No Grains or Legumes
During Passover, many observant Jews can’t consume grains and legumes. Since corn is part of that food group, Coca-Cola can’t use high-fructose corn syrup and expect Passover followers to drink it. Therefore, the small change has a huge impact. Now, Jewish people can drink their favorite beverage during the holiday because it uses sucrose instead of corn syrup!
Sucrose for the Win
Coca-Cola used sucrose before, which was the preferred ingredient. However, the sweetener was replaced with corn syrup because it was cheaper. How did the brand decide to add sucrose back to Coke again for Passover?