On July 16 local time, US President Trump posted on a social media platform that Coca-Cola Company has agreed to use real sugar in the production of cola in the United States. However, according to an article by CNBC, when asked about Trump's remarks, Coca-Cola Company did not commit to making changes.
The company stated in a statement, "We appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm for our iconic Coca-Cola brand. We will soon share more details about innovation products in our Coca-Cola product line."
Trump is well known for his love of cola. The sweetness of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup is slightly different, with the former being the original ingredient that gave cola its sweetness. However, due to reasons such as tariffs on imported sugar imposed by the US government in the 1980s, the price of sugar increased, prompting Coca-Cola to switch the ingredients to corn syrup.
Regarding Trump's proposal, John Bode, chairman and CEO of the American Corn Processors Association, expressed opposition. He pointed out that replacing corn syrup with sugar would lead to thousands of employees in the US food manufacturing industry losing their jobs and farmers' income decreasing, "without any nutritional benefits."
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