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Coca-Cola to Launch Separate U.S. Cane Sugar Coke This Fall

The product expands choice for nostalgic consumers under the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

Left, a Mexican Coke beverage is displayed in an ice-cooler at a park on July 17, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Right, U.S. President Donald Trump gestures following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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In the fall, Coca-Cola is releasing a new soda in the US made with cane sugar.
From left Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Melania Trump and others listen as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at Waldorf Astoria October 20, 2016 in New York, New York.

Overview

  • Coca-Cola confirmed on July 22 that it will offer a fall launch of a distinct cane sugar–sweetened Coke in the United States while maintaining its core recipe with high-fructose corn syrup.
  • President Trump publicly urged the switch last week and the product launch aligns with the Make America Healthy Again initiative championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • Nutrition experts, including Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, note that cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are both roughly 50% fructose and 50% glucose and carry identical metabolic effects.
  • U.S. reliance on corn syrup dates to government subsidies and sugar import quotas, making domestically sourced cane sugar a pricier option.
  • Rival PepsiCo has similarly incorporated cane sugar into new products such as its prebiotic soda and the Poppi brand, suggesting a broader industry response.