{"id":2873,"date":"2025-07-17T03:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-claims-coca-cola-will-use-cane-sugar-in-us-production-company-yet-to-confirm\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T03:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:15:16","slug":"trump-claims-coca-cola-will-use-cane-sugar-in-us-production-company-yet-to-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-claims-coca-cola-will-use-cane-sugar-in-us-production-company-yet-to-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims Coca-Cola will use cane sugar in US production, company yet to confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON, July 17 — Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced yesterday on social media.<\/p>\n

The company currently uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its domestic beverages—a sweetener that has long drawn criticism from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement.<\/p>\n

“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n

“I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them—You’ll see. It’s just better!” The US president did not explain what motivated his push for the change, which would not impact his well-known favorite beverage, Diet Coke.<\/p>\n

Since his return to the White House, Trump has re-installed a special button in the Oval Office which summons a helping of the sugar-free carbonated drink.<\/p>\n

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The company currently uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its domestic beverages. — AFP pic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Coca-Cola did not immediately confirm the ingredient shift.<\/p>\n

“We appreciate President Trump’s enthusiasm for our iconic Coca?Cola brand. More details on new innovative offerings within our Coca?Cola product range will be shared soon,” the company said in a short statement.<\/p>\n

HFCS became popular in the 1970s, with its use skyrocketing thanks to government subsidies for corn growers and high import tariffs on cane sugar.<\/p>\n

Any shift away from corn is likely to draw backlash in the Corn Belt, a Midwestern region that has been a stronghold of support for Trump.<\/p>\n

Both HFCS and sucrose (cane sugar) are composed of fructose and glucose. However, they differ structurally: HFCS contains free (unbonded) fructose and glucose in varying ratios — 55\/45 in soft drinks—while sucrose consists of the two sugars chemically bonded together.<\/p>\n

These structural differences, however, don’t appear to significantly affect health outcomes.<\/p>\n

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A 2022 review of clinical studies found no meaningful differences between HFCS and sucrose in terms of weight gain or heart health.<\/p>\n

The only notable distinction was an increase in a marker of inflammation in people consuming HFCS. Overall, both sweeteners appear similarly impactful when consumed at equal calorie levels.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Mexican Coke—which is made with cane sugar—is often sold at a premium in US stores and prized for its more “natural” flavor.<\/p>\n

Trump’s prized Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame—a compound classified as a “possible carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WASHINGTON, July 17 — Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced yesterday on social media. The company currently uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its domestic beverages—a sweetener that has long drawn criticism from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again…<\/p>\n

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