Trump confirms Coca Cola is CHANGING recipe as he assures: ‘It's just better!'
The President claimed the drinks giant has agreed to start using real cane sugar in beverages sold in the US - rather than corn syrup.
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Coca-Cola has agreed to change its sweetening ingredient in the US, according to Trump
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It will reportedly swap out corn syrup for cane sugar
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Trump promised that the new recipe will be better
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Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so.
"I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola."
Robert F Kennedy has raised concerns in the past about the health impacts of corn syrup.
Celebrating the recipe tweak, Trump said: "This will be a very good move by them - You'll see. It's just better!"
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The fizzy drinks giant did not respond directly to the
news
, but a spokesperson said they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm".
They added that "more details on news innovative offerings within out Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon".
While Coke sold in the US is sweetened with corn syrup, it is already made using cane sugar in other countries - including Mexico, the UK and Australia.
In April, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said: "We continue to make progress on sugar reduction in our beverages".
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He said the Atlanta-based company has "done this by changing
recipes
as well as by using our global marketing resources and distribution network to boost awareness of and interest in our ever-expanding portfolio".
Making the switch to cane sugar would be bad for business amongst American corn farmers, industry figures said.
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Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode said: "Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing
jobs
, depress farm income, and boost imports of foreign sugar, all with no nutritional benefit."
Kennedy has taken aim at a range of ingredients in his Make America Healthy Again campaign, including corn syrup, seed oils and artificial dyes.
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He has pressed companies to remove these from their recipes and linked them to a variety of
health
problems.
Kennedy has also criticised the amount of sugar Americans consume, and an update to the
nationwide
dietary guidelines is reportedly in the works for this summer.
Trump is known to be a big fan of Coca Cola - but drinks exclusively Diet Coke.
This uses neither cane sugar nor corn syrup, but the artificial sweetener aspartame.
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The President even had a button installed in the Oval Office so he could guzzle the soda on tap.
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Trump is known to be a big fan of Diet Coke
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Coca-Cola already uses cane sugar in countries like the UK and Mexico
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