# Coke Zero is nasty **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252 "2005-10-14T17:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/21 "2005-10-16T01:15:35Z")
People must really perceive tastes differently. For me Coke Zero tastes almost like Coke Classic. The new Pibb Zero is fantastic too. Those and Pepsi One are almost all I drink anymore. The new Frescas are very good too if you like citrusy sodas. I like Splenda drinks but to me Diet Coke with Splenda tastes horrible. I’m not picky and will drink almost anything (diet) I can get, but I go out of my way to avoid that one. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/22 "2005-10-16T01:32:59Z")
I like Coke Zero. To me it’s almost exactly like Coke Classic with a vague citrus taste, and I like Coke Classic. I usually drink Diet Pepsi, however. It’s cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/23 "2005-10-16T01:34:37Z")
I think Coke Zero tastes like mule sweat. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/24 "2005-10-16T01:45:03Z")
Love it or hate it…it must another genetic tasting difference. You know, like some people can taste an extremely bitter substance in broccoli and some people find taste something soapy in cilantro, and in both cases the majority people go, What are you talking about? Me, I find Coke Zero horrible, but both broccoli and cilantro are fine. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/25 "2005-10-17T15:38:51Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Love it or hate it…it must another genetic tasting difference. You know, like some people can … taste something soapy in cilantro… I’m a “cilantro is soapy” person. Update: I bought a 12-pack of this Friday because I needed soda for work and none of my usual top three preferences was available, and drank a few cans, whining and bitching with each sip. I replaced it with good soda (Diet Dr Pepper! Quaff of the gods!) this morning, and left the remainder of the 12-pack (about 8 cans) on the counter of the office kitchen, marked “free soda.” All but one can is gone (approx. two hours later) – now I’m wondering if I shouldn’t have disguised my handwriting better in case disgruntled coworkers come after me. OTOH, this crew is known as “the bottom-feeders” for their willingness to finish off any type of leftovers imaginable… ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/26 "2005-10-17T16:33:46Z")
**twickster** , you’re a freak. 😉 Your dislike of the greatest diet soda known to man is enough in itself, but to actually like Diet Dr. Pepper? Dude! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/27 "2005-10-17T17:06:38Z")
I prefer Diet Coke, but I don’t mind Coke Zero. I fear they are planning to switch formulas. If they do, I’ll whine for a couple of weeks and then be fine. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/28 "2005-10-17T18:24:50Z")
Coke Zero tastes like Tab. C2 tastes like watered down Coke which tastes like ass. ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/29 "2005-10-18T05:14:14Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > C2 tastes like watered down Coke which tastes like ass. > [@BobLibDem](#): > > ``` > I think Coke Zero tastes like mule sweat. > > ``` Man, I need to expand my taste horizons. I haven’t ever tasted mule sweat OR ass. I feel so provincial. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/30 "2005-10-18T09:49:53Z")
My husband MUST have a case of Coke Zero each week. I don’t know HOW he drinks the stuff! I prefer Classic Coke, myself, but I don’t drink it very often, as I don’t care much for soda. Every now and then I will get a craving for it, though, and I will open a can, but rarely finish it. I drink water or unsweetened, brewed iced tea most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/31 "2005-10-18T10:30:51Z")
Splenda tastes like a scouring pad. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/32 "2005-10-18T12:04:01Z")
I love Coke Zero. I used to be a die-hard Diet Coke drinker, but I’ll pass up DC for C0 every time, now. I like the vaguely citrusy undertones and the less strong aftertaste. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/33 "2005-10-18T19:31:11Z")
My pecking order: Coke Zero Diet Coke with Lime Diet Coke Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda Diet Coke with Lemon (if still made) Diet Pepsi if there isn’t any Coke products available. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/34 "2005-10-18T20:24:02Z")
I recently had to switch to diet sodas. They all tasted like crap at first, that aftertaste is _nasty!_ But after a while, they kind of grow on you. I can’t drink any of them warm, though. I like (in order of preference): Diet Dr Pepper Diet V8 Splash Coke Zero Diet Coke Diet Coke with Splenda The last three I’ll mix with bourbon, but I really don’t like the one with Splenda much at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252.md?page=1)