Trump, Coca-Cola and cane sugar
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President Trump has a famous affinity for Diet Coke, which uses aspartame, a low-calorie artificial sweetener. He has reinstalled a button on the Oval Office desk that alerts White House staff when he wants a fresh can of Diet Coke.
President Trump announced Wednesday on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Coca-Cola has agreed to use “REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States” following his discussions with the company.
Coca-Cola’s announcement to launch a new cane sugar-sweetened variant in the United States this fall marks a departure from decades of high-fructose corn syrup dominance in American soft drinks. This move comes amid growing consumer demand for natural ingredients and pressure from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services
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Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey said Coke will expand its product range. Corn producers in Illinois are concerned that a shift away from high-fructose corn syrup could hit them hard.
President Donald Trump has long been a fan of Diet Coke, the zero-calorie beverage that is artificially sweetened with aspartame. During his first term, the President reportedly guzzled 12 Diet Cokes a day,