Coke vs. Pepsi

According to the Independent, researchers have proven that the difference between Coke and Pepsi really is all in your head. Apparently the popularity of Coke's brand image causes people to think Coca-Cola itself tastes better, even though it really doesn't taste very different from Pepsi. As the article says: "When asked to taste blind, they showed no preference. However, when the participants were shown company logos before they drank, the Coke label, the more famous of the two, had a dramatic impact: three-quarters of the tasters declared they preferred Coke." I've long suspected this. Personally I can't taste any difference between Coke and Pepsi, but I have a friend who swears passionately that there's a huge difference. Now I can show him this research to prove that he's simply been brainwashed by advertising. Oh, and the Pepsi Taste Test also turns out to be nothing but hot air: "The findings suggest there is no scientific basis for claims made during the Pepsi ad campaign in which testers purportedly chose Pepsi over Coke when they were not told what they were drinking."

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Posted on Tue Oct 19, 2004



Comments

Pepsi is only popular because of their Frito-Lay division. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division generates 60% of PepsiCo's profits. That's how they afford advertising unlike other generic colas, and they can't come up with any good ads, so they just diss Coke. Like I said, if it weren't for Frito-Lay, Pepsi would be just a generic cola as it tastes just like generic colas, while Coke has it's own taste and is the real thing.
Posted by ash  on  Sun Dec 23, 2007  at  03:40 AM
i personally think that pepsi goes down easier, and that coke has a very nasty tasting after taste and if you were to give me the test i would be able to tell the different, though some people may not people have diverent taste buds, and i think others taste buds are stronger and/or weaker then others. but to me i think pepsi taste 100 times better then coke
Posted by Kayla C  on  Tue Dec 25, 2007  at  11:00 AM
pepsi
Posted by rebecca  on  Wed Jan 02, 2008  at  01:00 PM
:P i am actully doing my science project on coke vs pepsi
Posted by lauren  on  Wed Jan 09, 2008  at  06:51 PM
PEPSI PEPSI PEPSI PEPSI PEPSI PEPSI I LOVE PEPSI!!! JUST BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE COKE DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LIKE FUN!!!!! MY HAPPY GLAND LIKES PEPSI BETTER ANYWAYS!!! MICHAEL JACKSON SAYS SO! LOOK AT HIM, HE HAS FUN!!! HE INVINTED NEVER NEVER LAND! PEPSI HELPED HIM!
Posted by PEPSI  on  Thu Jan 17, 2008  at  12:12 AM
When I was a little girl my Dad always bought Coke. When Pepsi started their Pepsi Points, Pepsi was a lot less expensive so my Dad started buying Pepsi. When the prices evened out, he went back to Coke, I stayed with Pepsi! I still drink Pepsi almost exclusively and I can TOTALLY taste the difference.
Posted by Lenora Rice  on  Thu Feb 14, 2008  at  07:18 PM
Coke and Coke Zero both have a deep rich cola flavor. Pepsi and Diet Pepsi both have a largely sugar flavor with the cola flavoring much less perceptable. Unfortunately in America, obesity and diabetes are among the top health concerns due to widespread sugar addicition. Pepsi plays into this condition. The differentiating factor in all their products, even their diet products, is an extreme level of sweetness. The "Pepsi taste tests" conducted in the 70's and 80's have been subsequently evaluated that people will tend to select the sweeter of two beverages in a blind taste test environment.

I just tried the new Gatorade G2, another pepsi product, and guess what. Even with less sugar it tastes even sweeter than Gatorade.
Posted by Lee  on  Sat Feb 23, 2008  at  09:55 PM
just don't drink any of those colas to often. that's why you american are fat ... you drink too much soft drink and eat too much fast food !
thanks
Posted by gui  on  Thu Feb 28, 2008  at  11:00 AM
I just read all of the last comments and am doing a project on New Coke... thanks for not giving me anything to work with people. Even though my great grandpa helped found pepsi, I think coke does go better with rum so thats all that matters... I HATE YOU GREAT GRANDPA! maybe if his partners didn't sell the company to the current owners i wouldn't hate him as much cause i would have been rich!
Posted by Guyehka!  on  Thu Mar 06, 2008  at  05:55 PM
PEPSi iSzZ WAy bEttErr thAN COkeE!!!! 😝 ....All yAll PEPSi hATERzZ fAll BAqk!!!
Posted by moo  on  Fri Mar 07, 2008  at  01:16 PM
i think that coke tatest better and has more carbonation than pepsi because pepsie goes flat to soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Posted by jenna  on  Sun Mar 30, 2008  at  09:05 AM
COKE IS GROS.
Posted by jessica  on  Tue Apr 08, 2008  at  10:45 PM
this is so stupid im gonna google myself !!!!!!!!!!!!! :sick: lol :lol:
Posted by Deshaunta Ramsey  on  Mon Apr 21, 2008  at  07:39 AM
well i'd say pepsi is much better than coke because of its rich taste and its 'refreshing' appeal.

