New Coke

wendell borton

On this day in 1985 coca cola launched a new formula for coke, which after negative public reaction the original was relaunched.
Only it wasn't really the original as all traces of coca was removed and sugar replaced with cheap corn starch.
Was the new coke an ingenious ploy or as Castro said an example of capitalist decadence.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke

Three Seasons

wendell borton wrote: »

On this day in 1985 coca cola launched a new formula for coke, which after negative public reaction the original was relaunched.
Only it wasn't really the original as all traces of coca was removed and sugar replaced with cheap corn starch.
Was the new coke an ingenious ploy or as Castro said an example of capitalist decadence.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke

What I find interesting is that coke in America is different than Ireland. In America they have high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar in it.

newballsplease

You mean Old Coke?

Hande hoche!

I would place more emphasis on effective tactics on Pepsi's part.

BillyMitchel

any new hookers to go with that?

the groutch

http://i.qkme.me/368n18.jpg

ToddyDoody

Personally, I prefer a bitter lemonade.

Mint Sauce

wendell borton wrote: »

On this day in 1985 coca cola launched a new formula for coke, which after negative public reaction the original was relaunched.
Only it wasn't really the original as all traces of coca was removed and sugar replaced with cheap corn starch.
Was the new coke an ingenious ploy or as Castro said an example of capitalist decadence.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke

Regardless of how they did it, did they not continue to sell both in at least The States. I remember a visit there during the early 90's and being able to buy both Coke, and Classic Coke.

Still prefer Pepsi my self though.

Czarcasm

irish-stew wrote: »

Regardless of how they did it, did they not continue to sell both in at least The States. I remember a visit there during the early 90's and being able to buy both Coke, and Classic Coke.

Still prefer Pepsi my self though.

Pepsi will never take the shìt off the back of your throat though like the carbonated kick you get in a can of freezing cold coca cola!

gallag

irish-stew wrote: »

Still prefer Pepsi my self though.

Weirdo.

Ruu

Cuke > Coke.

Mint Sauce

gallag wrote: »

Weirdo.

Its the choice of a new generation.

Banjo String

Coke Zero ftw.

Much nicer than coke, infinity better than diet coke

MrStuffins

What is this? Reeling in the Years?

Kenjataimu

Ruubot2 wrote: »

Cuke > Coke.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9rjmg6orK1r6xbv8o1_500.gif

PrettyBoy

wendell borton wrote: »

Was the new coke an ingenious ploy or as Castro said an example of capitalist decadence.

I was always under the impression that 'New Coke' was a marketing tactic to boost sales of both new Coke upon it's initial release and original Coke when they reverted back to it.

Catkins407

I don't care about coke. I like cheese

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you know what's awesome? Water.
maybe a bit of lemon juice in there.

carbonated freaks.

Tails142

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4aF8Je1Nns

What if I told you, you were enjoying a coke zero right now?

I'd kick the fuppin head off you ya backstard!!

Czarcasm

SamHall wrote: »

Coke Zero ftw.

Much nicer than coke, infinity better than diet coke

All that coke zero and diet coke dirt are full of saccharine that does funny and quite frankly cruel things to a body, like leaving half your insides behind you in the lavatory!

Banjo String

My

Czarcasm wrote: »

All that coke zero and diet coke dirt are full of saccharine that does funny and quite frankly cruel things to a body, like leaving half your insides behind you in the lavatory!

Meh.....

My granny lived to the ripe old age of 97.

Zillah

wendell borton wrote: »

On this day in 1985 coca cola launched a new formula for coke, which after negative public reaction the original was relaunched.
Only it wasn't really the original as all traces of coca was removed and sugar replaced with cheap corn starch.
Was the new coke an ingenious ploy or as Castro said an example of capitalist decadence.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke

This is not true. Coca Cola still uses extracts from Coca leaves, but the cocaine is removed from it. There is a single factory in the USA that is legally allowed to process the leaves, and they then sell the cocaine for medical pharmaceuticals.

Gran Hermano

We talkin G Ryan coke or K French coke?

bnt

Three Seasons wrote: »

What I find interesting is that coke in America is different than Ireland. In America they have high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar in it.

Allow me to let you folks in on a little secret:
- sugar (sucrose) is a combination of glucose and fructose: 50% each.
- high fructose corn syrup is a combination of glucose and fructose. It is available in different formulations, typically 42% fructose (HFCS 42) or more commonly 55% fructose (HFCS 55).
- so, the difference between them is: HFCS 55 has 5% more fructose.

