Just a new can. They’ve been selling caffeine free Coke Zero for 15 years, and caffeine free Diet Coke for even longer.
We are so close
Submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to memes@sopuli.xyz
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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 days ago
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah… I don’t drink Coke often but I like caffeine free diet coke / coke zero. I don’t want the sugar and I don’t need caffeine.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯StillAlive@piefed.world 3 days ago
It’s just soda then?
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s a cola flavored sugar free soda.
- Diet coke w or w/o caffeine = aspartame
- Coke Zero w or w/o caffeine = aspartame + Ace-K
Different artificial sweeteners with slightly different taste profiles.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
We used to get caffeine free Diet Coke or Pepsi in the 80s for elementary school pizza parties.
It made the best burps.
MrKoyun@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The new can is really cool though. I definitely would buy this is I saw it in a store. The marketing would work on me.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Next up - Coca Cola Still: all the same refreshing taste of Coke, but without any carbonation! Life is busy, just be Still.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Not going to lie, that’s a good tagline.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I know, I’m kinda ashamed of myself.
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 3 days ago
i always let the carbonation escape before i drink it, as i don’t like it. i like the taste however
rain_worl@lemmy.world 3 days ago
hmm, new: coke null!! no caffeine, no calories, no sweeteners, no carbonation, no added color, neutral ph…
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Available at faucets everywhere.
tetris11@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It has a use. Tasty fizzy drink with basically no calories, and caffeine fucks with my cannabis high.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Smoking a joint while drinking coffee this very moment 😅
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Lucky! The combination gives me anxiety attacks these days. I can have one or the other but not both idk why.
whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I envy you it reminds me of my childhood. I’m currently enjoying a cider taking a break in from the heat doing yardwork.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m guessing zero is a lot harder, but maybe that guy who did it needs a new objective
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
LabCoatz for those interested but he never said anything about zero sugar that I can recall so when it comes to difficulty I have no idea since I’m not a chemist.
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
rain_worl@lemmy.world 3 days ago
alt: illustration of a can labeled “diet double dew”. it also says “half the sugar[,] half the caffeine of double dew”. “dew the math!”
Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Half of a double? There might be a less verbose term for that.
daggermoon@piefed.world 3 days ago
I drink caffeine free zero because I like the taste but I need to reduce my caffeine and sugar consumption.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I mean, there’s still the cola taste?
Agent641@lemmy.world 3 days ago
And dissolved gas
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Rather not.
betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
In the 80s, they called this Caffeine free diet Coke and it was even free of kryptonite. Image
generic_computers@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Isn’t there a difference been “diet” and “zero”? Like doesn’t one use aspartame and the other use a different “fake” sweetener?
MacAttak8@lemmy.world 2 days ago
So up until recently I thought the same. I thought “Zero Sugar” used sucralose (Splenda) and diet used aspartame. Compared them at the store and Discovered that both Mountain Dew zero sugar and diet mountain dew are sweetened with the same fake sweetener, aspartame. The two drinks taste different to me. Maybe other brands do use different sweeteners but not Pepsi it seems.
MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This somehow implies Kryptonite is made of/has caffeine on its composition.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I visited my brother recently and his downstairs fridge was completely full of diet caffeine free soda. I tried a few and they tasted shockingly close to their normal counterparts. I don’t trust it, there has to be a cost I don’t realize I’m paying.
But also, jesus christ at least sometimes drink some water. The whole family just hates water. They even have top notch H2O there, I’m jealous.
Duranie@leminal.space 3 days ago
Zero sugar sodas are 99% water.
If I have a glass of water, I’ll drink it when I’m thirsty. If I have flavored water, I’ll consume more because it’s enjoyable and I stay better hydrated. I tend to use a LOT of ice, so really I’m drinking that water too.
krisevol@lemmus.org 2 days ago
This is the perfect soda. All the flavor, with no drugs.
I don’t know what soda as caffeine to begin with.
offspec@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Almost every cola has caffeine as a given
krisevol@lemmus.org 2 days ago
I know, but i don’t want the caffeine.
KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Uses:
- Pregnant women who would like a sugar-free cola beverage but can’t consume large amounts of caffeine.
- People with anxiety, insomnia, or other conditions that are worsened by caffeine who would like a sugar-free cola beverage.
- Anyone who would like a sugar-free cola beverage without caffeine?
Mind your own and let people enjoy their lives (and their sugar-free cola beverages).
sober_monk@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I like it. Tastes like Coke, which I like as an occasional treat, doesn’t keep me up at night and doesn’t make me gain weight.