Coke in my opinion is rather... unhealthy for people and that it can affect people mentally.
thus they can be too hyper-active. Another problem about coke is how their ingredients make it to addictive thus making people feel its a necessity to buy coke. whereas pepsi on the otherhand doesnt have that much of a negative influence in the human body
Posted by Daryl  on  Mon May 12, 2008  at  10:58 PM
shut the hell up, coke rules! long live coke hahahaha
So stay away from pepsi!
Long live Coke, Long Live Hitler!
Long Live Child Pornography
Posted by L. Ron Howard  on  Mon May 12, 2008  at  11:02 PM
coke is great but mexican coke is better
Posted by chris  on  Thu May 15, 2008  at  06:33 PM
lalalalalalalalla :sick:
Posted by ICWIENER  on  Tue May 20, 2008  at  05:46 AM
COKE RULEZ !!!! BAWLIN 🐛
Posted by BACALA  on  Tue May 20, 2008  at  05:47 AM
whats with everyone, this is an extremely stupid war between 2 different drinks that taste kind of the same. If i was given the blind test, i'd drink both and say "thanx for the free drink". you people are extremely screwed up.
Posted by kevin  on  Tue May 20, 2008  at  12:17 PM
Both sucks and are not good for the health. But I still drink it
Posted by Kasun Senanayake  on  Wed May 21, 2008  at  02:44 PM
Hey pepsi is better.. Coke is good for two things...snorting and....snorting...eat shit coke head
Posted by GERGin MASHNUrgen  on  Thu May 22, 2008  at  01:33 PM
Personally I have a slight disposition in favor of Pepsi because its a little sweeter (slightly more sugar) whereas Coke is more tangy (due to more phosphoric acid). Some people can tell the difference and some can't, it really depends on the sensitivity of their tastebuds....But I would also agree the Coke does go better with alcohol (probably due to the tanginess). I'm sure most polls would show an approximate 50/50 split with some regional preferences....It's an opinion, not a fact.
Healthwise, yes - more sugar is bad for you, but phosphoric acid has also been linked to decreased calcium in the bones, because it tends to bind with minerals (including magnesium and some others), so the comments about stomach acid are really moot.
I actually drink Faygo, it supports my local economy more (near Detroit) which is the pits right now.
Posted by jd  on  Tue Jun 03, 2008  at  08:39 AM
Is it true that Pepsi has a new can " Patriotic " coming out ?With the Pledge Of Allegiance on the Can.BUT LEFT OUT UNDER GOD.because they don't want to offend anyone..Are they NUTS????I started drinking pepsi 55 yrs.ago.I would hate to stop now because they became STUPID..T. Moore
Posted by T. Moore  on  Wed Jun 18, 2008  at  07:56 PM
Coke is not to good for u because it makes u relly FAT. Pepsi is great too but i don't relly like it so if i was u i would chose pepsi!!!!!!


