Why does mexican soda still have sugar (sucrose) in it and not high fructose corn syrup like american soda?

Answer 1

they also may have different metabolic effects, with high fructose corn syrup as a culprit for more effect on blood sugar, and possible contribution to obesity:

So what's the big deal? Some experts believe our bodies treat high fructose corn syrup more like a fat than a sugar. They think it may even trigger metabolic changes -- tricking us to eat more and store more fat.
Peter Havel, a nutrition researcher at the University of California, Davis, who has studied the metabolic effects of fructose, has found that several hormones involved in the regulation of body weight do not respond to fructose as they do to other types of sugars, such as glucose.

"Fructose doesn't appear to signal the hormonal systems involved in the long-term regulation of food intake and energy metabolism," he said.

Havel's research shows that fructose does not stimulate insulin and leptin -- two hormones that help turn down the appetite and control body weight. At the same time, fructose does not suppress our body's production of ghrelin, a hormone that increases hunger and appetite.

Other studies have shown that fructose kicks more fat into the bloodstream in the form of triglycerides, which may increase the risk of heart disease.

Answer 2

I believe the main reason is that U.S. subsidies now favor the corn industries, and so high fructose CORN syrup is now much-much cheaper to use than sugar in the U.S. (especially cane sugar). As a result, high fructose corn syrup is now used in almost every food that's sold (that's only a slight exaggeration... real some labels and check it out).

Btw, "corn syrup" (the stuff you buy in bottles for baking, etc.) is not the same as "high fructose corn syrup" --the latter has been treated in a way that makes it really not so good for the body.

Original Coca Cola was made with cane sugar before it changed formulas and tasted *much* better than the Coke we get now (made with high fructose corn syrup).

In addition to Mexican stores and some of their restaurants, real cane sugar can also be found in bottled Cokes during the Jewish Passover season at delis, etc.... think they have pink or yellow caps.

(Speaking of cane sugar, note also that some of the regular granulated sugar sold in bags nowadays at the grocery store *don't* say they're made from cane sugar... they're made from beet sugar which is cheaper and IMO not as good; the bags with cane sugar will say that prominently on the label.).

Diane B.

Answer 3

I am from Canada and we still use real sugar in our softdrinks along with aspartame and Splenda.

The main reason the US switched to the HFCS is cost, but with the turn to ethanol based fuels, the corn and other grains used to produce the alcohol for the gas in your car, that real sugar may make a come back in American sodas.

Mexico and Canada do not produce the same volume of soda that you do, And in the European Union it is require to use cane sugar to, it is a regulation, we also use what is on our labels as High Glucose Fructose, which is a higly refined sugar product. Our regular Coke and Pepsi are always kosher.

Answer 4

Because each country around the world does things differently than each other. All countries are not alike.