I’ve been pining for Splenda Coke for some time, but it looks like my wish may come to fruition. Apparently, Coke is considering introducing a new Coke variety in 2005 made with Splenda (!).
The new drink, which could be called Coke Zero, Coke Light, Tab or a variation of Tab, would have no calories and be sweetened with sucralose and another artificial sweeter, according to a report in Beverage Digest.
The product is still in the “concept testing” phase, Beverage Digest said. A spokeswoman for Coca-Cola refused to confirm or deny speculation that the drink was in the works. […]
Of course, sucralose-based colas are already here, namely Diet RC and Diet Rite (both of which are made by the same company, but Diet RC also has caffeine). And I could probably drink Diet RC for the rest of my life and not mind it, but Splenda Coke has the additional advantage of Coca Cola’s marketing muscle — it should be available just about anywhere.
You would be amused to know that I am absolutely addicted to raspberry Diet Rite. Who wants cola when you can have raspberry goodness?
The Diet Rite White Grape and the regular Diet Rite cola is also excellent…
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AOL IM DietCokeSplenBad
BAD BAD BAD BAD COKE For trying to fool the public- Thousands of bloggers all cant be wrong.
New Diet Coke With Splenda is Really Old Tab that tasted awful and original Tab drinkers would never touch.
It has that same sickening sweet taste it always did, but with Splenda the sickening feeling stys in your throat for almost ever.
There are TONS of references in Google to support this observation, and hte product has just been released.
A call to Coca Cola National call center says that they havent changed anything in the Diet COke formula except exchanging the Nutrasweet for Splenda.
COKE – Pull it from the shelves before it is a bigger deal than it is now.
I liked Diet Coke with Splenda but it is no longer available anywhere I shop. What happened ?
Here in Norway, they sell Coca Cola Light with sucralose (also known as Splenda), I think they have replaced it with the aspartame version! (In Europe they name diet sodas with “light”)
This is good news for me, since I don’t want to or can drink anything with aspartame. I looked through several stores for products with sucralose, could only find one and that is Coca Cola Light, that’s a bit sad.