# Coca-Cola Imported From Mexico **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522 "2013-12-30T23:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/41 "2014-01-01T20:38:18Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > [Throwback Pepsi and Throwback Mountain Dew](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwback_(drink)) are available pretty much everywhere in the Twin Cities area at least. It isn’t everywhere? > [@gotpasswords](#): > > The “throwback” versions seem to be like McRib - they pop up every so often, but aren’t constantly available, at least not around here. The Throwback versions are permanent for Pepsico. Sierra Mist is also made with sugar. You need to look around, perhaps contact your local bottler. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/42 "2014-01-01T23:54:16Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Except that it did. And [High fructose drinks mean less satiety than glucose rivals: study](http://www.beveragedaily.com/R-D/Scientist-salutes-study-showing-lower-satiety-for-fructose-vs-glucose-drinks) > _Scientist salutes study showing lower satiety for fructose vs glucose drinks > Beverages high in fructose produce smaller increases in satiety hormones and associated feelings of satiety compared to drinks sweetened with the same amount of glucose, according to a new US study._ HFCS and cane sugar contain a similar fructose/glucose ratio. Certainly not enough difference to account for what you are claiming. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/43 "2014-01-02T00:41:25Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > HFCS and cane sugar contain a similar fructose/glucose ratio. Certainly not enough difference to account for what you are claiming. _ **I** _ claim nothing. The claim is made by Kathleen A. Page, MD; Owen Chan, PhD; Jagriti Arora, MS; Renata Belfort-DeAguiar, MD, PhD; James Dzuira, PhD; Brian Roehmholdt, MD, PhD; Gary W. Cline, PhD; Sarita Naik, MD; Rajita Sinha, PhD; R. Todd Constable, PhD; Robert S. Sherwin, MD as published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/44 "2014-01-02T02:29:44Z")
Is all Mexican coca cola sold in this glass bottle? If yes that is great that they don’t allow plastic bottles. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/45 "2014-01-02T03:11:15Z")
No, I don’t think all Mexican Coca-Cola is sold in these glass bottles. Just the stuff that’s imported to the US. Perhaps part of the appeal for Americans is the old-fashioned glass bottle. I did a Google image search for “Coca-Cola en Mexico” and found pictures of aluminum cans and plastic bottles that looked just like the ones we get here in the US, along with the aluminum bottles now being sold. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/46 "2014-01-02T03:56:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _ **I** _ claim nothing. The claim is made by Kathleen A. Page, MD; Owen Chan, PhD; Jagriti Arora, MS; Renata Belfort-DeAguiar, MD, PhD; James Dzuira, PhD; Brian Roehmholdt, MD, PhD; Gary W. Cline, PhD; Sarita Naik, MD; Rajita Sinha, PhD; R. Todd Constable, PhD; Robert S. Sherwin, MD as published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Cane sugar is 50/50 fructose/glucose. HFCS is 55/45. I’m going to need to see some really solid evidence to believe a 5% difference between the two could make a 7 oz. drink more filling than a 32 oz drink. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/47 "2014-01-02T04:32:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _ **I** _ claim nothing. The claim is made by Kathleen A. Page, MD; Owen Chan, PhD; Jagriti Arora, MS; Renata Belfort-DeAguiar, MD, PhD; James Dzuira, PhD; Brian Roehmholdt, MD, PhD; Gary W. Cline, PhD; Sarita Naik, MD; Rajita Sinha, PhD; R. Todd Constable, PhD; Robert S. Sherwin, MD as published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. They aren’t saying what you are claiming they are saying. Read it again. None of those PhDs agree with you. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/48 "2014-01-02T04:33:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Cane sugar is 50/50 fructose/glucose. HFCS is 55/45. I’m going to need to see some really solid evidence to believe a 5% difference between the two could make a 7 oz. drink more filling than a 32 oz drink. The studies they ran compared a the effects of a 100% fructose solution to those of a 100% glucose solution. You’re right to be skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/49 "2014-01-02T06:10:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s another reason. When I was a kid, Coke came in a 7oz bottle and Mom warned us “if you drink that, you’ll ruin your appetite”. Now, it’s a 32 oz or more . . . Well, it’s hard to find those 32-ounce cans where I live . . . No, what I came here to say is that there was exactly the same amount of syrup used in the 6.5-ounce regular Cokes and the 10-ounce King Size bottles. Only the amount of carbonated water was different. One of my best friends when I was a kid was the son of the local bottler. Of course, in the decades since, Coca-Cola has introduced many new sizes and packages, bought out a lot of the independent bottlers, and consolidated production into fewer plants. So the formula is probably more standardized these days. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522/50 "2014-01-02T06:42:00Z")
I got my first Mexican Coke at Home Depot. It was a hot day and I just wanted something cold. The first sip was like I had been transported back to high school. I just couldn’t believe the memories that taste brought back. I keep a case of them in the house. Drink one maybe every week or two for a treat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-imported-from-mexico/677522.md?page=2)