P.S.
peace
Posted by paris  on  Sun Jun 22, 2008  at  07:44 AM
Ok...let's settle this once and for all. My gf and I are constantly battling makeshift competitions and the latest was the coke vs pepsi challenge. Ten cups were filled with either coke, pepsi, or mixed (which she was never told would be included). Six were pepsi, two were coke, and two were mixed. I doubted for the life of me that she'd get more than half right and I was dead wrong. She got 9 out of 10 right, even nailed both of the mixed cups. So, there are some people with a definite affinity toward the difference between coke and pepsi. Enough said...done!
Posted by Rachael Bakich  on  Thu Jun 26, 2008  at  08:34 PM
Well, i guess i will go for the coke because it is good when you open it the bubbles come out like champaign but it is not so, in Pepsi and the taste is always good in the case of coke. So i like coke very much.
Posted by hinduja  on  Thu Jul 17, 2008  at  07:53 AM
I think Coke is better, pepsi is too sugary. I can taste the difference when i drink them. I think Coke has a really nice taste and Pepsi is kind of rough.
Posted by matt  on  Sat Jul 26, 2008  at  04:58 PM
All in my head? I've taken 4 blind taste tests and picked Coke every time. Pepsi has a weird after taste - especially diet pepsi. The hotel company I work for switched to Pepsi products and our clients complained so much that we have to special order Coke for all of our catered events. Our employees get soda for FREE in our cafeteria but since they switched to Pepsi, most everyone including our lower paid housekeepers bring in their cokes. Our food & beverage director said that they hardly have to change out the bags for the soda machine in cafeteria since switching to Pepsi as hardly anyone drinks it -even though it's free.
Posted by Rebekah  on  Tue Aug 19, 2008  at  01:37 PM
Pepsi is for losers. Coke was their first and it tastes way better. So what if it's carbonated isn't that a good thing? In my opinion Pepsi is just a complete copy of Coke.
Posted by Pat  on  Thu Aug 21, 2008  at  08:34 AM
This "report" is obviously false.

There's a massive difference in taste between Pepsi and Coke.

First, Coke feels a littler harder than Pepsi. Try chugging a Coke, and then try chugging a Pepsi. Odds are you'll find the Pepsi easier to chug.

Second, Coke isn't as sweet as Pepsi, which might be a result of whatever ends up making it feel harder than Pepsi (perhaps more carbonation).

Finally, there is a slight difference in smell. I don't know how to describe it, but it's there if your nose is sensitive enough.

Anyway, Both suck, I like Dr. Pepper more, but between the two, I'll opt for Coca-cola.
Posted by Joseph  on  Thu Aug 28, 2008  at  03:23 PM
As the old ad says Coke Is It. It disturbs me whenever I go into a restaurant that doesn't serve Coke. Pepsi is a business that has a lot of smart sales people. They have learned to always undercut Coke. Any mom and pop business that doesn't have a lot of money will think it is all in the peoples heads and will serve a substitute drink instead. What I've learned to do is to buy a 20oz bottle of Coke. Walk into the restaurant like I own the place and drink it. If the manager says anything to me I just smile and say You Don't Sell What I Like. I'm The Customer! And If You Don't Like My Coke I'll Be Happy To Leave.
Posted by Andy Songal  on  Sat Sep 06, 2008  at  03:04 PM
Ok, my thinking is that people that drink pepsi or coke a lot are like people that smoke cigarettes a lot. People that always drink(smoke) the same brand over and over for years will be able to taste the difference between the two. but if you take someone that has say only tried it a few times or drinks(smokes) them say 1 time a month or so they will not be able to taste the difference between the two. Its all about who you test.
Posted by Sam  on  Thu Sep 11, 2008  at  09:47 PM
coke is so much better
Posted by random  on  Wed Oct 01, 2008  at  02:26 PM
fuck you all pepsi is better
Posted by zach  on  Fri Oct 03, 2008  at  09:39 AM
coke It's tasty, it
Posted by god  on  Mon Oct 20, 2008  at  04:34 AM
IT DOESN'T MATTER JUST DRINK BOTH! AYA AYA YA!!
Posted by monica  on  Mon Oct 27, 2008  at  08:14 PM
The difference between Coke and Pepsi is like the difference between Republicans and Democrats: it's not very substantial and it matters only to Americans. We foreigners could care less. BTW, how about doing a blind test with politicians too? Does anyone think they could tell from excerpts from two speeches which is by a Democrat and which by a Republican?
Posted by Jose  on  Thu Nov 13, 2008  at  10:55 AM
PEPSI is way better....it's smoother and less fizzy and harsh
Posted by Baddoggy  on  Sun Nov 16, 2008  at  05:52 PM
Coke is better because it's less sweet and pepsi is sickly-sweet
Posted by ms. wise guy  on  Fri Nov 28, 2008  at  03:51 AM
Coka Cola is much better than pepsi because it has the best flavors in the world and i took the pepsi test and picked coke and it is sad how the pepsi commercials are and atleast coke doesn't have too copy another drink because pepsi has to copy coke because it is not a better drink.I'm proud to be a Coke Man!
Posted by CokeMan  on  Tue Dec 02, 2008  at  03:43 PM
I say that I Both are at least a type of cola.
Both are a carbonated drinks. Do the bubbles really have to count. As of what my younger brothers says, "Bubbles don't count, only the drink" Why don't you try both drinks when both are carbonated and while both are regular.
They're both a drink that you should enjoy
Don't be angry when someone posts a comment on what is disgusting! Keep any of your rude comments to yourself.
Posted by Robert  on  Wed Dec 03, 2008  at  05:50 PM
I was just here drinking a pepsi and thinking "BLEH!! I wish I had some coke.."