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It’s not useless. It’s marketing, pure capitalist marketing. Always has been. CocaCola is not a beverage company, it’s a marketing company.
expatriado@lemmy.world 3 days ago
- may i have a pepsi?
- is marketing ok?
Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 3 days ago
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, but she wouldn’t give it to me… Just a Pepsi.
Sergio@piefed.social 3 days ago
kamen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The “zero sugar” usually means they replace the sugar with something worse (that’s often also a laxative).
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 2 days ago
Is there any actual evidence that artificial sweeteners are less healthy than sugar? Sugar in drinks contributes significantly to obesity, which in turn significantly increases the risk for a lot of health problems.
Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
It seems like sucralose is not very unhealthy.
However the big name brands like Coke use aspartame which is a carcinogen and should be avoided.
cracks open a can of Coke Zero Beats sugar though.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
There’s evidence that it’s less healthy than drinking water, not sure about any studies about the long term effects that would consider also the obesity related issues. If you’re obese, manage to use artificial sweeteners to cut down on sugar, lose a bunch of weight doing that, and then drop those too, artificial sweeteners might literally save your life. If you don’t have a weight issue, it’s probably best not to start consuming them out of the blue.
offspec@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I don’t think it’s very common to use alcohol sugars to sweeten drinks, you might be thinking of candy or gummy bears?
makeshift0546@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Tastes delicious and isn’t 250 cals a bottle you nerd.
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
thirst principles
AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Homeopathic cola
FishFace@piefed.social 3 days ago
Water that tastes fuckin well good? Sign me up
Decq@lemmy.world 3 days ago
So, Water…?
FishFace@piefed.social 3 days ago
Water tastes give, but cola tastes better, as do a lot of flavoured things!
Jack@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Doesn’t the USA use the word “calories” sometimes for kilocalories in food? So they divide the actual amount of calories by 1000. They also round certain things down, so that when they say “zero calories”, the can can actually have “3600 calories”?
lengau@midwest.social 3 days ago
Yes, and then they have a whole thing about how under 5 kcal per serving can be rounded to zero because it’s negligible.
That’s why despite nobody on the planet having ever eaten a single tic tac at a time, the serving size is 1 tic tac. That’s only 4 kcal, so in the US they can call it a “calorie-free snack”
tetris11@feddit.uk 3 days ago
kCal is a normal measurement in the UK too. I think anything being 4 kCal is probably negligible
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
4 kCal is a lot. There is cal (small calorie) and Cal (large calorie), 1 Cal is 1000 cal or 1 kcal, 1 kCal would be 1 Mcal.
makeshift0546@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Rounding happens but no, you’ll find nothing when that kind of delta.
TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Can is full of water
Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hahaha yeah no I’m drinking that daily, I don’t have a sugar problem, I dont have a cafein problem, I have a soda problem
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Tbh you probably shouldn’t be drinking any of their products on a daily basis…
Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah alcoholics shouldnt drink alcohol daily either
cheat700000007@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Especially dasani
someguy3@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Flavor town.
sheetzoos@lemmy.world 3 days ago
For some people this would be considered too spicy.
Syndication@lemmy.today 3 days ago
I mean it’s not far off in some unfortunate circumstances. I remember years ago I’ve heard of towns in Mexico that lack clean drinking water and people were drinking Coke because of the water it contained. Idk why, but that really stuck with me.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Meanwhile people would take extra sugar extra caffeine and the OG coke too
Triumph@fedia.io 3 days ago
Jolt Cola: All the sugar. Twice the caffeine.
Eldritch@piefed.world 3 days ago
Yes, but no. In this fucked up world some zeros are bigger than others.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today 3 days ago
I’m pretty sensitive to caffeine but I like soda, so I drink this. Mostly water and decaf coffee, though.
BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Ohhh that reminds me I need to get some decaf. Nice.
Agent641@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Coca cola’nt
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 days ago
How did it taste?
Nounka@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Zero taste… Would be fitting
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Ok
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Like water and brown.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Honestly sometimes you just want something for hydration and has a bit of flavor don’t get me wrong I love water but you know sometimes you want something that safety without having to worry about calories or caffeine.
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I mean I used to regularly have a Cuba Libre made with Caffeine Free Coke Zero. I’d definitely say it has a use; rum and Coke with lime after a nice dinner is fucking delicious, and the zero caffeine doesn’t keep me awake at night.
I haven’t seen Caffeine Free Coke Zero in any of my local stores for years so I’ll be on the lookout for this new “zero caffeine, zero sugar” version.
Aeri@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I see little point to soda with caffeine