Diet or Zero Sugar soda? (diet soda fans only) (whiskey, health, pizza)

[Suburban_Guy]

For those that drink non-sugar sodas (this is not a health topic or debate by the way), do you like diet or zero sugar versions of your soda?

I noticed in the past year or two that various diet soda brands have been coming out with "zero-sugar" versions. And for me, every single zero-sugar soda tastes far better than the diet version. It has a slightly sweeter taste and not too much of the aftertaste of diet.

I recently tried Zero Sugar Mountain Dew, AW Root Beer, Coke Zero, and Dr. Pepper.

[Texas Ag 93]

I only drink sodas (colas or lemon lime) as a mixer with whiskey, so about one can a week. For a long while, I used Diet Coke, but then my husband started buying Coke Zero, so I tried it for the first time about a month ago and found that I like it more than the Diet Coke. It's sweeter and tastes more like regular Coke. I still use regular Sprite when I do lemon-lime.

So I guess my answer is I prefer the Zero sugar version better than Diet as well.

[astrohip]

Diet. I prefer the dry tart taste of Diet Coke. Zero drinks taste too much like the regular versions, which are too sweet for me.

After 40 years of drinking diet drinks, I've become acclimated to their taste.

[gentlearts]

I don’t drink much soda, but when I do it is usually Coke Zero. Last week we had pizza and Diet Pepsi at Sam’s Club ($2.50, such a deal) and the Diet Pepsi was really delicious. It was fountain and nice and cold. I’m not sure it will be as good from a bottle, but I’m going to try it.

[astrohip]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

the Diet Pepsi was really delicious.

Diet Pepsi?!? You're gonna lose your Georgia card.

[olivia25]

I prefer zero sugar.

[Jkgourmet]

Originally Posted by astrohip

Diet. I prefer the dry tart taste of Diet Coke. Zero drinks taste too much like the regular versions, which are too sweet for me.

After 40 years of drinking diet drinks, I've become acclimated to their taste.

EXACTLY what I was about to say.

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by astrohip

Diet Pepsi?!? You're gonna lose your Georgia card.

LOL, I’m just a yankee transplant, so on thin ice anyway.

[GraniteStater]

Pepsi Zero over Diet for certain.....

[Sassybluesy]

Diet Pepsi is my soda of choice. If I can't have a diet (or zero sugar) version of soda, I'll have unsweetened tea.


For ME the only difference I've noticed between zero sugar and diet, is in zero sugar coke. And I like it. It has that...kind of spicy bite to it, without the sugar...I can really taste "the cokeness" of it.


I won't drink regular soda. It leaves a yuck aftertaste in my mouth.