Trump says he convinces Coca-Cola to bring back cane sugar in beverages in US

US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Coca-Cola about using cane sugar in Cola in the United States. According to him, the company agreed.

He wrote about this on the social network Truth Social.

"I have spoken to Coca-Cola about using REAL cane sugar in Cola in the United States, and they have agreed to do it. I would like to thank all those in power at Coca-Cola. It will be a very good move on their part - you will see. It is simply better!" Trump said.

Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its American products, about which US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has expressed concerns about the health effects, the BBC notes. At the same time, the beverages in other countries, such as Mexico, the UK and Australia, usually uses cane sugar.

The publication added that the company did not directly confirm the change in the recipe after Trump's announcement. A Coca-Cola representative said that they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm" and "will soon share more details about new innovative offerings in the product range."

The BBC stressed that any decision to use cane sugar could leave a bitter aftertaste for American corn farmers.

"Replacing high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food industry jobs, reduce farm incomes and increase imports of foreign sugar, all without any nutritional benefit," said John Bode, president and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association.

The U.S. Secreatery of Health and his Make America Healthy Again movement have been pushing companies to remove ingredients like corn syrup, seed oils and artificial colors from their products, linking them to a range of health problems.

Kennedy is also critical of the amount of sugar Americans consume and is reportedly planning to update the national dietary guidelines this summer.

Meanwhile, the paper added, Trump regularly drinks Diet Coke, which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame. He has installed a button on his desk in the Oval Office to have soda served to him.

Coca-Cola announced in 1984 that it would significantly increase the use of the corn-based sweetener in its regular and decaf Coca-Cola drinks in the United States, The New York Times reported.

It was stated that the decision was justified by the fact that the use of high-fructose corn syrup is cheaper than traditional cane or beet-based sweeteners, as well as the shrinking market for the sugar industry.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, at the beginning of the year, the European division of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announced a mass recall of its drinks in six European countries after high levels of chlorate, which poses a potential health threat, were detected.