"Coke Zero contains aspartame as a sweetener, which provides about four calories per gram, which is about the same as the caloric content of sugar. However, aspartame is vastly sweeter than sugar, so they can use much less aspartame to achieve the same flavor. A 12 oz. can of regular Coke contains 39 grams of sugar. An identical can of Coke Zero contains 59 milligrams of aspartame, nearly two orders of magnitude less. So, then, a 12 oz. serving of Coke Zero contains about a calorie, but due to food labeling laws, they’re allowed to round it down to zero."
"Coke Zero contains aspartame as a sweetener, which provides about four calories per gram, which is about the same as the caloric content of sugar. However, aspartame is vastly sweeter than sugar, so they can use much less aspartame to achieve the same flavor. A 12 oz. can of regular Coke contains 39 grams of sugar. An identical can of Coke Zero contains 59 milligrams of aspartame, nearly two orders of magnitude less. So, then, a 12 oz. serving of Coke Zero contains about a calorie, but due to food labeling laws, they’re allowed to round it down to zero."
Mmmmm ok. See that makes sense.
Mmmmm ok. See that makes sense.
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