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[[Image:MexicanCoke.png|thumb|upright|alt=A bottle of Mexican Coke.|A Bottle of Mexican Coke.]]
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'''Mexican Coke,''' also called '''"Coca Cola de Mexico,"''' '''"Coke de Mexico,"''' or, informally, '''"MexiCoke,"'''{{cn|date=August 2012}} is [[Coca-Cola]] that is made and bottled in [[Mexico]]<ref name="nyt2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html |date=2009-10-11 |title=Cult Classic |work=New York Times |first=Rob |last=Walker}}</ref> in a thick glass bottle. Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coke has become popular in the United States because of a flavor that fans call "a lot more natural tasting".<ref name="nyt2009" /> The primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coke and the American Coca Cola recipe is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using [[cane sugar]] as opposed to [[high-fructose corn syrup]].{{fact|date=March 2013}}
'''Mexican Coke,''' also called '''"Coca Cola de Mexico,"''' '''"Coke de Mexico,"''' or, informally, '''"MexiCoke,"'''{{cn|date=August 2012}} is [[Coca-Cola]] that is made and bottled in [[Mexico]]<ref name="nyt2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html |date=2009-10-11 |title=Cult Classic |work=New York Times |first=Rob |last=Walker}}</ref> in a thick glass bottle. Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coke has become popular in the United States because of a flavor that fans call "a lot more natural tasting".<ref name="nyt2009" /> While many believe the primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coke and the American Coca Cola recipe is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using [[cane sugar]] as opposed to [[high-fructose corn syrup]], a scientific analysis of Mexican Coke found no sucrose in Mexican Coke, but instead found fructose and glucose levels similar to other soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup<ref name=Obesity>{{cite journal|last=Ventura|first=Emily E.|coauthors=Davis, Jaimie N.; Goran, Michael I.|title=Sugar Content of Popular Sweetened Beverages Based on Objective Laboratory Analysis: Focus on Fructose Content|journal=Obesity|date=14 October 2010|year=2011|month=April|volume=19|issue=4|page=868-874|pages=868–874|doi=10.1038/oby.2010.255|accessdate=22 March 2013|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2010.255/full}}</ref>

==Taste tests==
==Taste tests==
In taste tests, tasters have noted that the Mexican Coke has "a more complex flavor with an ineffable spicy and herbal note",<ref name="westch">{{cite web |url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Blogs/Eat-Drink-Post/February-2010/Mexican-Coke-Hits-the-County-A-Blind-Taste-Test/ |title=Mexican Coke Hits the County: A Blind Taste Test |first=Jule |last=Sexton |date=2010-02-22 |work=Westchester Magazine |publisher=Today Media, Inc.}}</ref> and that it contained something "that darkly hinted at [[root beer]] or old-fashioned [[Sarsaparilla (soft drink)|sarsaparilla]] candies".<ref name="westch" /> Some have suggested that the flavor resembles that of the [[kola nut]].<ref name="westch" />
In taste tests, tasters have noted that the Mexican Coke has "a more complex flavor with an ineffable spicy and herbal note",<ref name="westch">{{cite web |url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Blogs/Eat-Drink-Post/February-2010/Mexican-Coke-Hits-the-County-A-Blind-Taste-Test/ |title=Mexican Coke Hits the County: A Blind Taste Test |first=Jule |last=Sexton |date=2010-02-22 |work=Westchester Magazine |publisher=Today Media, Inc.}}</ref> and that it contained something "that darkly hinted at [[root beer]] or old-fashioned [[Sarsaparilla (soft drink)|sarsaparilla]] candies".<ref name="westch" /> Some have suggested that the flavor resembles that of the [[kola nut]].<ref name="westch" />

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A bottle of Mexican Coke.
A Bottle of Mexican Coke.

Mexican Coke, also called "Coca Cola de Mexico," "Coke de Mexico," or, informally, "MexiCoke,"[citation needed] is Coca-Cola that is made and bottled in Mexico[1] in a thick glass bottle. Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coke has become popular in the United States because of a flavor that fans call "a lot more natural tasting".[1] While many believe the primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coke and the American Coca Cola recipe is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using cane sugar as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, a scientific analysis of Mexican Coke found no sucrose in Mexican Coke, but instead found fructose and glucose levels similar to other soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup[2]

Taste tests

In taste tests, tasters have noted that the Mexican Coke has "a more complex flavor with an ineffable spicy and herbal note",[3] and that it contained something "that darkly hinted at root beer or old-fashioned sarsaparilla candies".[3] Some have suggested that the flavor resembles that of the kola nut.[3]

Bottle

Mexican Coke is bottled in a thick 355 mL or 500 mL glass bottle, which some have described in contrast to the American Coke plastic bottles as being "more elegant, with a pleasingly nostalgic shape".[3] Instead of having a vinyl label wrapped around plastic, an enamel label is painted directly on the glass bottle, with a smaller paper sticker attached to meet the requirements of U.S. nutritional facts labeling.[citation needed]

U.S. availability

Stores selling Mexican Coke often also sell imported Sprite, Fanta orange soda, and Jarritos with refined cane sugar alongside this Coke type.[1]

The World of Coca-Cola sells Mexican Coke in its gift store.

Mexican Coke is now widely distributed in the United States in Kroger grocery stores in the Western states, Dollar General Market stores, Fry's, King Soopers & City Market. It is also available in the Western US in most 7-11, Costco, H-E-B, Safeway, Sam's, WalMart stores, and BurgerFi restaurants. More recently, Wegmans and Market Basket have also begun carrying Mexican Coke in the New England states.

References

  1. ^ a b c Walker, Rob (2009-10-11). "Cult Classic". New York Times.
  2. ^ Ventura, Emily E. (14 October 2010). "Sugar Content of Popular Sweetened Beverages Based on Objective Laboratory Analysis: Focus on Fructose Content". Obesity. 19 (4): 868-874. doi:10.1038/oby.2010.255. Retrieved 22 March 2013. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Sexton, Jule (2010-02-22). "Mexican Coke Hits the County: A Blind Taste Test". Westchester Magazine. Today Media, Inc.

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