I am not sure what they are trying to state here... I believe they switched to stevia last year but that does not mean that is the only sweetener that is used, they probably do a combo of all sweeteners who really knows? Why drink something from a company that will not disclose all of their ingredients to you? I wouldn't trust a drink that one of the biggest corporation's in the world is hiding ingredients in to it..
Different types of HFCS have different proportions of glucose and fructose. The HFCS most commonly
used in beverages (HFCS-55) is about half fructose (55%) and half glucose (45%), very similar to table
sugar, so they have nearly identical sweetness and are metabolized in a similar manner by the body.4
Once consumed, the sugar carbohydrates from these sources (HFCS and sugar) are broken down into
glucose and fructose before being absorbed into your bloodstream. After being absorbed, your body has
no way of knowing whether the fructose or glucose came from sucrose, HFCS, honey or fruit.
http://assets.coca-colacompany.com/d3/6 ... _sheet.pdf
Also the aspartame they use could be derived from animal products/by products as well.
They don't out right say it, but they tell you sources of where it comes from again...
Aspartame is a low-kilojoule sweetener composed of two amino-acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Both of these amino acids are found commonly in protein-containing foods, such as eggs, meat, fish, dairy products and nuts. Because Aspartame is 180-200 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose), such small amounts are needed to sweeten foods that its energy contribution to the diet is negligible. For example, a mere 190 milligrams of aspartame (about four kilojoules) has the same sweetening power as 40 grams of sugar (680 kilojoules). Aspartame is available as a tabletop sweetener under the brand names Equal and Nutrasweet. It is also used in low-kilojoule food and beverage products, ranging from soft drinks and chewing gum to gelatins, confectionary, desserts, yoghurts and sugar-free cough drops.
Aspartame contains phenylalanine and should not be consumed be people with a rare genetic disorder called phenylketonuria (PKU). Food and beverage products that contain aspartame carry a statement on the label alerting people with this condition to the presence of phenylalanine. But the fact that a small portion of the population has this rare condition does not mean in any way that aspartame is unsafe for other consumers.
http://www.coca-colajourney.com.au/sweeteners
So either way, coca cola is not vegan! It seems that they do not use honey as their main source for a sweetener anymore but; they do not out right say that they do/don't use honey...
Drinking water is a much better and more hydrating solution than soda..
