Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero?

Question

Ok so this has been bothering me for a long time now

I was comparing diet coke to coke zero...and their the exact same

is there any difference between them? they both have zero calories and 30 mg of sodium

why would they create the same product twice?

and another question

how does diet pepsi max make you hyper if it has 0 calories and 35 sodium

I know there is ginseng and caffeine but wouldn't that make it at least a few more calories, considering it's supposed to get you hyped

please help me I'm desperate ha

Answer 1

Don't know about the nitty,gritty stuff but hands down-coke zero wins!!!!!!

Tastes completely diff from diet coke which is pathetic.

Answer 2

The two cokes are marketing only in difference.

Max (and most energy drinks)... the ginseng etc is so low it won't add calories - once again more marketing than anything else.

Answer 3

i think diet tastes different but i dont know how

caffeine is the thing that makes you hyper in it, nothing else, well sugar helps but its mainly the caffeine

Answer 4

diet coke has the "diet" flavor

coke zero IS a diet soda, however, is advertised to have the regular coke taste (although it doesnt!)

and as far as diet pepsi max, theres almost no difference between that and diet pepsi.  theres such a minimal addition of caffeine and ginseng that the nutrition facts (since they are rounded to the nearest 10) dont change.

Answer 5

Hot on the heels of Diet Coke With Splenda comes Coca-Cola Zero. Coke Zero is sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium (ace-k) and has zero calories. The only chemical difference between Coke Zero and Diet Coke is that Coke Zero has about half the aspartame but has more ace-k.

Confused anyone? It's a marketing thing - Coke have manufactured a "diet" coke without using the word diet... which in their eyes will appeal to a different demographic.

Answer 6

coke zero has less sugar i think :]

Answer 7

diet coke- aspartame ( equal)

Coke zero- splenda

Totally different sweetners, totally different taste- try the blind taste test!!!

Answer 8

the tastes are extremely different

coke zero is much much better tasting

while diet coke is bitter

Answer 9

i think one of them is caffeine free