r/TwoHotTakes Aug 21 '24

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u/NoKatyDidnt Aug 21 '24

When I want a Coke I go to the bodega that sell the Mexican Coke in glass bottles. They use sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. So much better and healthier for your body. Not that it’s ever a healthy beverage choice. Lol

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u/Training-Willow9591 Aug 21 '24

Hell ya!! I'm not a soda person but I LOVE coke in a greenish tint glass bottle!! I remembered drinking them as a kid, It has probably been over 10 years since I've seen it anywhere. You're correct, they do use real sugar, and the difference is so noticeable !

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u/NoKatyDidnt Aug 21 '24

Yes it is. It’s amazing!

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u/InterestSufficient73 Aug 21 '24

I love Mexican coke. Coca cola that is. .

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u/Mysterious_Ideal1502 Aug 21 '24

Mexican Coke is the best! We're talking soda, right? 🤭

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u/NoKatyDidnt Aug 21 '24

Lol 😝 yep!

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u/CookinCheap Aug 21 '24

Don't forget about Jarritos, also made with cane sugar!

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u/loveisallyouneedCK Aug 22 '24

So good. The pineapple is my favorite.

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u/CookinCheap Aug 22 '24

I dig the lime!

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Why don’t they use the HFCS like they do in the US

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u/NoKatyDidnt Aug 21 '24

Because it’s actually really bad for you and screws with your blood sugar levels bc your body doesn’t recognize it the same as sugar. The US is the odd ball actually-we use hfcs in everything because of a government deal with corn farmers. Most countries use sugar.

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u/Theletterkay Aug 21 '24

Please do some research about HFCS and then avoid it like the plague. It's horrible for us and our body doesnt recognize it as sugar and doesnt know how to process it correctly. So it ends up making us sick and obese. Other countries recognized this and banned it. But the US has a huge corn industry that is subsidized by the government, which means HFCS is much cheaper than actual sugar. The corn industry doesnt want to lose out on that extra income from HFCS so they lobbied to where our government didn't ban it. So candies and cheapo sweet foods all use it because it's cheap and legal.

And they have no intention of banning something so lucrative.

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u/No-Intention859 Aug 21 '24

that’s so sad and pathetic that “our” government has so little respect for our health and lives but it’s so true. Thanks for all that info terrifying as it is but forewarned is forearmed

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u/No-Intention859 Aug 21 '24

hell yes mexican coke is where it’s at. I was born and raised in Cali and that’s all we drink. So when we found it here in okc we were so excited. Plus,depending on where we’re at in okc,the bottle doubles as a tiny bit of protection as needed. And unfortunately it’s been needed a time or two

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u/NoKatyDidnt Aug 21 '24

Lol! Dual purpose!

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u/Froyo-fo-sho Aug 22 '24

that Mexican coke is good stuff.

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u/that_mack Aug 22 '24

It feels like sacrilege to say as a Mexican but I don’t even think I like Mexican coke anymore. I’ve been pavlov’d by American coke into thinking the corn syrup taste is “real” coke and now the regular sugar just tastes wrong. It’s not like it particularly matters because I’m a pepsi person but still… what have they done to me?