Instant product review: Coke C2. And stuff.

[serinde]

So, this is Coke's much-hyped "low carb" offering. That is to say, it's a cross between Coke and Diet Coke, sweetened with a mixture of corn syrup, aspartame, and sucralose. (Why two different artificial sweeteners? Beats me. I'm guessing because Atkins hypes Splenda over Nutrasweet.) Regular Coke is 100 cal/8oz; this stuff is 45 for the same amount. It tastes about like you'd expect: not as good as regular Coke, but better than Diet Coke. There's a faint diet[tm] flavor, but nowhere near as strong as in an ordinary diet beverage. Drinkable, but it's not going to revolutionize the world.

Bonus review: Reddish-plum is a seriously shit-arse color for a PT Cruiser. I did like the black one with purple flames sometimes parked on 18th St., I shame to admit.

I really like good NYC pretzels from street vendors. I really don't like the odoriferous miasma that emanates from bad street vendors who burn or otherwise screw up their pretzels, that reaches halfway down the block.

Wow, 4:20 already. Time flies when you're having sexual fantasies.

Comments

[rainbear.livejournal.com]

*nod*.. because they can use less Aspartame/Nutrayuck and more Acesulfame-K to make up for the sweetness. You can buy Acesulfame-K at most stores under the brand "Sweet One".