When it comes to calories, Coke No Sugar has a slight edge over Diet Coke: 0.33 calories per 100ml compared to 0.35 calories per 100ml. Maybe the sodium citrate/phosphoric acid mix just works better?įor more information on food additives like food acids, read our post on emulsifiers here.ĭiet Coke has about 13mg of caffeine per 100ml, compared to about 10mg in Coke No Sugar. Phosphoric acid, citric acid, and sodium citrate are all food acids which have a dual function of adding flavour and preserving the drink. Why does Diet Coke need a separate preservative, whereas Coke No Sugar does not? Perhaps this is because the sodium citrate (Food Acid 331) and phosphoric acid (Food Acid 338) are sufficient to do the job, whereas the citric acid (Food Acid 330) and phosphoric acid combination in Diet Coke is not. The three major ingredient differences are that Diet Coke, compared to Coke No Sugar (or Coke Zero Sugar), has 1) more “Coke Secret Flavour” by volume, 2) a preservative ( sodium benzoate), and 3) has citric acid instead of sodium citrate. The key flavour differences are a company secret, but we can take a side-by-side look at the published ingredients: This may come as a surprise to people who have tried both, because the two colas taste quite different. The ingredients in both drinks are remarkably similar. Coke No Sugar VS Diet Coke: Ingredients compared In response, the company tweaked the recipe again and renamed the product to either Coke No Sugar or Coke Zero Sugar, depending on which market it is sold in. They ran into a problem though: many people did not realise that Coke Zero was sugar-free, just like Diet Coke. In 2005, they began to sell Coca-Cola Zero to appeal to people who wanted the regular Coke taste with the Diet Coke calories. Diet Coke VS Coke Zeroĭiet Coke’s success led them to launch many other Cokes, like Cherry Coke, Coke Ginger and Coca-Cola With Energy. Diet Coke does not taste like regular Coke, but it became massively popular because people began taking calorie control seriously. Up until 1982, there had not been another “Coca-Cola” besides the original since 1886. Diet Coca-Cola was launched hesitantly due to fears that customers would reject anything other than “the real thing” being called Coke.
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