| This is a really wordy article to express very simple ideas.
The author is trying hard to dismiss those of us who prefer the non-corn-syrup taste, but I don't think they've succeeded here. At best they've shown some combination of: * It's a minority of people who prefer the non-corn-syrup taste. * Some people prefer glass bottles. * Most people aren't that conscious of the difference. As to this suggestion to Coca-Cola: > Bottle American HFCS-sweetened Coke in Mexican Coke bottles, and just tell everyone it comes from Mexico. They do sell corn syrup coke in single-serving glass bottles at some places. I have sometimes bought them mistakenly thinking it was the Mexican one. When this happens I taste the difference and don't like it. Corn syrupy beverages just taste unpleasant to me. It took me a while to realize this, but once I did I found I can consciously discern the taste of corn syrup. I have the same objection with bottled sweetened tea, for example. Some brands have corn syrup and some brands have sugar. I tend to like the latter and dislike the former. This has happened to me even when I wasn't aware of the ingredients. |