How much does a can of diet soda weigh in grams/oz?

Question

My friend and I are having a debate. I think that a can of diet coke weights less than a can of regular coke due to its chemical make-up (sugar content). However, she disagree's. We do not have access to a scale sensitive enough to weigh the two cans. Does anyone else have any accurate data, such as how much the two weigh?

Answer 1

Wow...I found the answer.

The mass of the sugar is significantly higher than the mass of the Nutrasweet.

Answer 2

The cans are filled and sold by volume (e.g., 12 fluid ounces). All else being equal, the regular Coke is probably more dense (weighs more per unit of volume) than the diet Coke, therefore a can of regular Coke would weigh more. However, the difference is tiny and probably unmeasurable due to the variability in filling the cans (not every can contains EXACTLY 12 ounces, it's kind of an average).

Answer 3

That's what I usually do, except I get medium instead of large. The reason I order all of that and a diet coke is because I'm a Type 1 diabetic (the kind not caused from eating too many sugary foods and such, that's type 2, and is usually caused from obesity.), and sugary drinks are a lot worse than regular food. We count carbs, and a drink can have the same amount of carbs or less than a certain amount of food, and still bring my blood sugar up a lot higher. As for non - diabetics, I have no idea, unless they just like the taste of diet soda better... hmmm.......

Answer 4

I think the cans weight about the same. It doesn't matter what's inside them.