Which one do you prefer and what are the differences?

I've been drinking Coca-Cola all my life, so the habit part not withstanding, I think Pepsi is too sweet. Coke has a much harsher bite, (enjoyably so). It may even taste a bit better than Pepsi when both have gone flat, although I wouldn't swear to that, since I usually throw it away first.

Neither one is as good since they started using fructose in addition to sucrose in the mix. The fruit sugar gives me cramps in the heat, while the cane sugar never seemed to. They carry different chemical formulas; Sucrose C12,H22,O11, Fructose C6,H12,O6. Webster's calls the Fructose "a very sweet sugar".

Thought Pepsi had NutraSweet in it...

Coke is indescribably better than Pepsi.

Coke by a mile.

pepsi is too sweet. Coke is great. I get real aggravated in restaurants when you ask for a coke and they bring out pepsi without telling you.

I personally don't drink either, seeing how they have been proven to cause Health Issues in the future, But if I had to pick one it would have to Coca-Cola. :)

Thought Pepsi had NutraSweet in it...

I would think they would only use this in the diet offering. It does taste better than saccharin but costs more. People allergic to the amino acid phenylalanine are told to avoid Nutra-Sweet. But I will definitely check on my next trip to the supermarket.

Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi, so much better than Coke, i swear Coke just tastes like fizzy air sometimes

I would think they would only use this in the diet offering. It does taste better than saccharin but costs more. People allergic to the amino acid phenylalanine are told to avoid Nutra-Sweet. But I will definitely check on my next trip to the supermarket.
I breifly looked it up, it appears that none do anymore, but diet pepsi did in the past.

Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi, so much better than Coke, i swear Coke just tastes like fizzy air sometimes

Dude, if Coke has been tasting like fizzy air to you, you need to attempt some positive behavioral modification. Be kind to your taste buds, they have to last you a lifetime!

Oh, Happy New Year to you and all!

pepsi is to carbonated, not very refreshing, also not very enjoyable to swallow. Defiantly coke.

Coke here as well, am I the only one who likes flat Coke?

Dude, if Coke has been tasting like fizzy air to you, you need to attempt some positive behavioral modification. Be kind to your taste buds, they have to last you a lifetime!

Ha, as if. Pepsi FTW

Coke here as well, am I the only one who likes flat Coke?
yeah i reckon

Hmmm... its a tuff choice, they both kinda suck compared to how they used to taste when cane sugar was used... but i think coke takes it.. pepsi is a lil harder to enjoy for some reason, either way, i just buy which ever one is cheaper at the given time =p.
I have to admit however, that i like them both best on ice for what ever reason. And flat coke does taste better than flat pepsi.
I do enjoy me some cane coke when i visit the caribean, and its so much better ^^

Im not sure about liking it flat..haha.. but i do enjoy coke watered down a little.

Maccas water down their coke and it tastes better i reckon

Pepsi - sweet taste
Coke - has a burning taste

They have knocked out C&C Cola, RC Cola and have taken over them here in the states. 7-Up is Pepsi, Canada Dry is Coke. Price wars weekly.. No one wants to pay $5 bucks for 2 liter of soda. Cases goes up. So who wins? none.

Pepsi is for you if you a low sugar level, but otherwise i think poeple like me prefer the harsher taste of coke ;) However, if someone said to me "would you like a can of pepsi for free or a can of coke for 50p?" I'll get the pepsi ;)

Any of you tried pepsi max or glass of coke with a bit of lemon sqeezed in it ??

I rather drink Coke, then RC and then pepsi. I've noticed, in my travels, that coke in other countries, Mexico, Spain, Italy, and in Australia taste better than they do here.Pepsi - sweet taste
Coke - has a burning taste

They have knocked out C&C Cola, RC Cola and have taken over them here in the states. 7-Up is Pepsi, Canada Dry is Coke. Price wars weekly.. No one wants to pay $5 bucks for 2 liter of soda. Cases goes up. So who wins? none.
You pay $5 for a 2-liter??? Wow.....here it is and has been $0.99 for almost 10 years or so...


Any of you tried pepsi max or glass of coke with a bit of lemon sqeezed in it ??yes but not lemon...with lime.

Well... then that's a no. Lime is similar to lemon though.

I rather drink Coke, then RC and then pepsi. I've noticed, in my travels, that coke in other countries, Mexico, Spain, Italy, and in Australia taste better than they do here.
You pay $5 for a 2-liter??? Wow.....here it is and has been $0.99 for almost 10 years or so...


yes but not lemon...with lime.

No it never gets to $5 bucks it does get to $3.50 something I won't pay that I'll drink 0.64 cents SamsClub Soda sold at Wal-Mart instead. A few weeks now its been 5x 2 liter for $4 dollars, but just for the holidays for Coke Products. A friend of mine works to Coke in IT and he can get the 20 oz bottle you get from the vendoring machine for $.50 cent.

