Course:FNH200/Assignments/2021/Coke vs. Coke Zero

Introduction

The two products that we have chosen to compare and contrast are the regular Coke and Coke Zero. These are both popular drinks that can be bought in supermarkets, restaurants, and in convenience stores. While Coke comes in the generic red bottle, the Coke Zero comes in a black bottle to help differentiate between the two of them. Therefore, in this page, we will be identifying the difference and similarities within the ingredients and how the ingredients affect the taste of the product.

Product Photos

Within this page, we have posted images of the coke bottles as well as the labels which show the ingredients on them as well.

Coke Zero Bottle with Ingredients

Coke Ingredient List

Ingredients List

Coke Zero

Ingredients	Identify fat substitutes, sugar Substitutes, additives	Explain their roles, and what they contribute to the product
Carbonated water	Base ingredient	Carbonated Water is the base ingredient in Coke zero. It is what makes coke zero bubbles.
caramel colour	Additive	Gives it the brown color
phosphoric acid	Additive	Gives it the flavor
aspartame (contains phenylalanine)	Sugar substitute	Low calories sweetener
potassium benzoate	Additive	preservative
natural flavour	Additive	Gives it the flavor
potassium citrate	Additive	pH adjusting agents, acid-reacting materials or water correcting agents
acesulfame-potassium	Sugar substitute	Sweetener
caffeine	Additive	Enhance the flavor of the coke

Coke

Ingredients	Identify fat substitutes, sugar Substitutes, additives	Explain their roles, and what they contribute to the product
carbonated water	Base ingredient	Carbonated Water is the base ingredient in Coke zero. It is what makes coke zero bubbles.
sugar/glucose-fructose	Additive	Acts as a sweetening agent for Coke as well as a natural preservative
caramel flavor	Additive	Gives it the brown color
phosphoric acid	Additive	Gives it the flavor
natural flavour	Additive	Used for flavouring, as well as a preservative
caffeine	Additive	Enhance the flavor of the coke

The ingredients of Coke and Coke zero are listed below. Coke and Coke Zero share four ingredients: Carbonated Water, Phosphoric acid, natural flavour, and caffeine.

Coke zero contains the ingredient caramel colour. Coke contains the ingredient caramel flavour. The caramel flavour ingredient in Coke gives Coke a caramel taste and a brown colour, where Coke Zero's caramel colour only gives a brown colour.

Coke has sugar and glucose-fructose. These two ingredients are additives that serve to sweeten the Coke. Sugar and glucose-fructose are high in calories. Coke Zero uses two low-calorie sugar substitutes, aspartame and acesulfame-potassium, to achieve a similar Coke-like taste.

In Coke, sugar is used as a preservative. In Coke zero, potassium benzoate is used to preserve Coke Zero. Potassium Benzoate is an additive.

The final ingredient in Coke zero is potassium citrate. Potassium citrate is an additive and is used to adjust the Coke Zero's PH.

Labels

1. The Coke and Coke Zero bottle labels both include their list of ingredients, nutritional facts table, bilingual labelling, country of origin, quantity of the drink, as well as recycling information!
2. The information on the label does comply with the regulatory requirements. The bottle has a list of ingredients, expiry date, bilingual language requirement, country of origin, etc. which is all required for compliance with labelling requirements.
   

   Coke Zero Bottle
   

   Coke Zero Label
   

   Coke Label