Good deal? Donald Trump claims that Coca-Cola has agreed to use ‘real’ sugarcane sugar in American drinks; The company reacts
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that after its personal request for the Coca-Cola company, in its soft drinks sold in the United States, it has agreed to swap the high-fructose corn syrup for real kane sugar.Trump posted on Satya Social, “I am talking to Coca-Cola about using Real Kane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so.” “I want to thank all the people of the authority in Coca-Cola. It will be a very good step by them-you’ll see you. It’s better!”Coca-Cola has not confirmed any immediate changes in the components, but responded with a brief statement, accepting Trump’s support, exios has reported. The company said in a statement, “We appreciate the enthusiasm of President Trump for our prestigious Coca Ol Cola brand. More information on new innovative offerings within our Coca Ol Cola product range will be shared soon.”
No clear confirmation from Coca-Cola
While the company did not say that it would change its formula, it currently uses sugarcane sugar in other markets including Mexico, UK, Middle East and Africa. In the United States, the giant company converted into a high-fructose corn syrup in 1985 due to the rising cost of sugar and change in farm subsidy. IF. Coca-Cola fully pays homage to sugarcane sugar in the US, it can put pressure on domestic corn producers and food manufacturers. John Bod, president and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, criticized the idea, saying, “Thousands of American food manufacturing jobs instead of high fructose corn syrup with sugarcane sugar, to suppress the income of the farm and promote import of foreign sugar, will not have any nutritional benefits.,
With the history of Trump diet Coke
According to Time magazine, Trump is famous for diet coke, once he drinks up to 12 coaches a day during his presidential post. He had a red button at the oval office desk to call a butler with a diet coke. Beyond the inauguration of his second-task, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincy gifted Trump in a special presidential inauguration diet coke bottle.Trump did not immediately give a reason to pursue the Chinese switch, although the announcement follows Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, which asks to remove corn syrup from American food. Health experts warn that both sugar and corn syrup of sugarcane pose the same risk, which contribute to obesity and chronic diseases.A can of coke contains about 39 grams of sugar, close to the 50-gram daily limit suggested to adults.
