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

i would drink the coke then snort some real coke so that the pepsi would taste better then i would take the pepsi and pour it all over your moms butt! cause i like it like that
Posted by penis  on  Wed Dec 02, 2009  at  07:43 AM
OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA I think Coca-Cola has a more AMERICAN taste and back ground. Pepsi seams like for the most part ITS FOR lazy OBAMA voters would like Pepsi better.
Posted by MIKE  on  Thu Dec 03, 2009  at  06:45 PM
There is a HUGE diff between coke and pepsi i know because pepsi upsets my stomach and coke doesn't. There you go...
Posted by Shea  on  Wed Dec 09, 2009  at  01:15 PM
I prefer Coca-Cola over Pespi & 7-up over Sprite. And Tuborg Squash over both Fanta & Mirinda 😉
Posted by xtremedition  on  Sat Dec 19, 2009  at  05:02 PM
Stop bashing Pepsi, it doesn't copy coca cola,and just because coca cola sails more, doesn't mean it's better, it just means that coca cola is better in marketing and advertisement. I noticed the gas in coca cola goes away very fast while in pepsi it doesn't, and I think there's a bit too much sugar in coca cola, ad that's why I prefer pepsi. But that's just me.
Posted by Sam  on  Fri Dec 25, 2009  at  02:03 PM
:coolcheese: coke is better beaucse coke has lots of good stuff and better but pepsi is still good but its ok!!
Posted by Anastasiya  on  Wed Jan 06, 2010  at  11:47 AM
Coke blows, not only to work for but even by brands. Their only claim to fame is distribution. Where I'm at not only did they loose share in 09, out of the top 20 single serve beverages that went through scanners on the whole Easter BU they had 1 in the top 10 . Pepsi had 7. thats a fact.
They are a terrible , greedy company to work for as well. What kind of fuktard company does not pay its salesmen commision? Where is the incentive to sell or grow? Cuts driver bulk stops to bayroutes to cut paying driver commision. No wander they can try and boast profits..they treat their people like shit. Pepsi pays all the benefits and then some, awesome company to work for and remains top paid in it's job type over 10 years in a row. Believe me Pepsi people in the economy to boot are doing well and selling more.
Plain fact is Mt. Dew alone is the number ONE selling single 20oz. PERIOD!
Look at cokes lineup...Gold Peak? WTF is that? Peace tea?? LOL that will make it. Tumme-yummie? really? Vault? LOL another failed attempt..and rumor has it they have something called a Mr. Pibb...never seen it. they have to buy into a company to get something decent like Vitamin water. powerade??? Gatorade shits all over that dollar store brand sugar water. So when you go to a gas station and wonder why coke has such a cheap price on these ..take a minute and think about why they are so cheap! Oh yeah how about Caribou coffee LMAO!! Head up against Pepsi and Starbucks. Dasani sales sucked so bad they had to buy Evian water for distribution, while pepsi's aquafina holds it's water sales WAY over their's. To end this whole thing I will sum it up Very simply and you tards whom try to argue this ..well don't waste your time. You all ahave heard of WalMart right? VERY popular place for the vast majority of the U.S to shop (I'm told) lol. They carry what sales by sheer volume number so next time you are in their drink aisle take a look at who owns the drink space...nuff said .
Posted by Zub  on  Sun Feb 07, 2010  at  02:47 PM
I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE. I EVEN PICKED COKE DURING A PEPSI CHALLENGE. COKE HAS MORE OF A NUTTY SPICEY TASTE. AND PEPSI IS JUST SWEET.I USED TO LIKE PEPSI BETTER BUT NOW I LIKE COKE BETTER NOT AS SUGARY TASTING.
Posted by SCOTT A.  on  Sun Feb 07, 2010  at  03:25 PM
Austin sims is very very wrong. Coke tasteds way better. and yes there is a difference coke does not have way more sugar than pepsi it only has one gram more coke does not get flater faster than pepsi because pepsi is already flat when you open it. lastly, coke takes in 2 grams more carbonation than pepsi i hate pepsi because its tastes so bad. face the truth coke is so much better. coca-cola til i die!
Posted by Coca-Cola lover  on  Tue Feb 09, 2010  at  06:02 PM
To me, Coke is better. It is more carbonated but thats what i like. Sizzling and bubbley in my mouth 😊 Tastey. I really didnt taste a difference between the two at first but now i do. COKE IS BETTER
Posted by Lil Sis  on  Mon Feb 15, 2010  at  02:55 PM
"The hell with PEPSI and COKE..pop is so bad for people, but people are too fucking dumb to realize that, or they just don't care...sure have a pop now and then, but drink more fuckin water dumbasses, ur just dehydrating yourselves!!!!!!!
Posted by R. Terrence  on  Tue Mar 09, 2010  at  04:47 PM
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(. i have noticed pepsi tastes the same in all forms but coke taste different in all forms i.e packaging and from fountains weird?)

