F.pier From Italy, joined Aug 2000, 1517 posts, RR: 11 Posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2461 times:
The taste seems to be the same....
At the beginning I thought that the Zero wouldn't have neather caffeione nor sugar, but it ha sthe caffeine, exactly like Light version.
Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2450 times:
They use a different sweetener for Coke Zero than for Coke Light. In my opinion does Zero taste far better than Light (or Diet), in fact, I am drinking a Zero at the moment.
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 2971 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2449 times:
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I have no idea about the chemical difference, but in my opinion Coke Zero has a definitely less ugly taste than Coke Light. It still has the artificial sweetener which leaves the ugly after-taste. Just not as ugly as Coke Light
HALFA From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1324 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2447 times:
It all depends in which country you are drinking it in. I have never liked diet soda until Coke Zero came along and now I drink it exclusively. In my opinion, the U.S. and Australia have the best recipe as it really does taste very much like the original regular Coke. However on a recent visit to Brazil, their Coke Zero tasted too watered down, it was lacking in "umph", and seemed flat. The biggest difference to me is that Diet Coke has a yucky aftertaste and Coke Zero doesn't.
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Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2443 times:
Coke Zero is basically the regular Coke formula sweetened with a mix of ace-k and aspartame while Coke Light (or as it is called in other places, Diet Coke) is a different formula that is sweetened with aspartame, although in some countries, it is sweetened with a blend of cyclamates, aspartame, and ace-k (interestingly, the infamous 'New' Coke/Coke II formula was a high-fructose corn syrup sweetened based version of the Diet Coke formula with a few minor changes).
Pyrex From Portugal, joined Aug 2005, 3538 posts, RR: 28 Reply 5, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2426 times:
Coke Light tastes like the aluminum can it comes in (eve if it's from a bottle), Coke Zero tastes like regular Coke to which you added two spoonfuls of sugar and took out all the gas in it.
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ShannoninAMA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2421 times:
Quoting Sabena332 (Reply 1): They use a different sweetener for Coke Zero than for Coke Light. In my opinion does Zero taste far better than Light (or Diet), in fact, I am drinking a Zero at the moment.
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Quoting ManuCH (Reply 2): Coke Zero has a definitely less ugly taste than Coke Light.
Although i wouldve worded the latter differently I agree, Zero tastes better. Coke light tastes just plain flat while zero has some kick to it
AirPacific747 From Denmark, joined May 2008, 2091 posts, RR: 23 Reply 7, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2421 times:
Hmm sometimes I have a hard time tasting the difference between coke light and coke zero too. But I prefer either of them over a normal coke. I hate the feeling of the sugar on your teeth after drinking it, plus its way too sweet for me
Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 977 posts, RR: 14 Reply 9, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2410 times:
I like Zero better than Light, I must admit. However, I´ve been told that Coke Zero might have some cancer issues because of the Sodium Cyclamate. Does anybody know anything about that? Or is it just another conspiracy-type rumour?
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Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 10, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2390 times:
Quoting Lanas (Reply 9): However, I´ve been told that Coke Zero might have some cancer issues because of the Sodium Cyclamate. Does anybody know anything about that? Or is it just another conspiracy-type rumour? {Confused}
Like with saccharin, there is a carcinogenic aspect to cyclamates. Oddly enough, while cyclamates have been banned in some countries (like the US and the UK) because of the carcinogens, saccharin has to date been banned only in Canada (who didn't ban cyclamates.). The US did try to ban saccharin in the late 70s, but due to there being no other sugar substitute on the market (because the US have previously banned cyclamates), the ban was never passed.
There were rumors that the US was going to overturn the ban back in the late 1980s, but it never happened. I'm guessing with the widespread use of aspartame, ace-k and sucralose as a sugar substitute, the chances are slim these days.
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 2971 posts, RR: 51 Reply 11, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
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Quoting ShannoninAMA (Reply 6): Quoting ManuCH (Reply 2):
Coke Zero has a definitely less ugly taste than Coke Light.
Although i wouldve worded the latter differently
Well, in my opinion regular Coke still remains the best, and the Coke Zero after-taste is still somewhat annoying. It disappears if you drink it really cold. But I guess you can't have it all...
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I agree, Zero tastes better. Coke light tastes just plain flat while zero has some kick to it 
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