- Coca-Cola is releasing its new zero-calorie drink with a hint of lemon flavour
- The new concoction was created at the beverage giant’s US headquarters
- Coke’s Japan division suggested the idea and it took 50 samples to perfect it
- But the news of Coca-Cola’s new concoction was met with skepticism online
Coca-Cola’s new outlandish concoction – zero calorie Clear with a hint of lemon – has come in for harsh criticism online.
The new flavour was concocted at Coca-Cola’s US headquarters after its Japan division suggested the idea.
It took the beverage giant around one year and 50 samples to perfect their new flavour before it was ready for sale, news.com reported.
But the product did not receive a big welcome as people took to Twitter to voice their displeasure with the new flavour.
One comment read: ‘I thought it was a joke (thought it was water)…but no’.
Coca-Cola’s new outlandish concoction – zero calorie Clear with a hint of lemon – is being bashed online
But the product did not receive a big welcome. People took to Twitter to share their skepticism towards the new drink
The new flavour was concocted at Coca-Cola’s US headquarters after it’s Japan division suggested the idea
Another comment read : ‘All soda is Coke, but if it’s clear soda, it’s Sprite’.
Another Twitter user said : ‘What’s next? Water clear diet zero coke’.
Coke’s main caramel ingredient was removed to create the new flavour and give it transparency. A hint of lemon was added with additional tuning for the base drink formula, reported Hyperbeast.
It took the beverage giant around one year and 50 samples to perfect their new flavour before it was ready for sale, news.com reported
Coke’s main caramel ingredient was removed to create the new flavour and make it transparent
On June 11, the new drink will be available exclusively in Japan. However, a pre-order of the product will be available worldwide online on the same day through Napa Japan.
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