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Coca-Cola: Life - myth or truth?

"Coca-Cola Life"


Recently the Coca-Cola company released a new beverage: the Coca-Cola Life drink.

It should contain less sugar than the normal Coca-Cola drink; a part of the sugar is replaced with the recently approved sweetener from the Stevia plant (stevioglycosides).

It's being sold as a 'natural' drink, but those stevioglycosides are as natural as the chemical sweetener aspartame found in Light and Zero drinks.

However it is true that the amount of sugar is much lower (being reported as 33%, some say it's around 20%); yet approximately still 3-4 sugar cubes / 33 cl can (5-6 in a normal can).

I bought it myself and found that the flavor has not really changed from the original Coca-Cola, however it does taste more "flat" - but definitely true it yourself.
The outside of the can has the colour green. I personally do not associate this "healthy - natural" colour with Coca-Cola, but it's growing on me.

In summary, it's not a new revolutionary beverage, and mostly is (and maybe will stay) a marketing hype. But the flavour is alright, it's close to Coca-Cola's roots, and most importantly, has effectively less sugar than the original Coca-Cola. Yet keep in mind that if you want to lose weight or reduce your intake of sugar drastically, then do not drink this or the original Coca-Cola, but go for the Light or Zero varieties if you still want to drink this soft drink.


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