If you're going to worry about sugars, you need to worry about all of them - including the ones produced when you digest any carbohydrates.

Cee-Jay-Cee

What about that Pepsi Max...eh???

wendell borton

wendell borton wrote: »

Only it wasn't really the original as all traces of coca was removed and sugar replaced with cheap corn starch.

This was only in the US because of the farming subsidies which favour HFCS. They still use cane sugar in other countries.

Tar.Aldarion

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

you know what's awesome? Water.
maybe a bit of lemon juice in there.

carbonated freaks.

Ewww lemon water, weirdo! Normal water is lovely.

Three Seasons wrote: »

What I find interesting is that coke in America is different than Ireland. In America they have high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar in it.

I think the formula varies in most countries.

Duckworth_Luas

I only drink Dr Pepper, at least it's endorsed by a practising member of the medical profession!

Fizman

Actually, a few years back my old man was taking up some old floor boards in the house when he stumbled across a VERY old super can of Coca Cola, in exceptional condition. It's completely dent free. I'd hazard a guess that there are not too many of them about. I reckon it's from the 70s or 80s. Anywhere I could get it assessed?

I'm sure there are some coke freaks out there willing to part with millions for this kind of thing? :pac:

PrettyBoy

Fizman wrote: »

I'm sure there are some coke freaks out there willing to part with millions for this kind of thing? :pac:

This guy paid $80 for a 20 year old Pepsi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwibPdEOVk

Money well spent.

WoollyRedHat

I'd rather Dr. Pepper, he's the best doctor around.

Appendix about to burst? Dr. Pepper will sort you out.

kowloon

Juice a whole lemon into a pint glass, dump a can of Pepsi on top and add some ice. Lovely.

Karen23

irish-stew wrote: »

Still prefer Pepsi my self though.

Me too, 2 litres a day

Demosthenese

Used to drink 2 litre of Pepsi Max a day ... but back on the good old coke express - Cook a Ham in coke anyone? Seriously .. its caramelly lovely!

Calibos

I drank about 3 litres of Coke a day. I was recently diagnosed with Metabolic syndrome which would put me on the road to diabetes. Dreaded giving up my beloved Coke. Delayed a few weeks. I have always hated diet Coke. Saw the Cinema Coke Zero advert. Gave it a try.

OMG!! If an addict like me can barely tell the difference......

Some Symtoms of Metabolic Syndrome are:

Pissing like a racehorse all the time - Check
Excessive Thirst - Check
Lethargy - Check, Check, Check ie. Sugar comedowns

I started getting headaches after about a week on the Coke Zero. I figured out why.

Metabolic Syndrome made me excessively thirsty. What would I drink? Coke of course. The sugar in the Coke gave me Metabolic syndrome which made me excessively thirsty. What would I drink? Coke of course.......

You get the picture. Thats why I ended up on 3 litres a day.

Coke Zero has no sugar. Thus Metabolic Syndrome went away. No longer pissing like a racehorse. No longer excessively thirsty. Thus drinking less Coke Zero. Down to about 1.5 Litres a day.

What does coke zero still have? Same amount of caffeine as normal coke. I was still getting a caffeine fix but it was slashed in half because my Coke/Zero consumption was slashed in half. Headaches as a result of caffeine withdrawl!!! Headaches now gone as I got used to the new level in my system.

What about the last Metabolic Syndrome symptom, ie. Lethargy. Why was I still feeling lethargic??

Coke zero has virtually zero calories. The amount of Coke I was drinking had about 1200-1300 !! I had in one fell swoop cut about 1300 calories from my daily calorie intake. I must have a fast metabolism because I should be a whale after 20 years of that level of consumption.
The lethargy will fade and I'll lose my bit of a belly and lovehandles.

For me, Coke zero has starting doing this April what e-Cigs started doing for me last August. I still get a Caffeine and Nicotine Fix thats close enough to the original to make the transition a doddle with no real effort involved which is great because I have Zero willpower, has saved me a fortune and has improved my health. I'm not going to get Diabetes, I'm not going to get COPD, I don't cough any more, my lung capacity is increasing and I will soon start seeing visible evidence of the pounds shifting.

