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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dee-Ann Durbin and Jonel Aleccia

Sweetening soft drinks: What to know about sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and their alternatives

Coca Cola - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump teased the announcement last week, but the Coca-Cola Co. confirmed it Tuesday: a cane sugar-sweetened version of the beverage maker's trademark soda will be released in the U.S. this fall.

For decades, Coke and the makers of other soft drinks have generally used high-fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners in their products manufactured in the U.S. But American consumers are increasingly looking for food and drinks with fewer and more natural ingredients, and beverage companies are responding.

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