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That's exactly right.

Coke tastes way better than pepsi from the Tap (imo), although when canned or bottled, I honestly think Pepsi tastes better from the can than coke, maybe even bottled. Bottled coke goes flat extremely fast, pepsi seems to last a little longer. Although better canned (pepsi), McDonalds has some of the best coke from the Tap, as does white castle, I would always choose that over pepsi.
Posted by Justin T.  on  Fri Mar 12, 2010  at  07:10 PM
Whats Wrong with you Guys Fighting with each Other????

I've tasted Coke and Pepsi.. Their Both Delicious!!!

But They are even more Delicious If You Mixed them Together!!! Trust me its Better..

Just Call it PepCa-Cola See... Its Better if their combine its much more tastier and more yummy...
Posted by Amber  on  Sat Mar 13, 2010  at  12:43 AM
i can toooootally tell the difference between nasty pepsi and yummy coke. no difference?! you are stupid.
Posted by joey  on  Fri Mar 19, 2010  at  09:38 PM
I can taste the diff between the two, maybe I'm a frequent drinker of both.

I like Pepsi Max over Coke zero,
however for the original ones, I like Coca Cola over pepsi.

And truthfully, I don't think either of them is 'disgusting' like some people put it when they're trying to sabotage the brand they're not loyal to.

Anyway, thanx for the info.
Posted by g-tensai  on  Fri Mar 26, 2010  at  05:50 AM
Hi... I Love rootbeer better then both my self... But if i had to chose i would have a chicago!
Posted by Root Beer  on  Wed Mar 31, 2010  at  05:11 PM
Who cares
Posted by Fuck  on  Sat Apr 17, 2010  at  03:02 AM
well COKE IS BETTER THAN PEPSI
Posted by goodman  on  Sat Apr 17, 2010  at  02:56 PM
Hey dumb asses if your not gonna say anything about Coke or Pepsi nobody gives a fuck about what you have to say so just don't post.
P.S. Coke kicks Pepsi's ASS!!!
Posted by kaylin  on  Mon May 10, 2010  at  05:04 PM
i'm from London and the article is bull coz i can taste the difference and so can a lot of the people i know. i'm a coke person and so is my whole family but i do kno a lot of people who love pepsi. i dont kno wat it is specifically but it does taste different.


LOVE COKE Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Mya  on  Wed May 12, 2010  at  03:36 PM
Pepsi is definitely better than Coke
Pepsi has a better taste and logo, no joke

Pepsi is sweeter, and Coke is very, very much hated
Pepsi tastes a lot smoother and Coke is way too carbonated

Pepsi
Posted by The dude who just totally loves pepsi a lot more t  on  Wed May 12, 2010  at  11:43 PM
There is definitely a difference in taste and I can tell blind-folded what is Coke, Pepsi or no-name brand cola. As for which tastes better... I like them both, but I find Coke has a better taste overall and is "stronger" / sweeter. Coke tastes great with alcohol and tastes better at room temperature than Pepsi does.
Posted by Dean  on  Sun May 30, 2010  at  12:49 AM
:coolgrin:
Both really stinks !!
Posted by The one  on  Fri Jun 04, 2010  at  12:39 AM
I personaly LOVE Cocoa-Cola better than Pepsi . Also , I like their catchphrase "Open Happieness"
Posted by Allison  on  Tue Jun 29, 2010  at  08:34 AM
Wow! Some really radical comments here. Let's just calm down about it. One likes what one likes. Big deal?!

