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In the stores in this area (Holmdel,NJ), they stock
about 5 times more Classic Coke than New Coke.
I wonder what the early sales figures show nationally.

The new Coke motto is:

>  Coke: The Real Choice


On the issue of Coke sweeteners:

I wonder what the government allows in calling a
sweetener "sugar."  I would figure that it would mean
sucrose, dextrose or possibly pure fructose, but *not*
corn syrup.  So "High Fructose Corn Syrup" (HFCS) may
not be legally labeled "sugar."  HFCS is still corn
syrup with a high fructose content.  People with
a severe allergy to corn might have a reaction to
something containing HFCS.  If the can is labeled
as having just "sugar", I think they could sue the
bottler and maybe even the Coca-Cola Co.

If these bottlers think HFCS can be called sugar,
why is my can of Classic Coke labeled:

>  High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar.

My dictionary defines corn syrup as:

>  A syrup made from cornstarch: it is a mixture of
>  dextrose, maltose, and dextrins.

And sugar as:

>  Any  of a class of sweet, soluble, crystalline
>  carbohydrates, as the disaccharides (sucrose,
>  lactose, and maltose) and the monosaccharides
>  (glucose [dextrose?] and fructose).

It probably then contains some corn proteins.

Is the "Sugar Association" planning to sue the
various Coke bottlers (and Coca-Cola Co. itself)
for mislabeling Old Coke in the early 1980's?


SUGAR (sucrose): The Classic Sweetener!

-- 
			Paul Kemp
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       The above statements are those of the author only,
          and are not those of AT&T Bell Laboratories.