*James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola, discloses the company will be bringing a Coke ‘sweetened with US cane sugar’ into the market this fall, as an ‘enduring option for consumers’ in the American country

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Sequel to United States (US) President Donald Trump’s renewed move to influence the company on adopting “US-grown real cane sugar”, Coca-Cola Tuesday, July 22, 2025, said it would release a “version of Coke” in the American country with it.

James Quincey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coca-Cola, on a call with analysts, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be bringing a Coke sweetened with US cane sugar into the market this fall, and I think that will be an enduring option for consumers.”

The global soft drink giant currently uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) for many of its US products 鈥� a sweetener that has long drawn criticism from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥� agenda, agency report said.

It is recalled President Trump, last week, said Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar in the United States version of Coke.

Trump wrote on Truth Social: 鈥淭his will be a very good move by them 鈥� You鈥檒l see. It鈥檚 just better!鈥�

Coca-Cola at the time did not confirm the move even if it said it appreciated Trump鈥檚 鈥渆nthusiasm鈥� for its brand, according to report.

In announcing the new option, CEO Quincey insisted that the main Coke product would still be made with corn syrup, with the cane sugar version offered as an alternative in the US.

Mexican Coke 鈥� which is made with cane sugar 鈥� is often sold at a premium in US stores and prized for its more 鈥渘atural鈥� flavour.

The US President, however, did not explain what motivated his push for the change, which would not impact his well-known favourite beverage, Diet Coke.

Since his return to the White House Monday, January 20, 2025, Trump reportedly has reinstalled a special button in the Oval Office that summons a helping of the sugar-free carbonated drink.

HFCS became popular in the 1970s, with its use skyrocketing thanks to government subsidies for corn growers and high import tariffs on cane sugar.

Any shift away from corn is likely to draw backlash in the Corn Belt, a Midwestern region that has been a stronghold of support for Trump, report stated.

It is equally noted both HFCS and sucrose (cane sugar) are composed of fructose and glucose, but differ at the structural level.

Those differences don鈥檛 appear to significantly affect health outcomes, according to research.

It is also indicated that Trump鈥檚 preferred Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame 鈥� a compound classified as a 鈥減ossible carcinogen鈥� by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

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