# My Coke vs. Pepsi test **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [March 16, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862 "2014-03-16T21:24:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/42 "2014-03-17T19:23:41Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Actually, nothing qualifies as “nectar of the gods” unless it’s root beer. > > But I digress. . . . OMG. the heck with cola. Root Beer is where it is at. Not to hijack but… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17203656#post17203656](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17203656#post17203656) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/43 "2014-03-17T21:13:45Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I’ll grant your point if it’s for a taste test. However, for dietary reasons, raw Coke or Pepsi just isn’t possible for some of us. Absolutely, a taste test was all I meant. I am a Coke Zero drinker myself. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/44 "2014-03-17T23:30:52Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > This is not correct. Coke Zero has caffeine in it. The difference is that Coke Zero is intended to be a zero-calorie version of Coca-Cola in terms of flavor, while Diet Coke is intended to be an entirely different drink (again, in terms of flavor). In fact, Diet Coke was modeled more on Pepsi than on Coca-Cola. > > Coke Zero is the ambrosia of the gods. Huh… I see that this is true. Though April of last year did see a Coke Zero Caffeine Free variant. In any event, don’t tell my Mormon friend about this. They’ll freak, and I want the pleasure of telling them myself. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/45 "2014-03-17T23:55:56Z")
P.S. People seem to group Dr. Pepper (and Diet Dr. P) with cherry colas. They never tasted cherry to me. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/46 "2014-03-18T01:10:38Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Gladwell talked about how the Pepsi Challenge IIRC means is that people prefer a sip of Pepsi to Coke. But they might prefer an entire can of Coke to Pepsi. True. But Warren Buffett said that cola is a unique soda flavor in that it has no “taste memory”, meaning that your sixth and seventh cola of the day will taste as good or bad as your first. Who is right? Can anyone be trusted anymore?? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/47 "2014-03-19T09:33:28Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > P.S. People seem to group Dr. Pepper (and Diet Dr. P) with cherry colas. They never tasted cherry to me. There is a cherry flavored diet Dr Pepper, though. My favorite non cola soft drink. ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862/48 "2014-03-22T11:48:13Z")
> [@DChord568](#): > > I haven’t read the rest of the thread, but I would be surprised to learn of anyone who can’t instantly tell the difference between regular Coke and Pepsi. I can ID them by smell. Coke smells more like orange; Pepsi smells more like lemon. When I was a kid I was used to drinking Pepsi and preferred it, but now it tastes too sweet. Every so often, Pepsi will put out a “throwback” version that uses “real” sugar, and it’s undrinkable. All diet soda tastes bitter to me, I never drink it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coke-vs-pepsi-test/683862.md?page=2)