Diet Coke vs. Coca Cola Zero: What’s The Difference?

Diet Coke vs. Coca Cola Zero
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Summary

While Diet Coke was created with its own flavor profile and not as a sugar-free version of the original, Coca-Cola Zero aims to taste just like the”real Coke flavor.” Despite their polar opposite advertising campaigns, the contents and nutritional information of the two sugar-free colas is nearly identical. With that information in hand we Taste needed to know: Which of these two artificially-sweetened Coca-Cola beverages actually tastes better? And can you even tell the difference between them?

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When it comes to Coca-Cola products, people tend to be die-hard fans. Many of us know someone who can’t go a day without a Diet Coke (or two or three). And while Diet Coke has been a leading sugar-free soft drink since it was first released in 1982, it came to light that young adult males shied away from this beverage  identifying diet cola as a woman’s drink. The company’s answer to that predicament came in 2005 in the form of a shiny black can  with the release of Coca-Cola Zero.

While Diet Coke was created with its own flavor profile and not as a sugar-free version of the original, Coca-Cola Zero aims to taste just like the”real Coke flavor.” Despite their polar opposite advertising campaigns, the contents and nutritional information of the two sugar-free colas is nearly identical. With that information in hand we Taste needed to know: Which of these two artificially-sweetened Coca-Cola beverages actually tastes better? And can you even tell the difference between them?

Before we get to the results of our taste test, here are the facts:

 

Diet Coke

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Motto: Always Great Taste

Nutritional Information: Many say that a can of Diet Coke actually contains somewhere between 1-4 calories, but if a serving size contains fewer than 5 calories a company is not obligated to note it in its nutritional information. Diet Coke’s nutritional information reads 0 Calories, 0g Fat, 70mg Sodium, 0g Total Carbs, 0g Protein.

Ingredients: Carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzonate, natural flavors, citric acid, caffeine.

Artificial sweetener: Aspartame

 

Coca-Cola Zero

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Motto: Real Coca-Cola Taste AND Zero Calories

Nutritional Information: While the label clearly advertises this beverage as a zero calorie cola, we are not entirely certain that its minimal calorie content is simply not required to be noted in the nutritional information. Coca-Cola Zero’s nutritional information reads 0 Calories, 0g Fat, 70mg Sodium, 0g Total Carbs, 0g Protein.

Artificial sweetener: Aspartame and acesulfame potassium

Ingredients: Carbonated water, caramel color, phosphoric acid, aspartame, potassium benzonate, natural flavors, potassium citrate, acesulfame potassium, caffeine.

 

The Verdict:

12 editors blind-tasted the two cokes, side by side, and…

54 percent of our tasters were able to distinguish Diet Coke from Coca-Cola Zero

50 percent of our tasters preferred Diet Coke to Coca-Cola Zero, and vice versa

Here’s what our tasters thought of the two sugar-free soft drinks:

Diet Coke  :

“Tastes fake right away.”

“Much fresher brighter, crisper.”

“Has the wonderful flavors of Diet Coke’s artificial sweeteners.”

Coca-Cola Zero:

 “Has more of a sharply sweet aftertaste I associate with diet sodas.”

“Tastes more like regular coke, less like fake sweetener.”

“Has an odd taste.”

“Tastes more like regular.”

“Very sweet.”

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