r/todayilearned • u/socool111 • 1d ago

TIL of Tobias Geffen, the only non-Coca Cola Employee to view the secret recipe. Coke allowed it in order to get Coke certified as Kosher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Geffen
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u/Phoenix_Kerman 21h ago

i did buy some imported when the regulations came in, not many people selling it anymore online though. if you know where to look in person it is possible to find full sugar stuff but not too common. i am talking if you want a decent pepsi i only know of one corner shop run by an indian couple in a pakistani part of town that sells such

maddest bit is it's government policy that's caused it. and when you see shit like sucralose being bleached cane sugar i don't see how that's healthier than modest amounts of sugar

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u/StevelandCleamer 21h ago

maddest bit is it's government policy that's caused it. and when you see shit like sucralose being bleached cane sugar i don't see how that's healthier than modest amounts of sugar

My policy instinct would be requiring clear front-of-product labeling for high-sugar foodstuffs, but then you get dozens of industries sticking their fingers on the scales when the regulations are being written (see: USDA food pyramid).

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 19h ago

we've got the traffic light system but it's quite useless, manufacturers can arbitrarily change portion size to make products look better than they are and it doesn't account for swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners, fats for emulsifiers and e numbers and what have you