Is Coke Sugar Free really sugar free? Why is Coke called Happy Fat House Water?

The main ingredients of cola are water, carbon dioxide and carbohydrates, and its nutrients are sodium, energy, carbonic acid and carbohydrates. Nowadays, everyone pays attention to health preservation, so many colas on the market are sugar-free colas. In fact, we don’t know much about it. Does sugar-free cola really have no sugar at all? Let’s continue reading.

Contents of this article

1. Is Coca-Cola Sugar Free really sugar-free?

2. Why is Coke called Happy Fat House Water?

3. Will Coke explode if placed in the refrigerator?

Is Coca-Cola Sugar Free really sugar-free?

Sugar-free cola means no sucrose. Its sweetness comes from "aspartame" and "acesulfame potassium", which are artificial sweeteners with high sweetness and very low calories. Sugar-free cola is to replace the low-sugar ingredients in cola with artificial sweeteners. Each gram of artificial sweetener is 100-20,000 times sweeter than one gram of sugar, and its calories can be completely ignored.

Artificial sweeteners are a class of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are widely used in food, beverages, medicines and personal care products to replace sucrose. Since most artificial sweeteners are hardly converted by the human body, they are called calorie-free sugars.

Aspartame is a dipeptide methyl ester, a completely synthetic non-sugar artificial sweetener. It is heat unstable and will be degraded if stored in liquid for a long time.

Acesulfame potassium has strong thermal stability. Under acidic conditions, acesulfame potassium can undergo slight hydrolysis and produce acetoacetamide.

Why is Coke called Happy Fat House Water?

Because cola is a carbonated drink, it will bubble up when poured out of the cup, and you will burp after drinking it, which can bring happiness. In addition, the calories in cola are not low, and drinking too much can easily lead to weight gain, so it is called happy fat water. Coke is a sweet, caffeinated, but non-alcoholic carbonated drink.

The main ingredients of Coke are water, carbon dioxide and carbohydrates, and its nutritional components are sodium, energy, carbonic acid and carbohydrates.

The name "Cola" comes from one of the early ingredients of Coke: kola nut extract.

Drinking cola in moderation has no side effects and has certain benefits to human health.

Will Coke explode if placed in the refrigerator?

Generally speaking, cola will not explode if placed in a refrigerator, but it may explode if placed in a freezer. The reason why cola explodes is that there is a certain amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in cola. After freezing, the carbon dioxide overflows and the pressure in the can increases. When taken out of the freezer and brought to room temperature, it will explode due to thermal expansion and contraction.

The main ingredients of cola are sugar, carbon dioxide, caramel, phosphoric acid, caffeine, etc. Due to the large amount of carbon dioxide, it will slowly release carbon dioxide. When it is shaken, the carbon dioxide is released faster, and foaming will occur.

Coke contains caffeine. A small amount of coke will not affect human sleep and nervous system. However, drinking a large amount of coke may cause sleep system disorders, causing insomnia, excitement, tension, and poor sleep quality.

The recipe of Coke is not exactly the same in different countries and regions. The ingredients with local characteristics help to adapt to the tastes of customers in different places.