Trump, Coca-Cola and cane sugar
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President Trump pushes for Coca-Cola sweetened with cane sugar, which makes up a fraction of domestic sugar and sweetener use.
A possible move by Coca-Cola and other beverage and food industries, to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup as a sweetener would be difficult and expensive to implement, while mostly negative for farmers in the United States.
Good news, Coke lovers. President Donald Trump recently announced via social media that he would be adding cane sugar back into the popular soft drink. This will be the third time the recipe has changed,
Agricultural industry leaders fear a push away from corn syrup could disrupt production of the U.S.’s largest crop.
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