Diet Coke vs Coke Zero

Coke Zero is for real men who don't want to buy diet coke!

Coke Zero is for real men who don't want to buy diet coke!

That has made my day lol

Coke Zero is for real men who don't want to buy diet coke!

I've always wondered why it is that if a woman buys a diet soda, no big deal. But a guy buys one, and he gets ragged on. My husband is always teased by his brothers for drinking diet soda. Of course, the source is a bunch of guys that drink Natty Boh for their alcoholic beverage instead of quality beer. Maybe you have to consider the source.

I prefer diet coke over zero. I think it has a crisper taste.
Otherwise they are basically the same although diet coke contains more caffeine but not by much.
But I am really a Dr. Pepper gal. I would rather drink my one can of regular Dr. Pepper a day.

This is what I found on the net...

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.

stay away from them both, as a previous poster mentioned. the artificial sweeteners included are so not good for you. i am convinced that they caused the cancer of the digestive tract that ultimately killed my mother. i will not allow artificial sweeteners in my house... drink water, tea sweetened w/ stevia (NOT TRUVIA but real leaf stevia found at trader joes), or other naturally sweetened drinks. please - stay away from artificial sweeteners...

just my heartfelt 2 cents...

truthfully, i do not know much about truvia except that it is not a natural process - it is manufactured in a lab... Stevia is pure and there is no need to use a lab to get the pure, natural sweetener. They do sell individual packets of Stevia... Sweet Leaf, I believe, is the brand I have purchased in the past... but normally, I get the powder at Trader Joe's that is 100% Pure Stevia. You just need a tiny bit to sweeten your drinks, etc.

It is best to give them both up and sacrifice the extra 100 calories for a Ginger Ale. Giner Ale do not contain the ingredient Aspertame that causes blotting. Good Luck.

i see what you are saying, but there was actually a bit on the local news last week about artificial sweeteners... nutrasweet DID have research saying it was a problem. they rated splenda the best and did not have enough research on truvia. regardless of what the research says, i am not sure how putting chemicals in your body can be good for you. that's all. i know many folks do not agree. my hubby drinks diet coke and coke zero - but i will not allow my children to have anything with artificial sweeteners and he fully supports that.
again - this is just my 2 cents and take it or leave it...

what stevia is:
"Stevia is a South American herb that has been used as a sweetener by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay for hundreds of years. The leaves of this small, green Stevia rebaudiana plant have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar.....Stevia has many excellent properties. The body does not metabolize the sweet glycosides from the stevia leaf or any of its processed forms - so there is no caloric intake. Stevia doesn't adversely affect blood glucose levels and may be used freely by diabetics. "

There is a diet soda made with stevia it is called zevia
www.zevia.com