They are selling Mexican Coca Cola in my local grocery store!

[alphafemale]

For those who don't know...

That means the Coke (some of) you grew up with. Made with sugar...NOT High Fructose Corn Syrup.

It was in the Hispanic section. It was...gasp!!! $1.79 per BOTTLE!

I bought ONE.

Haven't sampled it yet.

It's chilling in the fridge now.

I just wonder if it will taste like the Coke I remember.

[Pool Hall Ace]

1. That's cool! Let us know how it tastes.

[Momgonepostal]

2. Interesting!

Do let us know. How long ago did Coke here start using HFC?

[conscious evolution]

6. The New Coke thing

was done to hide the switch.

[alphafemale]

16. New Coke...sucked.

Gag. What were they thinking?

[conscious evolution]

21. They thought you would

not notice the switch to HFCS when they reintroduced coke classic.

[Debi]

3. They have it at our Hy-Vee here

YUM! We bought it at Christmas for my husband's brothers and sisters as a reminder of when we were kids.

Now we buy 4-5 bottles a month as a treat - it's worth the extra $$ for the taste of 'real' Coca-Cola!

:bounce:

Enjoy!

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Oh, it is SO good!

Lucky duck! I had that in France all the time... :9

[alphafemale]

5. I'm probably going to wait until tonight to sample it.

My "guys" will be home then.

We'll all do a taste test.

I'll probably have them pick up some of the HFC so we can do a side-by-side.

I have been buying the Hispanic sodas, which are made with sugar. (And generally about 50 cents) But this is the first time I've seen Mexican Coke.

There's also a US soda company called Jone's Soda. Made with cane sugar, and it is really good.

It's sold in some grocery stores.

[Rhythm]

7. Yum...

i buy "kosher for passover" Coke when i can find it in the spring...

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Dr Pepper drinkers can get the original formula

which has pure cane sugar, from Old Doc's Soda Shop.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

9. They had it at the convenience store last week....

It's really not that different from the original. I wasn't impressed. :shrug:
Duckie

[mockmonkey]

15. I didn't notice any real difference either n/t

[texas1928]

10. Nah

All we have to do is go visit my wife's grandmother. She lives in the town where they bottle it. Dublin, TX. You can get in all the stores around in central Texas.

[FloridaJudy]

11. Wow! I'm going to have to check that out!

There's a Hispanic specialty grocery two blocks from me. Let me see if they carry it. Thanks for the heads-up.

[poiuytsister]

12. Somebody posted this a few months ago and

I did buy some that week. Yes it is closer to what I remember as a kid, but not exactly.

[jobycom]

13. That's right, you're not from Texas.

We can get Mexican Cokes and Dublin Dr. Peppers at convenience stores around here. You can taste the difference. It's not overwhelming, but it's clear. It's not just the taste, either, it's also the feel of it. Less slippery, less syrupy. You'll see.

[lost-in-nj]

14. I have an empty bottle of Mexican Coke in my room

went to Tijuana and saw the flies on the meat
decided we would NOT buy anything not sealed
we were thirsty so we bought Cokes!!!
Kept the bottle
This was the year Diana married Charles (dont know what it is)


lost
ps you can buy chicklets by the handful for about a buck in Tijuana

never saw a donkey though
:shrug:

lost

[Maddy McCall]

17. What size is the bottle?

How can you distinguish it from the HFCS Coke?

I want some!

[alphafemale]

18. It's the 12 oz narrow waisted glass bottle. Or 355 ml

It was in the Hispanic food section, the shelf tag said Mexican Coke, and the pasted on English lable listed sugar instead of HFC. The printed lable on the bottle is in Spanish.

[alphafemale]

19. The Mexican Coke won the taste test.

The American Coke in comparison is syrupy.

You can taste the vanilla and cinnamon in the Mexi Coke.

[Hissyspit]

28. Yup. I had one a few months ago. It does taste like the Coke of childhood.

[alphafemale]

20. delete dupe

[SeattleGirl]

22. I haven't been able to find any yet!

But there is a Mexican store close to me, so I'll have to check it out, see if they have any.

[Bryn]

23. High Fructose Corn Syrup

I've done a lot of research on High Fructose Corn Syrup. Many people especially children are found to be allergic to it. HFCS is man-made chemical and cannot break down in your body so it changes to fat. Probably why so many Americans are obese these days. HFCS is now in everything...salad dressing, BBQ sauce, etc. I always look at labels and reject anything HFCS. They use HFCS because it's cheaper than pure cane sugar. They will tell you there is no difference between HFCS and pure cane sugar...NOT True! Pure cane sugar may be bad for you, but HFCS is much worse and really really makes you FAT, my friend.