I personally like Coke, but that just me.
Posted by Revitol  on  Mon Jul 05, 2010  at  03:20 AM
In the last two weeks, I have had both coke and pepsi, it was not related to this page, I just happened to wonder what the diffrence was after drinking them both and thinking them about the same. well, thinking back on it, I know there ARE diffrences, but i cant seem to name them.... either way, they were both good, and people who get zealous either way are not very smart. for all you know, pepsi/coke causes super aids..... he he

they are both good, but mug rootbeer is the best, and bad company 2 rules, and c4 is better ! ect, random things.
Posted by hitman  on  Thu Jul 15, 2010  at  01:03 AM
it think thats sooo dumb people calling others names just cause they dont like the same thing.. and i do prefer coke.. but im not going call someone an idiot if they like coke its soooo inmature.. in sixth grade my class did a blind folded test tooo. and pepsi was preffered.. btu blindfolded more people preffered coke.
Posted by Anastasia  on  Tue Aug 03, 2010  at  10:16 PM
Bahaha. I drink two-liters of coke a day, sometimes four-liters. Of course, by now I can tell the taste between even coke and shasta cola - needless to say, pepsi tastes far different to me. Haha, but in my opinion coke triumphs. Even diet coke and coke zero are fails xD
Posted by xMISAKIxSENNAx  on  Thu Aug 05, 2010  at  04:43 PM
I have read nearly every post on this page, and most people can see a clear difference between Pepsi and Coke.

I come from a "Pepsi family", but I never liked it. My family tells stories about trying to give me Pepsi when I was a toddler, and now I refused to swallow it-- I just spit it out every time.


This is probably because I don't like sugar, I never really have. Sweet stuff makes me gag. Coke is bubbly and has a good bite to it-- I love the feeling of opening an East Coast bottled Coke and taking that first sip where it's "hard" and cold and the bubbles fizz up my nose. It's a sensation drink. Pepsi tastes much like slimy candy goo to me, and I have only drank a Pepsi ONCE, out of desperation at a vacation house (the pipes weren't working, so no water, and there was only Pepsi in the fridge). And quite honestly, it was God awful. I went out and bought 2 dozen cokes the next day.

I'm a die hard coke lover though, a FANATIC. My room is decked out with anything and everything with the coke logo on it. I'm clearing off a wall so I can paint their logo. I love coke.

I gag at Pepsi. My friend, a Pepsi drinker (who had no taste preference, she liked Pepsi because James Dean advertised for them back in the 50s), made me do a taste test. She poured regular, east cost coke from a 2liter into a glass, and into another glass put that filth she calls Pepsi (also from a 2liter).

Unfortunately, I sipped the Pepsi first, and immediately spit it back into the glass. She was astonished. "You LOOKED!" she demanded.

Months later, I was at her house, and asked for a Coke. She returned with what looked like my request, but the second it touched me tongue, I was like..."This is a Pepsi". She was seriously shocked.

I can tell the difference between coke from the east or west coke, kosher coke, lime coke, diet coke, coke zero, cherry coke, vanilla coke, south/central american coke, fountain coke, coke from a 2l, small bottle, can, or glass bottle.

Pepsi all tastes the same to me (with the exception of their flavors)

Pepsi? Hep-C. Coke all the way.
Posted by Miss Allie  on  Fri Aug 06, 2010  at  02:36 PM
My apologies for all the typos, by the way.
Posted by Miss Allie  on  Fri Aug 06, 2010  at  02:40 PM
I like the taste of coke way more than pepsi and it ain't my imagination. Coke has a more crisp flavor, probably more carbonation. Pepsi has a thick syrup flatish flavor... I also drink a lot of plain seltzer water and always prefer the brands with the most carbonation...
Posted by rob  on  Sun Aug 15, 2010  at  12:11 PM
Coke is so much better and sweeter. It is so easy to tell the difference.
Posted by Oliver  on  Wed Aug 18, 2010  at  09:04 PM
Pepsi drinkers in the family-Mother, grandmother, aunt, girlfriend, 10 yr old cousin, and female friends, basically all the females in the family drink pepsi. Coke drinkers- Me(20 yrs male), father, brother, male friends, male anybody. I think its something about the carbonation of the two that attracts its drinkers. I rarely find a woman that independently likes coke.
Posted by Kelden  on  Wed Sep 08, 2010  at  09:07 PM
;-P 😜 poop on you coke i love i mean love Pepsi who's with me????
Posted by Emily Brown  on  Sat Oct 16, 2010  at  09:58 AM
:-P i dont drink pop so i wouldnt know!!!!! 😛
Posted by Riley Hockett  on  Mon Oct 18, 2010  at  08:45 AM
:long: their is so much confusion in the coke and Pepsi stuff my mom loves Pepsi and my dad loves coke they always fight about it it drives me nuts. i like both i like the fizz of coke and the sweeter taste of Pepsi, that's why i always go get Dr. pepper i cant taste the difference but i can tastes everything else trust me, most of the time i don't even know what im getting.
Posted by alexis  on  Thu Dec 30, 2010  at  09:07 AM
There is a huge difference between Coke and Pepsi!!! COKE IS WAY BETTER!!! You can tell a huge difference!!! 😊:):):):):)
Posted by Taylor Patfield  on  Mon Jan 03, 2011  at  07:56 PM
😠 honestly i like coke tons more cuz it tastes better, lasta longer and it came out first, pepsi is a rip off and tastes gross.