As the advert from another American Multinational Franchise said. "I'm Lovin' it"

Jimoslimos

SamHall wrote: »

Coke Zero ftw.

Much nicer than coke, infinity better than diet coke

Eh? It's practically identical to Diet Coke.

Lapin

^^^ Thread title.

Opening words of thread - "on this day 1985...."



OP, are you Marty McFly ?

Ruudi_Mentari

irish-stew wrote: »

Its the choice of a new generation.

so is EDM, only in america it contains high fructose molly instead

same sweet sickly saccharine taste with lots of E numbers regardless.

Kuhnt Pounder

Bit of Coke will set you on your way.

BrianG23

Calibos wrote: »

I drank about 3 litres of Coke a day. I was recently diagnosed with Metabolic syndrome which would put me on the road to diabetes. Dreaded giving up my beloved Coke. Delayed a few weeks. I have always hated diet Coke. Saw the Cinema Coke Zero advert. Gave it a try.

OMG!! If an addict like me can barely tell the difference......

Some Symtoms of Metabolic Syndrome are:

Pissing like a racehorse all the time - Check
Excessive Thirst - Check
Lethargy - Check, Check, Check ie. Sugar comedowns

I started getting headaches after about a week on the Coke Zero. I figured out why.

Metabolic Syndrome made me excessively thirsty. What would I drink? Coke of course. The sugar in the Coke gave me Metabolic syndrome which made me excessively thirsty. What would I drink? Coke of course.......

You get the picture. Thats why I ended up on 3 litres a day.

Coke Zero has no sugar. Thus Metabolic Syndrome went away. No longer pissing like a racehorse. No longer excessively thirsty. Thus drinking less Coke Zero. Down to about 1.5 Litres a day.

What does coke zero still have? Same amount of caffeine as normal coke. I was still getting a caffeine fix but it was slashed in half because my Coke/Zero consumption was slashed in half. Headaches as a result of caffeine withdrawl!!! Headaches now gone as I got used to the new level in my system.

What about the last Metabolic Syndrome symptom, ie. Lethargy. Why was I still feeling lethargic??

Coke zero has virtually zero calories. The amount of Coke I was drinking had about 1200-1300 !! I had in one fell swoop cut about 1300 calories from my daily calorie intake. I must have a fast metabolism because I should be a whale after 20 years of that level of consumption.
The lethargy will fade and I'll lose my bit of a belly and lovehandles.

For me, Coke zero has starting doing this April what e-Cigs started doing for me last August. I still get a Caffeine and Nicotine Fix thats close enough to the original to make the transition a doddle with no real effort involved which is great because I have Zero willpower, has saved me a fortune and has improved my health. I'm not going to get Diabetes, I'm not going to get COPD, I don't cough any more, my lung capacity is increasing and I will soon start seeing visible evidence of the pounds shifting.

As the advert from another American Multinational Franchise said. "I'm Lovin' it"

Coke zero tastes like piss though

bnt

Calibos wrote: »

...
Some Symtoms of Metabolic Syndrome are:

Pissing like a racehorse all the time - Check
Excessive Thirst - Check

Um ... you do know that caffeine is a diuretic, right? I doubt either of those (related) symptoms would have been as bad had you been drinking litres of Sprite a day ..! :eek:

Pumpkinseeds

I thought Coke Zero was the same as Diet coke but just marketed under a different name to appeal to men who didn't want to order a girly named diet drink I don't drink either the coke or coke zero often, we usually have a bottle of the coke zero for when a friend who likes it visits. Anyways I had a glass of coke on Friday and my husband poured me a glass of coke zero on Saturday.

Coke zero is filth, the difference in taste is very obvious. I couldn't drink more than a sip of it before pouring the rest down the sink. I noticed it even though I rarely drink fizzy or sweet drinks, so I can't believe people who drink it often couldn't tell the difference.

stephendevlin

Three Seasons wrote: »

in America is different than Ireland. In America they have high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar in it.

In America theres corn syrup in everything

Dravokivich

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Coke zero is filth, the difference in taste is very obvious. I couldn't drink more than a sip of it before pouring the rest down the sink. I noticed it even though I rarely drink fizzy or sweet drinks, so I can't believe people who drink it often couldn't tell the difference.

I reckon you're more sensitive due to the lack of exposure.

Just like how most people would find Indian food rather spicy, while it's nothing to those who regularly eat it.