I always try to find Mexican Coke made with cane sugar. I also buy Jones sodas made with pure cane sugar and they're very good. They are found in several grocery stores. Comes in several flavors like Lemon drop, Strawberry Lime, Cream, Root beer, Blueberry, Apple Green, Bubble Gum, Crushed Melon, etc. but they haven't made "Cola" flavor. I wonder why. Maybe because Coca-Cola & Pepsi companies feel threatened by Jones Soda co. because so many people are wanting to stop using HFCS in their food & drink. I hope Jones Soda co. will make one in Cola flavor...made with pure sugar cane.

[regnaD kciN]

24. Another problem with HFCS...

...is that it doesn't trigger the "I've had enough sugar" reaction that limits our desire for sweet food -- meaning that we'll keep eating and eating dessert and snack items, far more so than if they had sugar in them, and never feeling really full.

[Lyric]

27. Bad news about Jones Soda

(taken from the Wikipedia article about HFCS)

"As of March 2007, a 12 ounce bottle of Jones Pure Cane Soda Root Beer lists in its ingredients "inverted cane sugar", which seems to mean the same thing as inverted sugar syrup, which, like HFCS, is a mixture of fructose and glucose."

Apparently they've switched to something that's made up of the same stuff as HFCS.
:(

[Bryn]

33. I hope Jones is switching completely to pure cane sugar in all of their products

I went to Jones soda website and found their updated (breaking news) news dated August 23, 2007

Soda Warning?

High-fructose Corn Syrup Linked To Diabetes, New Study Suggests

Science Daily — Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. In a laboratory study of commonly consumed carbonated beverages, the scientists found that drinks containing the syrup had high levels of reactive compounds that have been shown by others to have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage that could cause the disease, which is at epidemic levels.

<snip>

Some researchers have suggested that high-fructose corn syrup may contribute to an increased risk of diabetes as well as obesity, a claim which the food industry disputes. Until now, little laboratory evidence has been available on the topic.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070823094819.htm

[alphafemale]

35. They seem to be basing their marketing on the Cane Sugar.

I and others am willing to pay more for it.

They wouldn't be doing themselves any favors if they cut corners on that.

[alphafemale]

36. I think coming up with a tasty Cola formula is tricky.

It's a combination of vanilla and cinnamon and other spices.

People also can get very partial to a certain "formula"

[Eagle_Eye]

25. At our local yellow-Dollar Store

They have a whole isle of Mexican products (separate from the other food isles).

They have Nescafe' coffee (spanish label) on the Mexican isle, but not with other coffee products in the regular food isle.

I always buy the Nescafe because:

It costs less than the best regular item (Folgers)
It tastes better than Folgers
It comes in a GLASS jar that I can reuse (the Folgers is in plastic)

[AngryAmish]

26. Luckily many stores around me carry Mexican Coke

But $1.79 a bottle? Damn.

Is it a gourmet shop type thing or a Mexican grocery store?

[Frank Cannon]

29. I have a friend who sends them to me from New Mexico

I only open them on special occasions, like champagne.

The nectar of the gods, that stuff. Really takes me back to my childhood.

Viva el Hecho-en-Mexico Coke!

[applegrove]

30. I wondered why coke tastes so different these days.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

31. What's a rare relic of a lost world for you, for me is everyday stuff.

I live in Brazil. Cane sugar Coke here too. Nyah nyah nyah. :P

[Gold Metal Flake]

32. The lunch truck that stops at work has a few Mexican sodas on it.

Couple of weeks ago when I went out there (I rarely eat from the truck) they had Mexican Cokes after a long absense. It was great, the real real thing. They also had Mexican 7Up. That I need to find in bulk for my 7&7s.

[HughBeaumont]

34. Oh GOD what I wouldn't GIVE to have a normal soft drink not laced with High Fucktose Corn Throw-up!!

Is it any wonder why I swore off ALL soft drinks at the beginning of 2006? They just don't TASTE the same anymore. That heavy, syrupy aftertaste of that substance is all you have on your pallatte when you drink Pepsi or Coke and it makes the drink, to quote Milo Bloom, taste "like malted battery acid".

The only thing I drink nowadays is water, juiced fruit and vegetables and Red Bull on weekends. Even Red Bull doesn't have HFCS in it.

But hey, that's Dumberica for you.