I was just drinking a pepsi and after about 2 hours it tasted gross and when i leave a coke out that long it still tastes good.
Posted by nicola mosnas  on  Tue Jan 11, 2011  at  09:17 PM
im a girl love coke and everything coke lovers say is true but the pepsi lovers lie its a known fact with me on this site. All my friends and family like pepsi more than coke but coke is the best. I was thinking of a science project and here it is, i would ask everyone i can to see if they like pepsi, coke, or cant tell the difference and i am going to use it i dont care what the teacher thinks someone needs to step up and get rid of peopsi it sucks!
Posted by nicola again  on  Tue Jan 11, 2011  at  09:22 PM
I think coke is like Zeus and pepsi is Poseidon. That said, Dr. Pepper is Hades. Now, in serious, packaging is what you taste. Yes, the products taste slightly different but the contrasting blue and red packaging is the difference.
Posted by joey  on  Wed Jan 19, 2011  at  03:10 PM
Personally I find no taste difference, however I do find coke has more of a bite. Thats why I prefer it
Posted by Melissa  on  Wed Jan 19, 2011  at  06:03 PM
the new lids on the pepsi bottles are very painful to open please go back to the small lines on the lid,s the big groves hurt like hell.i am thinking about going to a cheaper brand just bucause of the stinking lids they should have done a servey on the lids befor retooling for the new sucky ones
Posted by GARY MOOREHEAD  on  Sun Jan 23, 2011  at  10:57 PM
Well personally i think the both are very good (though secretly i drink more coke). Coke is definitely more fizzy, more acidic, and has a light flavor, a good all around drink.
Now with Pepsi it is sweet, less fizzy and acidic, goes flatter slightly faster, and has a stronger flavor, so it's more of a drink to go with Pizza or a sandwich
Posted by Miles  on  Tue Feb 15, 2011  at  04:55 PM
Pepsi is the bomb but coca cola is healther because Pepsi tastes better
Posted by Hada  on  Thu Apr 14, 2011  at  12:56 PM
PEPSI WHUTT Coke sukes
Posted by Miles  on  Thu Apr 21, 2011  at  12:16 PM
pepsi is better then coke.
Posted by bellalaaa  on  Fri May 06, 2011  at  12:40 PM
personal i think coke taste good but pepsi taste like crap
Posted by bradley  on  Tue Jun 28, 2011  at  06:09 PM
Coke is way better than pepsi. Pepsi is for sissys, doesn't even taste like cola
Posted by Jake  on  Sat Jul 16, 2011  at  11:41 PM
I have always been a Pepsi drinker. Recently bought Pepsi Maxwith 0 calories. Very disapppointed. It is disgustingly sweet and leaves an after taste like diet sodas of any kind.Guess I will have to switch to another brand.
Posted by cynthia  on  Fri Jul 29, 2011  at  01:14 PM
I prefer Coca-cola over Pepsi. Pepsi tastes way too sugary, like tea with too much sugar. Coca-cola tastes sweet, like a nectar. I have more happy memories with Coke than I do with Pepsi.
Posted by Ayden  on  Sun Feb 26, 2012  at  11:23 AM
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