Coca-Cola, Diet > Reviews > I Drink it 'cos I Like it.

Author's product rating:   

Value for money	Good
Product Quality	Good
Product package	Excellent
Taste	Delicious
How loyal are you to this brand?	Very

Advantages:	Refreshing .  Low calorie .
Disadvantages:	When you get to the end of the can .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Okay, okay, so one of the life long debates that you should never enter into is ‘Coke or Diet Coke?’ It’s along the same lines as baps/barmcakes/cobs/rolls? You know the sort I mean. The Coca-Cola Company would have us believe that Diet Coke is the sugar free alternative to Coke which it is, yet they also imply they both drinks taste the same. We, on the other hand, know this is a lie and they might as well have called Diet Coke something completely different as the taste bears absolutely no resemblance to that of its sugar laden alter ego.

Most people opt for the bog standard Coke as preference complaining that the lack of sugar in Diet Coke takes something away from the flavour and presence of artificial sweetener results in a nasty aftertaste. I, on the other hand, actually dislike Coke but drink bucketfuls of Diet Coke. Coke is far too syrupy for my liking which is quite odd considering I have a very big sweet tooth (this is the only tooth present in my mouth due to its size!) It just doesn’t hit the spot on the refreshment scale either. Diet Coke on the other hand is the ultimate thirst quencher. I find it to be the ideal hangover cure too, along with a greasy fry up and a full day in bed.

On the average day I drink at least two cans of Diet Coke. I do not choose it for its lack of calories although that is a bonus. Diet Coke has 0,4 kcal per 100ml. I prefer to buy the 330ml cans and keep them in the fridge so that I can always have an ice-cold can of Diet Coke. There’s something about the cold metal touching my lips and the chilled bubbles of liquid…but that’s another story.

The price of Diet Coke varies from place to place. The vending machines at university charge 50p where as Caffe Nero (my place of work) charges 90p to drink in and 60p to take away. It is possible to employ the concept of economies of scale by buying multipacks from the supermarket (in packs of 6, 12 and 24). A pack of 24 has an RRP of £6.29. Again, the two litre bottles are usually available to buy in multipacks of 2 and 4 from supermarkets although I’m not sure of the price of these.

What is it?
‘Diet Coca-Cola -A low calorie soft drink with vegetable extracts with sweeteners.’

Ingredients.
In order:
Carbonated water, Colour (Caramel E 150d), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), Phosphoric acid, Flavourings, Citric acid, Preservative (E 211), Caffeine. Contains a source of Phenylalanine.

Nutritional Information.
Per 100ml:
Energy 1.6kJ, 0.4 kcal
Protein 0 g
Carbohydrate 0 g
Fat 0 g

Formats.
Diet Coke, similarly Coke, is available to buy in:
300ml cans,
75ml bottles (the handy individual bottle)
1.5 litres
2 litres
On draught pump (in bars and fast food outlets)
I also believe that the little original glass contour bottles of Coke are being produced again.

Coke and Diet Coke are available internationally. In Europe and some other countries Diet Coke is called Coca-Cola Light. It is also worth bearing in mind that the Coke you buy in the UK will not be the same in Spain for example, as out there they put more sugar in it. Variances like this happen in many different countries.

The official UK website address is www.coca-cola.co.uk. Other methods of contact such as freephone consumer careline and the company address are listed on the product itself.