I never thought about how different they taste. I always thought they were the same and rolled my eyes at everyone who said otherwise. But boy was I wrong.

Pepsi tastes sweeter and coke has longer lasting fizz! I will now forever be a coke fan. I already liked coke better because of the Polar Bears, so I never got anything but coke, but now that my dad bought pepsi, I'm sorely regretting ever opening this can...
Posted by Rooster  on  Mon Dec 08, 2008  at  04:41 PM
I also disagree with this article; I can easily and clearly define the differences between Coke and Pepsi; I've been drinking Coke for many, many years. I've also drunk Pepsi many, many times (forcefully, because the restaurant or area I was in at the time was partial to on brand), all of which I didn't enjoy very much; I'm not a Pepsi lover, though I don't hate Pepsi drinkers.
Posted by Gavin Gordon  on  Sat Dec 13, 2008  at  10:48 PM
I like both drinks, but there is a big difference in the taste. Coke has a lighter taste than pepsi.
But pepsi has a sweeter taste than coke.
Posted by yolantern  on  Tue Dec 23, 2008  at  01:33 PM
I think that Pespi is the better beverage. Coke is too sweet!
Posted by Meilssa  on  Thu Dec 25, 2008  at  01:37 PM
I think that this article is wrong because I have loved pespi since I was a kid (I smuggled it into our house because my mom was a HUGE coke nut)I have always been able to tell the difference because I always thought pespi tasted fresher, coke tastes like stale pespi.
Posted by Jason  on  Thu Dec 25, 2008  at  01:41 PM
Watch "Letters from Iwo Jima"!!! It is a great movie about the Japanese during WW2. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and it kind of a sequal to "Flags of our Fathers". Pespi is better!
Posted by Lauren  on  Thu Dec 25, 2008  at  01:48 PM
Now, I drink at least 2 litres of pepsi a day, and let me tell you, when you drink as much as I, you can tell the difference. I've had 2L a day for 2 or 3 years now, and when it came round to doing the taste test in science, naturally the group wanted to see just how good i was. Out of 13 labels, I picked which one was pepsi, but couldn't discern the rest. Now i don't hate coke, far from it. I love vanilla coke for example, but for me pepsi just "feels" like a better taste. My 2 cents 😊
Posted by Sam  on  Thu Jan 08, 2009  at  05:21 PM
COKE iS WAy MUCH BEttER tHAN fREAKiNG PEPSi BECAUSE PEPSi SMELLS LiKE MiERDA!!

PURO MiCHOACAN y PURA COKA

MUGROSOS!!
Posted by Panfilio Maclovio Jackson Esmith  on  Fri Jan 09, 2009  at  10:48 AM
Ok, Coke and Pepsi are both good, but for different situations. Coke is good to sip on by itself, and so is Pepsi, however, i find diet coke to be worse than diet pepsi. Diet coke has a hollow taste, with nothing in the center (if you know what i mean). diet pepsi is better, however it still is weird because it doesnt taste like adiet version of Pepsi, it tastes like...a completely different soda. My favorite is the Barq's Root Beer which is made by Coke, so im goin With COKE, if i had to choose. sorry pepsi
Posted by John  on  Tue Jan 20, 2009  at  10:55 PM
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