# Coke Zero may soon be phased out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [June 10, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561 "2017-06-10T01:53:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/61 "2017-06-18T20:03:58Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > “Coke No Sugar” (ugly label design [here](http://www.newshub.co.nz/dam/form-uploaded-images/coca-cola-coke-no-sugar-NEWSHUB-1120.jpg)) is out here this week. I have purchased a bottle, and will report back in a few days, after it’s chilled a bit. That is a terrible logo. Especially when compared to the Coke Zero black background label. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/62 "2017-06-18T23:01:08Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I have purchased a bottle, and will report back in a few days, after it’s chilled a bit. It takes a few days to chill a soda?? May I suggest investing in a new refrigerator? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/63 "2017-06-19T08:28:55Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > It takes a few days to chill a soda?? May I suggest investing in a new refrigerator? 😃 I also am waiting until I’ve finished the other bottle of regular Coke Zero that I am halfway through. There is a protocol to my consumption habits. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/64 "2017-06-19T10:04:13Z")
Tried it, tastes like Coke to me. Certainly better than the green abomination that is Coke Life. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/65 "2017-06-19T10:39:51Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Hey, if it’s bad, I might have an idea. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to tell people I was in the export/import business. I wonder if there’d be a market for US sodas and snacks there? I bet Wise potato chips would sell well. There’s lots of places selling US lollies and soft drinks here. Your potato chips don’t do too well (we’re not short of excellent Australian brands) but if you want Cherry Coke, Dr Pepper, Fanta In Odd Flavours, or A&W Root Beer, it’s not hard to get. Hershey’s Chocolate is also readily available (no idea why, we have lots of much nicer stuff on the shelves). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/66 "2017-06-19T12:17:38Z")
And the jury is in! My judgement: Eh. Tastes more like Coke Life to me, which is to say bland and metallic. I’ll give it a chance with the rest of the bottle, but I am not all that impressed yet. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/67 "2017-06-19T21:38:03Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > And the jury is in! > > My judgement: Eh. Tastes more like Coke Life to me, which is to say bland and metallic. > > I’ll give it a chance with the rest of the bottle, but I am not all that impressed yet. Since apparently I’m the only person in Australia who prefers Coke Life to Coke Zero/Diet Coke, I might have to check this out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/68 "2017-06-19T22:51:38Z")
I had to look up Coke Life. Ewwwww. Stevia. And lots of sugar, too. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/69 "2017-06-20T03:52:38Z")
Yeah, Coke Life is awful. No Sugar Coke is okay though. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/70 "2017-06-20T04:02:27Z")
Coke Light\>Diet Coke\>Coke Zero\>Pepsi Max\>Diet Pepsi ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/71 "2017-06-20T05:17:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > So true. Diet Coke is terrible. The only thing worse is regular Diet Pepsi. Diet Pepsi. Imitation (Imitation Coke) Tastes not quite completely different from any kind of drink I would be willing to drink. I’m surprised Coke Zero is going. Has a great name, doesn’t taste like — -----, and has a solid market. I wonder if production costs are high for some reason? Maybe it’s cutting into the Coke market? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/72 "2017-06-20T14:34:35Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > I’m surprised Coke Zero is going. Has a great name, doesn’t taste like — -----, and has a solid market. I wonder if production costs are high for some reason? Maybe it’s cutting into the Coke market? It’s…not going in the US, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/73 "2017-06-20T14:47:17Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > Coke Zero was just re-branded Diet Coke for hipsters who didn’t want to drink a “diet” drink. If you truly believe that, I mourn for your tastebuds. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/74 "2017-06-20T15:01:33Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I had to look up Coke Life. Ewwwww. Stevia. And lots of sugar, too. Coke Life was going for the demographic who fill their soda cups up at soda fountains with 1/2 regular coke, 1/2 diet so that they fool their body into getting the sugar feeling without as many calories. And from what I’ve tasted, they failed to get it right. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/75 "2017-06-20T22:32:32Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Coke Life was going for the demographic who fill their soda cups up at soda fountains with 1/2 regular coke, 1/2 diet so that they fool their body into getting the sugar feeling without as many calories. > > And from what I’ve tasted, they failed to get it right. There’s two versions of the formula I’ve encountered - 35% less sugar, which is OK but not enough of a reduction for me to choose it over normal coke, and 50% less sugar, which is quite nice and I find very drinkable indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/76 "2017-06-20T23:32:38Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Coke Life was going for the demographic who fill their soda cups up at soda fountains with 1/2 regular coke, 1/2 diet so that they fool their body into getting the sugar feeling without as many calories. > > And from what I’ve tasted, they failed to get it right. If Stevia is such a great sweetener, why is it never used as a stand-alone sweetener? Because it sucks, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/77 "2017-06-20T23:42:06Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > If Stevia is such a great sweetener, why is it never used as a stand-alone sweetener? Because it sucks, that’s why. Yeah, I have to say, Stevia is pretty terrible. The closest I’ve gotten to sugar is the mix of Ace K and either aspartame or sucralose. I don’t like sucralose on its own, but with Ace K, it works fine for me. That said, I prefer just plain ol’ aspartame/Nutrasweet to all of those, even though I think it’s less like sucrose than the other blends. And, yeah, Coke Zero and Diet Coke are different, not just rebranded. The former has the aspartame and Ace K mix, while the latter is just plain aspartame. (I should say that is in the US–I think the artificial sweeteners may vary depending on the market.) Coke Zero tastes more like real sugared Coke to me, but I prefer Diet Coke and it’s dry crispness. It tastes “less sweet” as well, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/78 "2017-06-21T03:02:37Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It’s…not going in the US, is it? 🙂 check the poster name… ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/79 "2017-06-21T12:25:15Z")
yeah. Coke zero can go to hell. Caffeine. No wonder my BP is high. Way too much caffeine for me. Among other things, ticks me off.:mad::mad: ☹ Back to caffeine free diet coke. :eek::eek: ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/80 "2017-06-21T12:26:26Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > A diet drink discovery I made some time ago: Fresca doesn’t advertise as a diet drink but it has zero calories. It’s not to everyone’s taste but I like it. oops yeah I love Fresca but it has grapefruit juice in it and it doesnt work with antidepressants, I guess [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561.md?page=5)