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Why Coke Isn't Getting Rid of High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Why Coke Isn't Getting Rid of High-Fructose Corn Syrup

The Journal. · The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

July 31, 202517m 29s

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Show Notes

When President Donald Trump posted that he'd been in talks with Coca-Cola, and that the sodamaker would soon be making Coke with cane sugar, it sent the soda world into a fizz. WSJ's Laura Cooper explains why Coca-Cola and other sodamakers originally made the switch from sugar to high-fructose corn syrup and why it would be hard to go back. Annie Minoff hosts.

Further Listening:
- ‘It Came out of Nowhere’: The Rise of Dr Pepper
- Can Pepsi Make a Comeback?
- The Fight to Kick Soda Out of Food Stamps

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