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What Coke Contains (2013)

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Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by judk »

Someone1234 wrote: post #29

I wish Coca Cola would make a acid free version of coke. The Phosphoric Acid adds a slight tang to the drink, but in exchange absolutely destroys your teeth over years of consumption. For regular drinkers like myself I'd happily pay a small premium to buy the "acid free" version of the drink. The sugar still does damage but with both the acid AND sugar it is like a double whammy of "badness" (acid which destroys your…

During seltzer water with a spritz of any flavor your like. Healthier and cheaper.

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by judk »

kstenerud wrote: post #62
bjelkeman-again wrote: post #38

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Try drinking water and eating fruit when you feel the urge to have a soft drink. Maybe you do already. It worked really well for me.

Try plain old soda water. It takes awhile to get used to it, but it's the most refreshing drink ever! It helps to start by adding a little lime juice to the soda water, but after a few months you won't need it. I started out bringing my own bottles from Safeway to the office, but other people started drinking it and now we go through about 40 liters a week.

Time for a home carbonator like SodaStream

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by GFischer »

wodenokoto wrote: post #160
GFischer wrote: post #83

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The union-busting incident, while dark, seems to be an isolated incident. If you saw the kinds of gangsters that become union leaders in South America these days, you'd at least consider using mercenaries. The local Coca Cola union head here in Uruguay is not a man to be trifled with (Richard Read), he has gotten them incredible benefits (it pays better than programming over here :P ). And the guys in Argentina are l…

3.5 dollars? That's what 0.5 liters of cola cost in 7-11 in Denmark!

However, a 2 liter bottle costs between 21 and 26 krone in a supermarket, so, apparently we're even :)

It just feels way more expensive due to the purchasing power differences I guess.

And yes, a 0.5 liter coke in a gas station also costs 3 dollars here :P

Edit: we might need a Coke index in addition to the Big Mac index :)

There's Expatistan.com and Numbeo, but I think it gets outdated or inaccurate sometimes (for example, the Coke price in Montevideo is outdated).

http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?coun...

I can't believe rent in Copenhagen is U$ 2.500/month.

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by psykovsky »

jpatokal wrote: post #143
joering2 wrote: post #97

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Does this mean I cannot open my own company to process coca-leafs? Can I sue the government due to monopoly practices? Why this factory is any better than any citizen wanting to open coca-leaf processing plant??

Bureaucracy, not conspiracy. I'm sure it's theoretically be possible to bid for the procurement contract and apply for the license and whatnot, but this would take years, cost lots of money, and leave you with an incredibly heavily regulated product and thus (presumably) not much of a profit margin.

presumably beng the keyword ;)

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by jkrome »

a8da6b0c91d wrote: post #75
guyzero wrote: post #65

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This is borderline insane. Pure sugar results in huge swings of actual blood sugar levels. Coke has zero fat, protein or complex carbohydrates all of which are much better macronutrients than pure sugar. If Coke is your only option, sure, but I've never seen a doughnut so terrible that I'd take a coke instead.

Let me get this straight: you're advocating commercial dough deep fried in corn or soy oil over some sugar? You have no idea what you're talking about. Sugar does not produce major swings in blood sugar levels unless you're diabetic. Have a working pancreas? Good, then sugars are a perfectly healthy source of calories which your system will merrily mop up into glycogen. Anyway, starch produces a larger insulin respon…

>Let me get this straight: you're advocating commercial dough deep fried in corn or soy oil over some sugar? You have no idea what you're talking about.

1) He wasn't advocating for either.

2) Coke doesn't have sugar. It has HFCS. So your comparison should be - commercial dough deep fried in corn oil over water with coca leaf flavoring and corn oil.

3) I'm sure lots of books say males need 2400+ calories a day. They are probably wrong. Just as "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is wrong. There's plenty of studies that say that second hand smoke isn't bad for you. But these studies are from the early 90's and subsidized by tobacco companies.

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by aianus »

to3m wrote: post #109
a8da6b0c91d wrote: post #75

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Let me get this straight: you're advocating commercial dough deep fried in corn or soy oil over some sugar? You have no idea what you're talking about. Sugar does not produce major swings in blood sugar levels unless you're diabetic. Have a working pancreas? Good, then sugars are a perfectly healthy source of calories which your system will merrily mop up into glycogen. Anyway, starch produces a larger insulin respon…

How on earth is it hard to eat 2500 calories?! What do you eat? Paper and cardboard? If you find yourself 400 calories short, try a pork pie. If you're 800 calories short, eat two. If you're 1200 calories short, stop skipping lunch.

Who eats 1200 calories for lunch? A whole Chipotle burrito and a drink is only 900 and you'd have to eat that much for breakfast, dinner, and lunch to get past 2500 calories.

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by aianus »

azinman2 wrote: post #133
brusch wrote: post #128

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I have a friend with pretty big health problems (gout and other problems). I don't know if it is because of gout or any other disease, but he says he shouldn't drink acidic drinks. He cut Coca Cola and is drinking now Red Bull Cola. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Cola I don't like Red Bull Cola and think it is a pretty poor substitute - but he enjoys it.

What's wrong with water?

It fills you up and offers no nutrition, making it harder to eat enough calories in one day.

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by owenversteeg »

refurb wrote: post #87
MAGZine wrote: post #76

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if you were interested in adding salt and water (the by products of a neutralization reaction) to the drink, then yes.

Salt? Sodium chloride? Or you mean the salt of phosphoric acid?

A salt, not salt.

Salt: sodium chloride (NaCl, table salt, etc.) A salt: an ionic compound from an acid-base neutralization

Re: What Coke Contains (2013)

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Post by Tloewald »

This article reminds me strongly of a pivotal passage in the novel Gain, by Richard Powers (which I can't recommend highly enough, although it's a downer). In that passage he describes how a disposable film camera is made.
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