Diet Coke & Coca Cola Zero

[dave_c]

What are the differences?

Hopefully this new Coca Cola Zero will not replace my favourite drink.

[ermintrude35]

..I was talking to our coca cola rep a couple of weeks ago, coke zero will not be replacing regular coke or diet coke.... coke zero , they say has all the taste of regular coke but no sugar.... I said is this not "diet coke?"... and she said that diet coke tastes different to regular coke, where as coke zero will not tast the same as diet coke....


...to summarise.... coke zero is pepsi max....

[Blyss]

yea I bought coke zero and have to say ..its the same as pepsi max .lol

[Kingaroo]

I think the difference is in the artificial no-calorie sweetener. I think Zero has Splenda and Diet Coke has Nutrasweet. I prefer Zero -- I'll have to try Pepsi Max!

[wonderwoman1]

i didnt like the coca cola zero, i shall still be drinking diet coke by the gallon instead!!! lol

[natalie_1982]

Doesn't bother me because I don't drink fizzy drinks, however I did try this last week and it is like Coke with no soul.

[babybop6379]

i must admit i absolutely loved coke up until diet coke with cherry came out and now i am addicted to that.

[fionio]

diet coke and diet pepsi don't appeal to boys -who think its too girly to have diet anything! Pepsi max is aimed at boys and given a cool streetwise macho image and name. Coca cola zero is cokes version of a lads diet drink

[dave_c]

Well fiono, I'm a boy and definitely straight and I prefer the taste of Diet Coke to normal Coke and that's it.

[Deckard72]

Coke Zero is definitely Coke's equivalent of Pepsi Max. They are aiming it at a demographic of young, vibrant people who don't like the idea of buying a 'diet' drink. The drink itself, according to Americans, is truer to the taste of Coca-Cola classic - in other words full fat coke without the calories! Many Americans find Diet-Coke isn't sweet enough but Coke Zero has changed all that by using aspartime and something called acesulfame potassium, essentially making it much sweeter than Diet Coke (funnily enough many Americans who dislike Diet-Coke find Coke-Light better because it is slightly sweeter).

Anyway, Coke Zero has been hugely succesful in various countries, especially Australia where it has been aimed at men and tied in with Aussie Rules Footy and Rugby League. They have suffered in Australian soft drinks market recently but the arrival of Coke Zero and the clever marketing of it, has increased sales by 19% in the first 6 weeks.

Depending on the marketing over here, I think Coke Zero will be pretty succesful. It's a Diet drink that's marketed as a cool, action drink - something the lads can share. I think Coke feel that with Diet Coke being so succesful, it will continue to be bought by women, whereas Coke Zero is very much aimed at the boys!

[Deckard72]

I am drinking some right now and I've got to say it's a little bit nasty in the aftertaste. It is sweeter than Diet Coke but in my view not as nice. Ah well, it's only my first, I may change my mind. It took me years before I could appreciate Diet Coke!