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[Mengy]

Bottle looks nice, but no thanks, I'll stick with my water. Haven't had a soda in many years, and this won't convince me to change otherwise.

 

[CornBurrito]

Stevia? How about just use all real sugar?

Can you tell me how sugar, a sweetener derived from plants is real. While stevia, a sweetener derived from plants is "fake sugar" that should not be used? What makes one good and one bad? Have you even ever tasted stevia?

 

[Haly]

Stevia is fucking awful.

 

[sikkinixx]

Ill stick with Mexican coke if I need to have one.

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[Not Spaceghost]

That's an interesting idea, and a hilariously good way to capitalize on current food trends.

I bet it tastes pretty good too.

 

[Mr. B Natural]

Marketing: it's either clever or we're all idiots.

It's about as clever as pretending to throw a tennis ball to a dog once every 3 minutes of the dog's entire life and the dog never quite catches on to the trick.

So, to answer your question, the latter.

 

[segasonic]

Which means regular is Coca-Cola Death?

pretty much

 

[kurbaan]

I'm guessing it would taste like shit. If they could make it work, they would've most certainly done it already,

Exactly. They arent just putting the amount of sugar they do just for the hell of it.

I just want them to use real sugar atleast. Is this stevia thing like aspartame? because if so no thanks.

 

[nubbe]

What makes sugar, a sweetener derived from plants "good" and stevia, a sweetener derived from plants "bad"? Please explain.

Natural or artificial is not the point
Stevia is a gateway drug that gives you a sweet tooth and craving for sugar

 

[CornBurrito]

Exactly. They arent just putting the amount of sugar they do just for the hell of it.

I just want them to use real sugar atleast. Is this stevia thing like aspartame? because if so no thanks.

Aspartame (APM; /ˈæspərteɪm/ or /əˈspɑrteɪm/) is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages.

Stevia (/ˈstiːvɪə/, /ˈstiːvjə/ or /ˈstɛvɪə/)[1][2][3][4] is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its sweet leaves. As a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, and some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.

So no it isn't like aspartame.

Natural or artificial is not the point
Stevia is a gateway drug that gives you a sweet tooth and craving for sugar

And real sugar doesn't give you a sweet tooth and craving for sugar? Yeah okay.

I'd like to see your study that links stevia to sugar addiction. And mind you, stevia isn't an artificial zero calorie sweetener. It is just as natural as cane sugar.

 

[SeanR1221]

Hey this must be healthy right!? The label is green and it's alllll natural!!!

 

[KingGondo]

There's actually going to be a middle ground called Coca-Cola Comatose.

Or Coca-Cola Purgatory, although yours is catchier.

 

[dbztrk]

I want to see the nutrition label. I'm pretty sure it is still loaded with sugar cane.

 

[Revolutionary]

Read thread title as Sativa. I am disappoint.

 

[morningbus]

Read thread title as Sativa. I am disappoint.

How about we both pretend it's Salvia and enjoy the mental picture of people trying this drink for the first time.

 

[Elija2]

Those are some sexy shots. They really know how to make a product look good.

 

[Raistlin]

Stevia is no good
It confuses the body like every sugar substitute

Pretty sure that's not the case, or at least it's less though than artificial sweeteners?

It does to me! It has an unnatural aftertaste, lets call it bitter.

I am one that can't really consume a lot of sugar, so trust me, I have tried to like it.

I regularly use Stevia in-the-Raw, but have to agree with this even though I'm mostly used to it now.

Is this the "real" sugar that you get when drinking Cola internationally/third world countries?

It's a mixture of real cane sugar and stevia

 

[vagabondarts]

I'll try it

 

[ClassyPenguin]

I'll just stick with Coke Zero.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Dan Quinn must be going nuts.

Yeah, wonder if he'll use Cold Fusion w/Life.

 

[Raistlin]

Coca Cola is the least company I'd expect to use stevia. Pretty awesome imo.

Ummmm ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truvia





The fact it's taken this long is actually what surprises me.

 

[Coconut]

Still cheapin' out with the stevia crap.. Great. Dan Quinn most be excited about this.

 

[Guevara]

Fucked it up with Stevia.

Also: Should have been Coca Cola Vita

 

[LyleLanley]

Fucked it up with Stevia.

Also: Should have been Coca Cola Vita

They actually want this thing to sell though.

 

[Eric C]

meh, I don't really like Stevia

I've tried the 100% pure Stevia packets and it still has a bit of an aftertaste IMO. Maybe mixing it with sugar helps?

Stevia (/ˈstiːvɪə/, /ˈstiːvjə/ or /ˈstɛvɪə/)[1][2][3][4] is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its sweet leaves. As a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, and some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.

