- Donald Trump suggested Coca-Cola change its U.S. recipe from high-fructose corn syrup to sugar cane, stating it would be a "very good move".
- The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) opposed the proposal, warning it would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs and depress farm income.
- The CRA added that replacing high-fructose corn syrup would boost imports of foreign sugar and offer no nutritional benefit, contradicting Trump's stated support for American manufacturing.
- While Coca-Cola typically uses high-fructose corn syrup in the U.S., the company already uses cane sugar in its products in other countries, such as Mexico.
- Coca-Cola acknowledged Trump's enthusiasm for the brand but did not confirm a full shift to sugar cane, instead mentioning that details on new innovative offerings would be shared soon.
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