Yes I've been to the UK many times and Coke always taste different there than it does here. Sometimes coke can test sweet like Pepsi if mixed right in the fountains. If you don't like the way coke taste you can all them up and they'll send you a bunch of free coupons for their software. It happen to me and the wife. Vanila Coke made us sick to the stomach when it first came out. Funny coke sent me a box to fit a 2 liter box in and it could be FedEx back to them with free pickup. It took them 3 weeks for the secret call from coke test lab to get back to me with the results. They didn't want me to go to the press with it.

Anyway I have Cherry Coke in the REFG now.. I still think Wild Cherry Pepsi taste 100% better. Coke also makes the cheap stuff called Fanta. Wow! they have Crush orange soda and Mello Yello boy this some soda empire. I wonder what happen? I guess sells couldn't meet the demand for the smaller vendors too keep up! Merge they did all of them with either coke or pepsi.

I'm still part of the "Coice of a New Generation" even though I'm now 42!

-- Andy

I prefer Pepsi over Coca Cola.

Although DP is the best.

I'm still part of the "Coice of a New Generation" even though I'm now 42!

-- Andy
Are you sure you're only 42? Sort of young for a prog-rocker. What's that you're trying to spell, "Coitus of a new generation"?

I miss the old coca cola tv spots (... can't beat it....) but I like the taste of pepsi better :D
plus I don't like the new 'zero' crap. btw is it just a european product or is coke zero available all over?

It is available in the US, as well as Sprite Zero.

oh nice. but you don't have fanta, do you?

Of course we do....Fanta, Fanta, Do you wanna Fanta?

I think we have 4 flavors, Grape, Orange, Lemon-lime, and something else.....

I miss the old coca cola tv spots (... can't beat it....) but I like the taste of pepsi better :D
plus I don't like the new 'zero' crap. btw is it just a european product or is coke zero available all over?

If they take all the caffeine and refined sugar out of Coke, all you've got left is carbonated water and food coloring. Ur, Zero..! Concur, do I. Face it, without the stimulant and the poison, you might as well drink water.

As to the TV advertising, didn't Michael Jackson's head almost get blown off making a Pepsi commercial? I don't drink it, but God bless the Pepsi Corporation anyway! (LOL)

Who has had Tango, tastes just like Fanta. What are the differences ?

Of course we do....Fanta, Fanta, Do you wanna Fanta?

I think we have 4 flavors, Grape, Orange, Lemon-lime, and something else.....

thats interesting because I was told fanta is an EU product and in America its all about 7up and other sugar waters...
we have like 5 or 6 tastes for fanta but in only like the orange taste...

captaincranky, you're right and I do drink water most of the time and sometimes as tea :)
a pepsi is something I drink once in a while but coke is not what it was 10 years ago... its a different taste and I don't like it. worst thing is coke zero because the taste is even worse than diet coke (which in Germany is "coke light" - same for pepsi and others...) :D

thats interesting because I was told fanta is an EU product and in America its all about 7up and other sugar waters...
we have like 5 or 6 tastes for fanta but in only like the orange taste...

captaincranky, you're right and I do drink water most of the time and sometimes as tea :)
a pepsi is something I drink once in a while but coke is not what it was 10 years ago... its a different taste and I don't like it. worst thing is coke zero because the taste is even worse than diet coke (which in Germany is "coke light" - same for pepsi and others...) :D
Turns out there are more than 4 flavors available in the US. They are just not all available in all parts of the US.

United States
Most Fanta flavours are only available in certain regions of the country, except for Orange, now available nationwide. For many years, Fanta could only be found in some areas as a fountain drink (often Fanta Root Beer and Fanta Ginger Ale or Fanta Orange). Fanta Pineapple, Strawberry, and Grape are available in many regions.

Orange (nationwide)
Apple
Berry (retired)
Birch Beer
Boo Berry
Cherry
Citrus (formally Citra; regional flavour)
Frozen Banana
Frozen Blueberry
Frozen Cherry
Fruit Punch (available in Hawaii)
Ginger Ale (available only in fountain)
Grape
Lemon (retired)
Orange Cream
Peach (available in the southeastern U.S.)
Pineapple
Pink Grapefruit (retired)
Red Creme Soda (retired in 1990s)
Red Tangerine
Root Beer (now replaced by Barq's)
Strawberry
Zero Orange (a diet version. Available in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa and Texas)

I have a cousin that works for Coke in Atlanta, so I voted for Coke, but I really don't have a brand peference. I brought Pepsi to his house one time, and he told me I had to get that *%i& out of there.

yep...coke all the way.... same problem with pepsi being way to sweet making you more thursty.

Has anyone had tango or red bull ?

red bull is cool :>... kind sweet kinda bitter...makes a cool taste :D

Red Bull and COKE go great with most of the liquor I drink.

Montser is pretty good also, the Green one

Pepsi all the way.

I grew up in the American South (it's okay, I'm not racist) and my grandfather helped invent the first Minute Maid vending machines so drinking Pepsi was pretty much a sin in my grandmother's house. I've always found Pepsi to be way too sweet and watery tasting.

If I was going to have coke with lemon, make is a regular coke with a slice of REAL lemon- thats the best. But in general I don't drink either very much anymore, new studies are coming out saying that soda is actually bad for your mitochondria. And anyone whose played Parasite Eve knows you just don't mess around with mitochondria.