So no it isn't like aspartame.

yeah, a licorice like aftertaste, that's the best way to describe it.

 

[ascii42]

Pretty interesting idea. It's like Pepsi next with better execution.

Actually, Coca-Cola has done this sort of thing several years ago. However, Coke C2, as they called it, used aspartame.

 

[Raistlin]

meh, I don't really like Stevia

I've tried the 100% pure Stevia packets and it still has a bit of an aftertaste IMO. Maybe mixing it with sugar helps?

I imagine that's the rationale. I look forward to trying it.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I'll keep searching for Mexican Coke.

 

[lil smoke]

meh, I don't really like Stevia

I've tried the 100% pure Stevia packets and it still has a bit of an aftertaste IMO. Maybe mixing it with sugar helps?

Honestly, when I crave sugar (because I can't really have it much) I just get real sugar!

Other than that, lemon water, or dropping herbal tea bags in water is not too hard to acclimate to.

Get a Life.

Plus one.

 

[iammeiam]

It's like an all-natural version of C2? I actually liked C2 despite hating aspartame, so this might be good.

 

[JawzPause]

Is it the eco-green wrapper? The droplets of soothing condensation sliding down the glass? The shot focused on the lone bottle sitting in ample waves of rustic grass? Or maybe it's the bottles inconspicuously placed next to the freshly picked flowers, so you know this Coke is fresh off the farm?

Marketing: it's either clever or we're all idiots.

we're all idiots

 

[triplestation]

Stevias "sweetness" still tastes icy and synthetic to me like the other substitutes

I prefer if they switch back to cane sugar from HFCS and just call it coke without the gimmicky green theme, iirc the Mexican coca cola in the glass bottles is pretty much that but a little more pricey

 

[Guevara]

I'll keep searching for Mexican Coke.

Here in CA they sell it in Target. Couldn't be easier.

 

[kaskade]

I'm definitely curious to try it. I like that they are blending the natural sugar and stevia. Hopefully that way it retains more of the regular Coca-Cola flavor.

 

[Tucah]

Wish it was just all cane sugar instead of partially stevia, stevia has that nasty aftertaste.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Here in CA they sell it in Target. Couldn't be easier.

It depends on what neighborhood you're in here in Maryland. It's also usually only in individual bottles.

 

[blackflag]

108 calories too many.

Screw wasting my calorie allowance on soda. I'll stick with unsweetened tea, water, and the occasional Coke Zero.

 

[warthog]

Nice bottle. I will give it a try if it pops up around here.

 

[Toa TAK]

Here in CA they sell it in Target. Couldn't be easier.

+1 for us.

I'll give this a go. I'm always up for a new Coke flavor.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

108 calories too many.

Screw wasting my calorie allowance on soda. I'll stick with unsweetened tea, water, and the occasional Coke Zero.

Agreed. It feels like a half-measure. It's something, but...not enough for me. Put goddamn Stevia in Zero please!

 

[Starwolf_UK]

I read title as saliva and was like...okay...

But regarding Stevia (where it grows) and the fact local brands of coke use slightly different ingredients (I'm pretty sure its not HFCS here in the UK) makes me wonder how limited this worldwide release will be or how much more it'll cost.

Agreed. It feels like a half-measure. It's something, but...not enough for me. Put goddamn Stevia in Zero please!

We could call it coca cola zero life...I can see it flying off the shelves...

 

[UrokeJoe]

Stupid fucking marketing.

Ill stick to water and the very occasional Mexican coke.

 

[Matt]

I prefer if they switch back to cane sugar from HFCS and just call it coke without the gimmicky green theme, iirc the Mexican coca cola in the glass bottles is pretty much that but a little more pricey

That's what Coke is everywhere in the world except the USA. This new product is something different.

 

[Raistlin]

I'll keep searching for Mexican Coke.

I can ship some if you want

PM me

 

[lil smoke]

Here in CA they sell it in Target. Couldn't be easier.

Yeah, if you live in a big city you should get it at one of the multi ethnic grocery stores.

I'm in Brooklyn. The store I go to sells the bottles and they are still sticky.

 

[juliushandle]

keep us posted when this becomes available in the US

 

[morningbus]

Here in CA they sell it in Target. Couldn't be easier.

It's sold in many normal grocery stores throughout the NorthEast, too.

Poster must be from some god-forsaken hellscape.

 

[Darkangel2001]

Germany has this since 2011.

 

[Crub]

Design looks super appealing. I'll give this a try out of curiosity, even though I don't really enjoy soft drinks anymore.

 

[Nakazato]

And if no one likes it, we can joke about it being Coca-Cola Vita.

lol