Infinite MonkeysNormally, Monkey Brad would be responsible for all Splenda-related Monkey Business. However, as Brad has taken up a Forrest Gump-esque quest on his bicycle, it is my duty to inform the blogosphere of a major event in the life of Splenda:
The Coca-Cola Company is currently testing a new Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda in the Phoenix market. A friend of mine tipped me off. Right now, you can get them in the small refrigerators next to the check out lines at Fry's grocery stores. I haven't checked any other grocers out. Also, the 20 oz. plastic bottles are only $0.50 with your Fry's card, so definitely bring that one along.
I'm drinking my first bottle right now. While it doesn't taste like I'm used to Diet Coke tasting, it does taste good. I'm guessing that people who are used to "regular" Coke will find the taste a bit more familiar.
If you see a bottle in your grocery or convenience store, add a comment reporting the location and any other relevant information. Also, please post your feedback on the taste.
Posted by RobbL at May 2, 2005 01:44 PM | TrackBackWoo. This is a good thing, because Nutrasweet tastes bad (and is bad for you) when cooked, and everything is cooked in Phoenix.
Posted by: Monkey David at May 2, 2005 07:31 PMI sensed a great disturbance in the Force... Asif millions of tiny little yellow packets were torn open and then suddenly silenced.
Posted by: Monkey Brad at May 3, 2005 06:18 PMDid try the new Splendafied Diet Coke...It is closer to Classic Coke in taste. Pepsi has Splendafied its Pepsi One also. As a long term P1 drinker, I don't think new P1 is as good as the old aspartamed P1 (in the silver can). The new P1 is sweeter but has less body and cola taste than the original Pepsi One.
BTW Coke is bringing out in June CocaCola Zero, which is a supposedly zero-calorie version of Classic Coke (which Diet Coke never has been)
Posted by: kaktuskid at May 4, 2005 03:25 PMI won't be trying it.
Seems it's another cloro-florocarbon, basically a chlorinated sugar, a lot like aspartame. Aspartame never passed the FDA's safety tests, and there is a laundry list of complaints against it, up to and including death. Do a web-search on both and see if you like what you find.
Nothing wrong with sugar, except that there's way to much of it in damn near everything. But at least it does not break down into methanol and other toxins in the body like aspertame.
Here's one web page for starters...
http://www.mindbodyhealth.com/aspertame2.htm
Look at the list of symptoms...
Rich
Posted by: Rich at May 10, 2005 01:23 PM