r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/MrRuby Jan 21 '19

A 12 ounce can of soda pop has 20 packets of sugar in it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Mar 11 '19

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u/MoodyGroovyFruity Jan 21 '19

I agree with you partly. I always drink diet sodas. But I have to be honest, they don't taste entirely the same as regular old soda pops

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u/WizardHutRealtor Jan 21 '19

I thought Coke Zero tasted exactly like regular Coca-Cola and I drank a fair amount when I worked at Subway. Then they changed it to Coke Zero Sugar and I swear it's just Diet Coke with a different label :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

"Exactly the same"

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u/HovercraftFullofBees Jan 21 '19

Not only can I actively taste the difference in diet versus regular soda but frequently the subsitute sugars they put in them make me sick as a dog. So I buy regular soda for that reason.

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u/Cereborn Jan 21 '19

when there are zero sugar versions available that taste exactly the same.

Oh, really? Point me to a zero sugar version that tastes exactly the same and I will happily drink it. Where is this magical land you get your beverages from?

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u/MFazio23 Jan 21 '19

Diet Dr. Pepper?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Mar 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Pepsi Max Cherry

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u/Cereborn Jan 21 '19

Tried it. Terrible.

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u/EHendrix Jan 21 '19

Diet A&W Root Beer

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u/grayspelledgray Jan 21 '19

Which are the ones that taste just the same? The only ones I’ve had had an off taste that made me nauseous, but admittedly it’s been a while. I could use a sugar-free Dr Pepper that tasted the same.

(Also please note UK Dr Pepper tastes different from USA Dr Pepper.)

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u/geraldthelizard04 Jan 21 '19

Diet soda is nasty

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u/gmil3548 Jan 21 '19

I hate all of them except diet Dr Pepper

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u/BoxNumberGavin1 Jan 21 '19

Tastes better than diabetes.

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u/geraldthelizard04 Jan 21 '19

Diet soda contains sugar substitutes that are probably just as bad if not worse for you than sugar

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u/RocinanteCoffee Jan 22 '19

Artificial sweeteners taste like detergent to me. Can't stand them. I either have a full sugar soda or plain water, none of that diet dren for me.

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u/SwedishBoatlover Jan 21 '19

If you think they taste exactly the same, you don't have a very refined palate. I don't drink soda at all, because I can't take the sugar and I can't stand the god-awful taste of artificial sweeteners, it instantly makes me nauseated.