Coca Cola From Mexico

[LyndaK]

I work at a grocery store and a lot of people are asking for the Coke made in Mexico since it is still made with sugar cane syrup rather than high frutose corn syrup. The Zoe 8 diet talks about how the HFCS is 10 times harsher on your body than regular sugar syrup is to digest.

So my question is, is the carmel color in Coke from Mexico (since it is not made in the US) safe for us? I would love to drink something that is better for me but isn't a diet drink with asperatame (rat posion) in it.

Thanks

Have a great day!!

LyndaK

[jerseyangel]

Hi Lynda--I don't know about the Mexican Coke, but I drink (once in a while) Boylan Cane Cola. I get it at Whole Foods. It's a milder cola, sweetened with sugar. It is also marked "gluten free" right on the package!

[LyndaK]

Thanks, I'll have to look for that. I have never really thought about looking for special colas before but now... I hope they carry it at Sun Harvest, it's only 30 miles away verses 50 for Whole Foods.

Thanks

Have a great day!

LyndaK

[celiacgirls]

I would love to know about the Mexican Coke, too. My daughter and I drank part of a bottle and she got a tummy ache and I got very sleepy and foggy. We had just eaten at a restaurant catering to and run by celiacs so I would think the food was safe but you never know. The next time I went there, they did not know if the Mexican Coke was gluten-free so I haven't had it since.

[penguin]

I would love to know about the Mexican Coke, too. My daughter and I drank part of a bottle and she got a tummy ache and I got very sleepy and foggy. We had just eaten at a restaurant catering to and run by celiacs so I would think the food was safe but you never know. The next time I went there, they did not know if the Mexican Coke was gluten-free so I haven't had it since.

Where did you find the Mexican coke?

[celiacgirls]

Where did you find the Mexican coke?

I found it at Wildwood Cafe.

Have you been glutened there? I would think it is safe but next time I go I am going to ask how they prepare the sandwiches on wheat bread and the possibility of cc.

[penguin]

I found it at Wildwood Cafe.

Have you been glutened there? I would think it is safe but next time I go I am going to ask how they prepare the sandwiches on wheat bread and the possibility of cc.

I've only ever gotten cake and bread there, so I haven't gotten glutened. It's so expensive for things I can make at home, especially since I don't like sandwiches.

I hope it didn't make your daughter sick! Is there anything else it could have been?

Also, I'm 98% mexican coke is gluten-free, since all coke products in the US are The only difference should be sugar instead of corn syrup.

[celiacgirls]

I've only ever gotten cake and bread there, so I haven't gotten glutened. It's so expensive for things I can make at home, especially since I don't like sandwiches.

I hope it didn't make your daughter sick! Is there anything else it could have been?

Also, I'm 98% mexican coke is gluten-free, since all coke products in the US are The only difference should be sugar instead of corn syrup.

I would have thought the coke is ok, too, but when I was trying to figure out what it could be, I noticed the Mexican coke has caramel color which in the US is from corn (I think) but maybe not in Mexico. Although it does seem unlikely they would use wheat for this and not much else. Anyway, I am afraid to try it again.

We had Wildwood's pancakes and fruit and the Mexican coke. Now that we are strictly gluten-free, I am always looking for hidden gluten whenever her tummy hurts.

I work at a grocery store and a lot of people are asking for the Coke made in Mexico since it is still made with sugar cane syrup rather than high frutose corn syrup. The Zoe 8 diet talks about how the HFCS is 10 times harsher on your body than regular sugar syrup is to digest.

So my question is, is the carmel color in Coke from Mexico (since it is not made in the US) safe for us? I would love to drink something that is better for me but isn't a diet drink with asperatame (rat posion) in it.

Thanks

Have a great day!!

LyndaK

I just saw in our paper today (in Austin) that Dr. Pepper in this area is made with sugar. I have replaced my morning coffee habit with a Dr. Pepper habit since being gluten-free, so I feel a little better about this. I don't know where you are from but you might check the ingredients in your Dr. Pepper. Supposedly it will say either sugar or HFCS.

[Guest cassidy]

I drank coke light (diet coke) in Mexico without any problems. So, I would think that if the diet is ok, then the regular coke would be fine, but I didn't try it so I can't say for sure.

[prinsessa]

I hope the coke from Mexico is ok because it tastes sooooo much better. It tastes like how coke used to taste....especially from a glass bottle....yum!

[LyndaK]

I live in Boerne and I will check our Dr. Pepper. I just checked and it says on the cans: HFCS. What size do you buy?

I also so like the flavor of the Mexican Coke since it does taste like the Coke we used to drink when we were younger.

It just get frustrating that every drink out there seems to have HFCS. I just looked at Arizona Lemon Tea, it has it too. Any ideas?

[hez]

I used to live in Texas and frequently had the Coke-a-Cola from Mexico. I loved it! I was not gluten-free then so I am not sure about the gluten-free. Wishing I lived in Texas again.

Hez

[celiacgirls]

I live in Boerne and I will check our Dr. Pepper. I just checked and it says on the cans: HFCS. What size do you buy?

I also so like the flavor of the Mexican Coke since it does taste like the Coke we used to drink when we were younger.

It just get frustrating that every drink out there seems to have HFCS. I just looked at Arizona Lemon Tea, it has it too. Any ideas?

I just looked on my bottle today and it also says HFCS. I just read that in the paper this week so maybe it is just making its way to the stores. So sorry to misinform.