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Diet Coke or '''Diet Coca-Cola''' is a Sugar -free Soft Drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company . It was introduced in the United States in July 1982 , and was the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark. The product quickly overtook Tab in sales. In most non- English -speaking markets it is called '''Coca-Cola light''' or '''Coke light'''. Initially sweetened with saccharin, Diet Coke was sweetened with Aspartame as soon as it became available in the U.S. , 1983 ; however, to save money, this was originally in a blend with Saccharin . After Diet Rite cola advertised its 100 percent use of aspartame, and the manufacturer of NutraSweet (then, G.D. Searle & Company ) warned that the NutraSweet trademark would not be made available to a blend of sweeteners, Coca-Cola switched the formula to 100 percent NutraSweet, later switching back and doing without the NutraSweet trademark. Diet Coke from fountain dispensers still contains saccharin. In other countries, where Cyclamates were not banned, as they were in the U.S. and the United Kingdom in 1970 , Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Light may be sweetened with a blend containing Cyclamates , Aspartame , and Acesulfame Potassium . Fans of the drink often express a strong preference for the continental European formula over the British-American version. A version of this is now being sold in the United States as Coca-Cola Zero . In 2005 , the company released a new formulation called "Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda". Sucralose replaces aspartame in this version. It has not met with near the same success as Diet Coke With Lime and Diet Vanilla Coke . It caused a major uproar in 2005 when its introduction led to a shortage of Diet Coke in many major markets. Complaints to bottlers quickly led to the amount of product on the shelves being significantly reduced. According to the company's UK website as of 2004 :
Diet Coke does not utilize a modified form of the Coca-Cola recipe but is instead an entirely different formula. The controversial New Coke , introduced in 1985 , used a version of the Diet Coke recipe that contained sugar and had a slightly different balance of ingredients. In 2004 Coca-Cola introduced Coca-Cola C2 , which it claims tastes much closer to Coca Cola but contains half the Carbohydrates . When Tab was released in 1963 , the Coca-Cola Company refused to use the Coca-Cola brandname, fearing that its flagship brand might suffer by being used on another product, the long-term viability of which was uncertain. Its rival Pepsi had no such qualms, and after the long-term success of its sugar-free brand Diet Pepsi , launched in 1964 , became clear, Coca-Cola decided to launch a new sugar-free brand under the Coca-Cola name to compete with Diet Pepsi. With the well-known name, it could be marketed more extensively than the more anonymously dubbed Tab. Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi have capitalized on the markets of people who require low calorie regimens, such as Diabetics and people with other health conditions, athletes, and people who want to lose weight. In the UK, a 330 ml can of Diet Coke contains around 1.3 Calories (5 kilojoules) compared to 142 Calories (595 kJ) for a regular can of Coca Cola. BRAND PORTFOLIO
In Germany and nearby countries, the drink is referred to as "Cola Light", a usage the Coca-Cola Company has tried hard to discourage, as "cola" is a generic word that refers to any such drink; likewise, the company has fought a long battle against the use of "Cola" instead of "Coke". Commercials refer only to "Coke light" or "Coca-Cola light". In France and in the spanish-speaking-countries the term "Coca Light" is normally used. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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