Replacing high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar in Coca-Cola drinks will lead to economic problems, farmers argue
The Coca-Cola company has agreed to replace high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar in its drinks, US President Donald Trump has claimed.
โI have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,โ Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Thursday.
Cane sugar is โjust better,โ he wrote, adding it would be โa very good moveโ by the company.
Coca-Cola has not confirmed the switch. โMore details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon,โ a companyโs spokesperson has told CNN. CEO James Quincey said in April the company was making progress on sugar reduction.
The Trump administrationโs Make America Healthy Again initiative, named for a social movement aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has pushed for excluding โoverprocessed food,โ synthetic dyes, and preservatives.
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