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womanofthehills

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5. Most sugar in coke comes from Asia not US

Reply to tulipsandroses (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:08 AM

Jul 19

US crop is heavily contaminated with glyphosate- Asia crop might be too -

US crop is sprayed with glyphosate right before harvest for even drying and sweeter sugar. This spraying is effecting the land and water in Florida and Louisiana.

I will only buy organic sugar and I eat 95% organically but unfortunately I love those Mexican cokes esp with a heavy meal as the acid really helps digestion. I make my own kombucha which works as good as coke for digestion- so I have more kombucha than coke but coke is addicting.

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So about Coca Cola using sugar. Does trump realize that we do not produce enough sugar in the USA for current demand? [View all] tulipsandroses Jul 19 OP

The "first family of corporate welfare", markodochartaigh Jul 19 #1

He doesn't realize anything. Why would he realize that? MIButterfly Jul 19 #2

Sugar beets were big business when I was a kid DenaliDemocrat Jul 19 #3

And aluminum tariffs on Canada will boost the cost of a can even more . . . hatrack Jul 19 #4

Coke in glass bottles keeps going up in price too womanofthehills Jul 19 #6

Most sugar in coke comes from Asia not US womanofthehills Jul 19 #5

Tariffs, baby, tariffs. republianmushroom Jul 19 #7