Anyone seen these? These are attempts at keeping Atkins and South Beach dieters in the soft drink market as Coke and Pepsi products, and not just solely in the diet RC and Diet Rite category. The new Coca-Cola "C2" and Pepsi "Edge" boast 50% less sugar which equals roughly one half fewer carbs per serving. I've tried both, and as far as initial taste goes the Coke C2 tastes closer to Coke Classic when it is ice cold - BUT it has the dreaded aspartame (Nutrasweet), acesulfame (sunette) and sucralose (Splenda) as fillers for sweetness... the aspartame is a serious health risk according to tests - AND it begins to take on an aftertaste. The Pepsi Edge is good, but tastes almost exactly like Diet RC to me... as it has only Splenda as a filler sweetner... to me it has less aftertaste than the RC products (Diet Rite or Diet RC). All in all, I think I'd just go with the Diet RC and skip all the carbs totally if I was choosing between the three if I were strictly doing a low carb diet. All have caffiene except Diet Rite, btw. Anyone else tried these?
Why not just drink diet sodas. They taste kind of nasty at first but after a week you will never know the difference. Actually regular drinks start to taste undrinkable once you switch.
I tried the C2 today, its not bad. Id say its a taste between store brand Cola and Coke. I'll catch a Pepsi edge once I see it at the gas station.
Wonder where I've been...never heard of either one. I guess I don't watch enough TV while sipping out of me Coke/Pepsi, so I guess that's a good thing.
caffeine free diet pepsi for me. There seems to be no aftertaste at all and has the sweetness in between coke and regular pepsi. Though you should just stay away from sodas period. i got off the diet sodas and i was finally able to start losing weight again after staying so stagnant on 190 after losing 50lbs so easily.
Half the carbs with an infinitely higer risk of getting brain cancer? Anyone know where I can buy a case?
I actually think that Dr Pepper has mixed crack in it, because I cant stop drinking that stuff. I see it on the shelf and it calls me man....it just calls me.
Pepsi goes after different crowd By Theresa Howard, USA TODAY NEW YORK — Trying to protect its $20 billion-worldwide Pepsi franchise from non-carbonated soft drinks, Pepsi-Cola (PEP) said Tuesday that it would introduce a "mid-calorie" version of the cola. Pepsi Edge, with 50% less sugar, carbohydrates and calories than regular Pepsi-Cola, hits U.S. stores this summer. The product is aimed to satisfy shifting consumers' taste for better-for-you products lower in calories — and particularly in carbohydrates. Non-diet carbonated soft drinks have been vulnerable to the shift: Volume growth has been flat since the late 1990s. Pepsi-Cola volume was down 4.5% in 2002, and industry growth was up barely at 0.6%, according to Beverage Digest. "Regular cola consumers are drinking less than they used to for health and variety reasons," says Ahad Afridi, vice president, innovation for Pepsi-Cola. "This has some appeal to some of those consumers." Pepsi estimates that 60 million consumers drink both regular and diet soft drinks. As people trade off full-calorie drinks for reduced-calorie drinks, Pepsi estimates the number of "dual users" has grown 75% in the past two years. Afridi says "dual users" represent "40% of the volume of carbonated soft drinks." "The consumer landscape has changed dramatically in the past couple of years," says Dave DeCecco, Pepsi spokesman. "It's the right time to do something for those people in both camps but who are not sure which way to turn." It's not the first time Pepsi has attempted a low-calorie soft drink: Pepsi One, a one-calorie cola that was rolled out in 1998, didn't attract drinkers from either camp. Pepsi Edge, with 70 calories and 20 grams of sugar and carbohydrates, is sweetened with both artificial sweetener Splenda and high-fructose corn syrup. Regular Pepsi has 150 calories and 41 grams of sugar and carbs. Diet Pepsi has zero all around. Beverage Digest editor John Sicher says Pepsi Edge is the biggest soft drink news in 30 years. "This is the first functional innovation in a long time, probably since the introduction of diets." Unlike the flavor-of-the-month launches that have included Vanilla Coke, Pepsi Vanilla, Diet Coke with Lime and Pepsi Twist, he says Pepsi Edge may bring a sustainable sales boost to carbonated soft drinks — even if it steals some sales from Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. "Given America's concerns with calories, carbohydrates and weight, this kind of product has the potential of growing to be a very strong brand," Sicher says. Coke (KO) would not say whether it has plans to introduce a rival brand. It also had been rumored to be eyeing a mid-calorie soft drink.
I'll be curious to find out how many diet drinkers decide to increase their caloric intake by switching to these versions.
not me...Im perfectly content with diet Vanilla Coke and Diet Code Red. I didnt believe it at first....but once you get used to diet drinks...you really cant go back to regular...(except for my once weekly splurge of one 16oz Mountain Dew Livewire)
Actually for those that said they'd not seen it on TV.... I hadn't either. I just saw them at the store here in Dallas (maybe a test market??) and decided to try them. They work for me. Pepsi Edge especially (no aspartame). I hate the diet drink aftertaste. I don't need 100% sugar... so I'm in. P.E. for me. btw- funny that article says Coke "would not say whether it has plans to introduce a rival brand. It also had been rumored to be eyeing a mid-calorie soft drink." I've drank an 8 pack of "C2" already this week (last 5 days)... so I know it's already here. Like I said, maybe we're in a test market. http://www.cokec2.com/home.html
I am trying a C2 for the first time as I type. It is pretty good. But the whole cancer thing is kind of freaky. It doesn't have that dredded diet cola aftertaste that I hate so much about zero calorie drinks.
this is just more bull**** and it will die like Pepsi Clear and Pepsi 1 and all those other moronic ideas. Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper is the cure for what ails you.
I'm not sure about that. The no carb craze has really caught on and people who don't like diet drinks may think this is a good alternative to the 40+ grams of sugar in regular drinks. I think it may work. I still drink Pepsi One and like it, btw.
This reminds me of that comedic bit from the Tenacious D CD: Jack- Can I have a coke with half coke and half diet coke. I'm trying to watch my weight....
