- President Donald Trump said that Coca-Cola agreed to swap corn syrup for real cane sugar in Coke.
- Coca-Cola has not commented on or confirmed the president's statement.
- If the swap is made, US-based Coca-Cola drinks would taste more like Mexican Coke products.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a "better" version of Coca-Cola products was on its way.
In a Truth Social post, the president said he'd been working on a deal with the beverage company to use real cane sugar in Coke products in the United States, "and they have agreed to do so."
"I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola," Trump wrote in his post. "This will be a very good move by them — You'll see. It's just better!"
The company had not commented on or confirmed the president's statement at the time of publication.
Coca-Cola already sells a cane sugar version of its soda in the US, marketed as Coca‑Cola Mexico or, colloquially, Mexican Coke, since many of its sodas sold in Mexico are made with cane sugar. However, most of its products sold in the United States are sweetened with corn syrup.
Representatives for Coca-Cola and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Coca-Cola's stock didn't respond to Trump's announcement in after-hours trading. Shares for the soda company were at $69.27 at market close.
The Trump administration, through its Make America Health Again initiative spearheaded by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has urged companies to remove ingredients such as dyes and preservatives from their formulas. Some companies, like PepsiCo, Nestlé, and General Mills, have announced they will remove artificial ingredients and colorings from popular food items by the end of the year.
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