04-24-2015, 03:08 PM
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Pepsi to remove Aspartame from it's diet products
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102618133
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Bowing to consumer demand to ditch aspartame, PepsiCo will debut Diet Pepsi free of the sweetener in the U.S. later this year, the company confirmed Friday.
"Diet cola drinkers in the U.S. told us they wanted aspartame-free Diet Pepsi and we're delivering," said Seth Kaufman, senior vice president of Pepsi and Flavors Portfolio, PepsiCo North America Beverages, in a release. "We recognize that consumer demand is evolving and we're confident that cola-lovers will enjoy the crisp, refreshing taste of this new product."
Instead of aspartame, Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi will be sweetened with a blend of artificial sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium in the U.S. The new drinks will hit shelves in August.
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04-24-2015, 03:09 PM
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Why?
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04-24-2015, 03:20 PM
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Because chemicals! Poisons! Reasons! Just look at the comments below the article. These folks know what they're talking about!
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04-24-2015, 03:44 PM
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Last edited by rubecube; 04-24-2015 at 04:00 PM.
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04-24-2015, 03:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Why?
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Probably for science reasons.
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04-24-2015, 04:13 PM
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So remove a sweetner that's been around for decades and has gone through the most tests without any proven health concerns and replace with one that isn't as well known and hasn't been tested as thoroughly. Smart
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04-24-2015, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
So remove a sweetner that's been around for decades and has gone through the most tests without any proven health concerns and replace with one that isn't as well known and hasn't been tested as thoroughly. Smart
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But food babe hasn't mentioned it
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04-24-2015, 04:31 PM
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Weak, I actually like the flavor of aspartame with caffeine.
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04-24-2015, 05:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
So remove a sweetner that's been around for decades and has gone through the most tests without any proven health concerns and replace with one that isn't as well known and hasn't been tested as thoroughly. Smart
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Sucralose: Discovered in 1976.
Acesulfame potassium: Discovered in 1967.
Aspartame: Discovered in 1965.
Source: wikipedia
Doesn't look there's any substantial difference between the timeline for all three of these.
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04-24-2015, 09:03 PM
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Cheaper most likely. Perhaps Aspartame got to big and was asking too much so Pepsi switched and made it look like like public opinion wins just to sell their diet product?
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04-24-2015, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Server: What would you like to drink?
Me: Diet Coke please.
Server: Is Diet Pepsi okay?
Me: I'll have water.
/Pepsi sucks
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04-24-2015, 11:01 PM
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It's about time. There was only so long that PepsiCo could bury aspartame's link to Greyscale.
On a more serious note, the change won't happen in Canada:
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PepsiCo says reformulated Diet Pepsi will start hitting shelves in August. The change only applies to the U.S. market and will affect all varieties of Diet Pepsi, such as Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi. It will not apply to other PepsiCo drinks, such as Diet Mountain Dew.
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Last edited by Mike F; 04-24-2015 at 11:51 PM.
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04-25-2015, 12:26 AM
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The day they screw with the Coke Zero formula is the day I take up arms
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04-25-2015, 09:16 AM
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Coke Zero uses acesulfame potassium and aspartame. Maybe this switch will make Diet Pepsi taste better.
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04-25-2015, 12:49 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
The day they screw with the Coke Zero formula is the day I take up arms
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This.
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04-25-2015, 01:17 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
The day they screw with the Coke Zero formula is the day I take up arms
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Not going to happen. They learned their lesson back in the 80's when they tried to change the Coke formula.
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04-25-2015, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by evman150
Server: What would you like to drink?
Me: Diet Coke please.
Server: Is Diet Pepsi okay?
Me: I'll have water.
/Pepsi sucks
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Server: What would you like to drink?
Me: Pepsi please.
Server: Is Diet Coke okay?
Me: I'll go into the desert & die of thirst.
/Aspartame is gross,
Can't stand the flavour, probably wont drink the diet pop either way, so I'm indifferent.
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04-25-2015, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dion
Not going to happen. They learned their lesson back in the 80's when they tried to change the Coke formula.
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Ever since changing my diet and trying to live a healthier lifestyle, I can't drink regular coke anymore. It's far too sweet and even drinking one will make me feel like crap for the next few hours. Zero though hits the "sweet" spot, perfect way for me to get my carbonation fix and not have to worry about adding any calories
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04-25-2015, 09:06 PM
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Location: Richmond, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by #-3
Server: What would you like to drink?
Me: Pepsi please.
Server: Is Diet Coke okay?
Me: I'll go into the desert & die of thirst.
/Aspartame is gross,
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Huh? This has never happened. Good try.
I actually don't like aspartame in general either. Only in Diet Coke do I like it. Can't stand all other diet pop.
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04-26-2015, 08:13 AM
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I can't stand the taste of aspartame or any diet pop, but the fear mongering around aspartame is insane.
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