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Why Coca-Cola’s New Cane Sugar Line Might Not Be As Good As Mexican Coke

Forbes Daily Briefing

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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The Mexican Coke has been made with cane sugar for years, but could the new Coca-Cola product in the U.S. be better?

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0:00.0

Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing, bonus story of the week.

0:05.2

Today on Forbes, why Coca-Cola's new cane sugar line may not be as good as Mexican Coke.

0:13.0

After President Donald Trump chided Coca-Cola on social media in mid-July, applauding them for the move to cane sugar for its iconic soda,

0:21.4

Coca-Cola had first denied the news.

0:24.5

Coca-Cola has traditionally used high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in its Coca-Cola products

0:29.2

in the U.S., but Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voiced

0:34.2

concern about the ingredient.

0:36.6

In a post on Truth Social on July 16th, Trump wrote,

0:39.5

quote, I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using real cane sugar and Coke in the United States,

0:45.6

and they have agreed to do so. I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola.

0:50.5

This will be a very good move by them. You'll see, it's just better.

0:58.6

The company responded with the spokesperson saying that they, quote,

1:02.9

appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm for our iconic Coca-Cola brand,

1:08.3

and that, quote, more details on new, innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon.

1:10.8

Then, on July 22nd, while releasing its second quarter earnings,

1:15.3

the $47 billion in annual revenue company confirmed a cane sugar line is en route

1:20.4

and will hit stores this fall.

1:23.0

It's a big win for the Make America Healthy Again, or Maha movement,

1:26.9

as more and more big food

1:28.2

holdouts like Kellogg's are relenting to demands from health-concerned consumers.

1:33.8

Chloe Sorvino, Forbes's staff writer, who covers food, doesn't think that this new product will be

1:39.7

better than the cult-favorite Mexican Coke, which has been made with cane sugar for years

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