Coke taste issue

RaviBee

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

Coke tasted better in Toronto than here

IIRC, Coke slightly varies their formula (primarily the sugar content) to suit the taste of the country where it's sold. I found Coke and Pepsi tasted much sweeter in India than in the US. I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors. :) /ravi

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David Wulff

Now look what you've made me go and do[^] I haven't eaten one of those in years. ;P

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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

Don't waste your time trying to eat your way there, Nish. I've been eating unhealthy foods for lots longer than you and it hasn't helped. But thanks to karate and a gym I'm finally sneaking up on 70kg - 64 now, up from 56 a couple of years ago.:-D Try getting a little exercise, instead of absorbing calories!;P

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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

You can borrow some of mine. Heck, you can keep it:-D

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hairy_hats

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me

Wait till you hit 30, Nish, and you suddenly won't be able to see your feet... ;-)

peterchen

Did you try Coke Zero? It's like Diet Coke without the soap.

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benjymous

:laugh: I take it you've never tried an American one? The totl people really didn't like it. I didn't think it was that bad, just utterly unlike any Mars bar I'd ever tasted before

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David Wulff

I don't really like almonds that much, so I doubt I would like the American Mars bar. I haven't had the opportunity to try one though.

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oozer

norm .net wrote:

Solution drink Diet Coke!

Yup, that tastes bad *everywhere*

Blake Miller

I used to be that way until I got influenze - after the 'flu' was different. Damn viruses :mad:

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Blake Miller

The new one with the twist of lime tastes a lot better.

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Blake Miller

I had a REALLY bad can of Dr. Pepper once, it was from a vending machine but had expired by about 3 months. I called the coca-cola company about it with the product code. They really took that seriously. There must be some agreement that stock is rotated frequently and old product is not supposedly available.

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Blake Miller

I have not had oil stains on one of my stools in years either, for that matter, now that you mention it :|

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David Crow

Blake Miller wrote:

I called the coca-cola company about it with the product code. They really took that seriously.

I'm constantly getting coupons this way. I bought a bag of donuts once that said 6 servings of 4, or 24 donuts. A few days later when I tallied up how many I ate, it was only 19. I wrote them about it and received two coupons in the mail for free products. A few months later I did the same exact thing (two more coupons), only the number in the bag increased to 19. Their QA was definitely improving!

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David Crow

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors.

Are you refering to the carbonic or phosphoric acid? :rolleyes:

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Matt Newman

An Apple can also be handy for energy, they are chock full of natural sugar. One morning I was a little groggy and didn't really believe it but I tried it... and to be safe had some Mountain Dew... Talk about getting the shakes

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RaviBee

DavidCrow wrote:

carbonic or phosphoric acid?

I suspect it's the phosphoric acid that does the trick, although I'm led to believe it's better at getting rid of rust[^] than oil stains. /ravi

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David Crow

The concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke's syrup is far too small to be that effective. Carbonic acid, which is moderately useful for tasks such as removing stains and dissolving rust deposits (although plain soda water is much better for some of these purposes than Coca-Cola or other soft drinks), it is relatively weak. The gastric acid in your stomach is much stronger than any of the acids in Coca-Cola.

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Russell Morris

Coke varies their formula for different markets, including sugar content and fizziness. If you're in the Atlanta area, you can (or at least could a few years ago) taste the Coke sold in various other parts of the world at the World of Coke museum.

Nish Nishant

Russell Morris wrote:

If you're in the Atlanta area, you can (or at least could a few years ago) taste the Coke sold in various other parts of the world at the World of Coke museum.

So I heard - planning to check that out soon!

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