Coca-Cola Announces New Soda With Sugar Cane Coming This Fall

The Trump administration is really moving the needle to Make America Healthy Again!

In a press release on Tuesday, Coca-Cola announced that it will launch a new soda in the fall that contains real cane sugar.

The move by Coca-Cola comes a week after President Trump announced he was in talks with Coca-Cola to use cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.

CBS reported more on Coke’s move:

Coca-Cola said on Tuesday it plans to launch a beverage for the U.S. market that use cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.

The announcement, which came as the company reported second-quarter earnings, follows a social media post by President Trump last week claiming that he had persuaded Coca-Cola to use real cane sugar in its U.S. cola.

Mr. Trump, who is known to be a fan of Diet Coke, wrote in the July 16 post on Truth Social that he had been “speaking to Coca-Cola” about the suggestion and that “they have agreed to do so.”

Coke said the new product will use cane sugar produced in the U.S. and will expand its product range. “This addition is designed to complement the company’s strong core portfolio and offer more choices across occasions and preferences,” the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Coca-Cola already makes soda with cane sugar in Mexico, where it’s sold in glass bottles. Coke’s U.S. cola formula uses high-fructose corn syrup, according to Coca-Cola’s website. The Mexican version is typically pricier when it’s imported and sold in the U.S.

Cane sugar is nearly 100% sucrose, which consists of roughly 50% glucose and 50% fructose. By contrast, the most common form of high-fructose corn syrup contains 55% fructose and 45% glucose. Fructose is handled differently in the body than other sugars, and some experts warn that it contribute to a range of health issues.

Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported that net revenue of $12.5 billion in the April to July period, up 1% from the year-ago period and in line Wall Street forecasts, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Net income for the quarter rose 58% to $3.8 billion.

The company attributed its strong performance in part to its marketing, efforts including its “Share a Coke” campaign that features personalized bottles and cans.

BREAKING: Coca-Cola confirms it will offer soda sweetened with cane sugar this fall in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/EEhBMzb7Pb

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 22, 2025

"I have been speaking to @CocaCola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!" –President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/9L27oxlYUj

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 16, 2025

ABC News reported more on Trump’s conversation with Coca-Cola:

President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that Coca-Cola has agreed to switch from using high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar in its signature drink in the U.S.

“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them – You’ll see. It’s just better!”

The beverage company, which since the 1980s has used high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten Coca-Cola, has yet to confirm the switch.

Trump says Coke agrees to use cane sugar in US
Nutritional experts told ABC News that switching to cane sugar is a step in the right direction but there’s not much difference between the two when it comes to their effects on the body, particularly when consumed in excess.

“No matter what, high sugar intake has been linked to all of the negative health effects,” Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic, told ABC News. “The high-fructose content is just very palatable. It’s highly used and in abundance across multiple products and when anything is exposed and consumed in excess is when we have start to have risk factors.”