, and even if there is, it's not clear which version is worse. 6: 7.79%: Worse than American Coke. Yes. I believe you are correct. In large amounts they are both equally bad. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. Good stuff. Many people insist Mexican Coca-Cola is healthier than its American counterpart, but KING 5 verified that isn't true. FUNG BROS GRAPHIC TEES: http://gummymall.com/FungBrosShot/edited: Jeffrey WuSpecial thanks: Alex SiuSubscribe Here! Also U.S. Coke might be bought twice as more than Mexican coke, but Mexican coke is twice as popular. I remember when it was cut with Manitol. And what's up with the Mexican Pepsi? For pancake toppings, I think I prefer HFCS maple syrup to real from-a-tree maple syrup. Interestingly, Mexico does use corn syrup in coke production (depending on the bottler), but they specifically use only cane sugar for bottles they make to export to the US as "mexican coke". well I mean the ingredients are different it is made of sugar and you know the water sources are different as are the minerals. First of all, cane sugar is sucrose. Try this. reminds me of the short lived red bull cola. I like the Mexican version a lot better than the American version. Mexican coke is made with cane sugar, while American coke is made with high fructose corn syrup. Is mexican coke healhier than american coke? The big difference is the aftertaste. I am currently craving a mexican coke but I've already had one earlier this week and I don't want to feel guilty drinking another one. Well sort of. Mexican coke is sweetened with cane sugar, while American coke is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Are there other differences between the two? the convenience store near my old apartment used to carry this along with the lemon lime soda "Limca" which is also great. This is relevant because even if it turns out that high fructose corn syrup may be worse than cane sugar, that could be counteracted by the high fructose version having less sugar. It's also worth noting that the different types of coke may have different amounts of sugar, but I don't know the quantities. It tastes way better (less like syrup) and it is my soda of choice. Page: 1; 2; Y yogi8938 Member. It seems that anyone that knows about the different cokes always says that sugar cane coke is better. Every time I get one of those bottles, it has so much iron in it, it tastes like I'm drinking sugared blood. in the us you can find coke on a glass bottle? 17: 22.08%: Beats the heck out of American Coke. I've never been in US or Mexico, hence I have no clue. I can't speak for the coke products but I get Dr. Pepper made with Imperial cane sugar and there's a big difference in taste. Just got back from Canada, where I noticed that all the soft drinks (Coke etc) were made with real sugar instead of HFCS. I know that the difference between the Pepsi Throwback (which is and has been distributed in Mexico) and the America version is vastI much prefer the Throwback.which I just read the other day has been okayed to remain on the market here permanently. I think it does taste better. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. View Poll Results: How does Mexican Coke compare to American Coke? I also like the bottle style (tall glass) better too. There is just something about an ice-cold glass bottle. Another difference that could affect the difference in taste between the two kinds of Coke is the materials in which they are packaged. And if so, is it really just because of the difference in sugar source? I'm thinking UK Coke is the same as Mexican and mythical German Coke? Sign In; Join; Post; Wine Spectator Forums; Wine Spectator Forums. Overall Mexican Coke has a sweeter less tangy taste and has cane sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Different countries and cultures have different preferences for how sweet Coke and other soft drinks should be, too, which is another reason why the amount of sugar the carbonated soft drink has in it can vary between countries (via Quora ). I don't think one tastes better than the other; the tastes are different enough that they are difficult to even compare. Sucrose is a sugar made up of glucose and fructose chemically bound to one another. American coke is all right, but Mexican coke is key. Join the discussion today. I don't think one tastes better than the other; the tastes are different enough that they are difficult to even compare. Mexican Coke, as imported to the U.S., only comes in glass bottles. Additionally, there is another product, coke life, which is also available, which has cane sugar and stevia, along with the Passover version of coke, which is most readily available at this time of year. A Mexican Coke vs American Coke blind taste test is a battle for the ages. I think it tastes much better but I don't think it's healthier. Mexican Coke is Better Tasting. Soda is soda and there isn't a real "healthy" option. i'm pretty sure Mexican Coke is made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Since Coke in my town is available in both American and Mexican styles, I am able to provide some insight into a taste comparison between the two. Not really. Plastic and metal cans that American Coke comes in can affect its taste, and Mexican Coke comes in glass bottles, which might help it to maintain a better flavor. Soft drink companies adjust the flavor to suit a country's taste. YAY! Taste, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. American lovelike Coke in green glass bottles They dont make it anymore. That might be true in the 1985 of the alternate universe inhabited by Rorschach, the sociopathic vigilante who penned that angsty line in Watchmen, the legendary graphic novel from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.But thats not the case in the 2015 of the world we live in.