As someone who almost exclusively drinks Mexicoke (if rarely ), I found this to be a fascinating and enlightening video.
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Interesting.
To me the differrence isnt in the taste…for me it’s thr mouth feel. HFCS to me leaves a gloppy, sticky mouthfeel that isnt there with sugar. It’s cleaner for lack of a better word.
I’ll stick with sugared drinks, though, because ofbthr growing evidence of the health effects of HFCS…although I dont drink much of any of it. 1 or 2 sodas a week is about all I drink.
The sodium was an eye opener though!
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I can’t remember the last time I had regular Coke, since we exclusively buy Mexicoke.
It’s a rare treat with a few foods it pairs best with: cheeborgerz & fries, tacos, spicy Chinese food… stuff like that.
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The glass bottle makes a big difference for me.
It’s easier to find Mexican Coke in the glass bottle lately.
There are still some 170 ml glass bottles of regular Canadian Coke for sale, but they have become harder to find. There’s also a maple Coke which is in a glass bottle but l don’t like it that much.
I like the Coke in glass bottles served in Europe. I haven’t been to Europe since March 2019, so I have no idea how easy they are to find in the places I used to visit.
I do like a fountain Coke Classic with dim sum.
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Mexican coke is available in cans?
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No idea.
The imported Mexican Coke is always in glass bottles when I have seen it or purchased it in Canada.
What I’m saying is, that I like regular Coke in glass bottles and Mexican Coke in glass bottles, more than I like any canned Coke or plastic bottled Coke. I don’t bother with any Coke that comes in plastic bottles anymore. I go without, if the option is a plastic bottle Coke.
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I’ve only ever seen it in glass bottles. I don’t like any drinks from a can, including beer, as I find it negatively affects the taste.
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That’s an interesting video. So acid in soda breaks down sucrose into fructose? But does it turn into to HFCS? There is a difference, HFCS being manmade but fructose being natural…or is it chemically the same? I mention this because HFCS is extremely bad for diabetes and can add to fatty liver disease and pancreatitis. Once i was told I was diabetic, stopped drinking anything with HFCS in it and generally stopped drinking soda (substituting seltzer and a bit of lemonade). A friend sent me a scientific article on HFCS is especially bad for diabetes because but I have to find it again. In any case, diabetes in remission. Ate less, stopped most sugary drinks and HFCS in particular. Generally agree, glass is better vessel for soda.
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Lets be honest…glass is the better vessel for most things. I use plastic for storage simply because I am a straight up klutz and would spend an inordinate amount of time sweeping up shattered glass
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Agree, glass is better. I break glass in streaks. Nothing broken for years…then I break two French ribbed water pitchers within 5 days…both 20+ years old. Oh well.
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Anecdotally, Mexican coke can bring some relief to migraine sufferers but regular coke does not. A couple of family members read about this and, after trying it, agree that though it doesn’t stop them, it does help.
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I only buy glass bottled water.
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I have good filters on the faucets so i only buy bottled for camping.
We make our own bubbly for the most part with our Sodastream. That, however, is kept in the plastic bottles it came / we bought with. We have 5.
For gatherings, we usually get a case of Pellegrino or Gerolsteiner. Glass bottles.
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Fellow migraine sufferer here (raises hand). A serving of any type of sweetened Coke, not diet, helps me. Mexican Coca Cola is indeed more agreeable for me if I have it. The caffeine brings some relief, and I can’t deal with coffee or tea during a migraine. Of course, I still need pain medication at the same time.
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I think it’s a combination of the glass and the smaller size bottle. Plastic? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Carbonation increases the release of microplastics in these plastic bottles
And the simple screw and unscrew of the cap of these plastic bottles increases microplastic release due to the friction
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The first link is about carbonated, sweetened drinks in plastic bottles.
As for the other one, we can kid ourselves that we can avoid MPs at this point.
We’re all gonna die, with or without MPs 
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The paper describes the combination of carbonation pressure, acidity and plastic bottles and effects on NP. Sweetened drinks are just one sub-category.
Not sure if I would agree as friction of such plastic bottles is an obvious source of NP and can be very easily avoided
It’s not a major concern for me.
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