US vs UK Coca-Cola | Food Wars | Food Insider

[@chronozaishi]

I'd love to see a behind-the-scenes episode of Food Wars where it's the planning and shopping phase for each episode. I imagine the reaction of the store clerks seeing whomever buying hundreds of dollars worth of a single product would also be funny.

[@purramtejwani]

Take my money 😂😂

[@3742enigma]

I would totally watch this.

[@ComixProductions]

I thought they bought all their stuff online

[@danielwarren3138]

Whoever

[@CheeseOnTop2007]

Oh please

[@davidfirth]

So if Coca-Cola is the only company legally allowed to import Coca leaf extract then they don't need to hide the recipe. We couldn't make it if we wanted.

[@azmastergamer6908]

perhaps

[@Tyresome]

Wonder what Devvos recipe would be?

[@Chub1200]

salad

[@xerilaun]

salad fingers

[@incubus_the_man]

Coca leaf isn't the "secret" ingredient... The recipe itself is secret like the formulation for most soft drinks is. They make a big deal of it for marketing reasons.

[@mayukhdutta9393]

It's not as if I am against the US vs Japan series, but nothing can beat the classic UK vs USA! Harry and Joe forever man!

[@Kagetora-]

@Bibi Blue And why are you against that series? Do you hate the Japanese?

[@Dragoncurse4]

@Bibi Blue I mean as long as US vs Japan doesn't completely replace US vs UK, why would you be against more Food Wars content?

[@stanly2555]

Completely agree

[@TheMaskedBengali]

B

[@randomreviews787]

@@Kagetora- I love how the guy with an anime profile pic immediately jumps in with a defensive “do you hate the Japanese” it’s just so funny

[@dottyorb]

I'd be interested to see an episode on US VS UK Fanta, as they're quite literally two completely different drinks.

[@andrewbaeker4910]

Canadian Fanta is the same! I was surprised how artificial the colour was

[@charliebirkner8729]

FANTA! I though it was almost gone from the US...(still in Japan, yes)?

[@triplea5293]

I never hear any Americans talk about Fanta so I automatically see it as a British exclusive drink almost. It's good too

[@billder2655]

@@triplea5293 i find that interesting, as here in the uk imported american drinks have skyrocketed in popularity - there are many 'american candy' stores in cities now (although apparently quite a lot of these are fronts 😂) and corner shops usually stock imported american soft drinks, the most commonly found brand being fanta. id always assumed that people were big into fanta in the US because of how many varieties there were (grape, pineapple, two varients of apple, strawberry, cherry, mango, grape, peach and that bright blue berry one) - in the uk we just have orange, lemon (goated), fruit twist (a kind of red tropical flavour) and a couple other gimmick no-sugar only flavours that i dont really count. do most american drinks have this many flavours? because i dont understand why they sustain such a large product range if their customer base is shrinking rather than expanding

[@turtleandsandwiches4604]

Look at south african fanta

[@kevindinh5302]

“I’m so great at pointless things!” is one of the most relatable lines Joe has said to date.

[@JoeAvella]

My life 🥇

[@RaBlazers]

He’s not wrong

[@chakrabeatbox3469]

Amen

[@RageChocobo]

At least he's honest about it

[@DesirousCrown84]

as someone whos really god at crabwalking i can agree

[@yellowbumboy7918]

this series is carrying food insider at this point

[@maenad1231]

It has been Insider’s MVP for awhile now

[@qaidul]

Keep saying same thing over and over again to get likes 😆

[@dragoner3211]

Stolen comment

[@maenad1231]

@@dragoner3211 This is a pretty basic statement to make

[@dragoner3211]

@@maenad1231 and?

[@fauxtaux]

That point about the safe containing the recipe of “7X” is true. My aunt in Atlanta started working for coke as a secretary in the 60s. She retired about 20 years ago as a VP in the accounting department. Her job was to keep track of the purchasing of the ingredients for their proprietary ingredient “7X”. She is on a lifetime retainer to not reveal those 7 ingredients. When I was a kid and visiting her, she frequently had cases of “diet drink A”, B C etc that we were encouraged to drink and provide feedback for the development of Coke’s various diet options throughout the years.

[@arijeanz]

thanks for sharing!

[@ThatsGoodMoneyy]

What if an employee gets pissed of at the company and he/she revealed the secrets before dying

[@NoneYa42069]

@@ThatsGoodMoneyy Then big Coca Cola makes them go missing.

[@LockheedMartinEnjoyer]

Now if a bad coke product is out we can safely blame you LOL.

[@Tr3ndSetter]

@@NoneYa42069 well they’ll be dead

[@HammMann]

normally i tend to stick with very specific channels for my reccomended, and food doesn't tend to be one of them. but what i am absolutely fascinated by as a british person is how much diffrent it really is to the US, and that always makes me flock to this channel, because i know most of the people here are probably on the other side of the lake, so seeing it from the less common perspective is always fascinating.

[@Aya_32125]

as another Brit myself, same, honestly also wow you're subbed to a lot of people i'm subbed to-

[@THISissockwormadness]

You can definitely get cherry vanilla here in the U.K. but mostly from corner stores. My local cinema also has a machine that pours cherry Vanilla Coke. Most Burger King’s here also do it. The Coke energy drinks are also here in some stores!

[@ZoTacDoesYouTube]

Yeah they didn't do any research at all.

[@sourenergydrink]

I've tried both the normal and cherry versons of the Energy drinks and I they taste so bad 💀💀💀

[@Aaron78888]

Can get it here in Ireland it’s £1.50 for a 330ml can

[@CaptainB1994]

If you looked properly it's Coke Zero Cherry Vanilla not regular Coke.

[@kevinmorrice]

yup, and we used to have all the energy ones as well, the cola energy was a big hit in the uk, but was pulled

[@VeeSeven700]

With products that supposedly have this mysterious "secret recipe" thing that apparently only a few people know. I always wonder how they manage to sell a product for consumption that doesn't include a comprehensive list of ingredients. I didn't think that was at all legal for allergy and transparency reasons.

[@xavmanisdabestest]

Alot of labels don't include full list of ingredients. Some times to hide underdosed ingredients but still be able to claim they have its a real problem in the fitness industry

[@Crispman_777]

Typically they will disclose ingredients but not the specific amounts or cooking methods.

[@JBPlaysGames1]

Its not so much an issue of ingredients more so as it is amount and production process. Allergy related things like nuts and such they are forced to label. Also with a bit of research you can find FDA lists that may not show you all the exact ingredients, but you can find a list of all the stuff thats classified under things like "Natural flavors".

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Childhood Memory Junkie Insulin

[@lulumallow]

Thats why I don't drink this stuff

[@HadenGregory]

Honestly the acting when he pretended to drink straight whiskey definitely convinced me. If he hadn't admitted it was actually iced tea, I woulda totally believed it. His wince looked just like mine when I actually do drink 😂

[@editz51214]

ngtl or not to be rude but to be honest harry looks like harry potter and joe looks like Elsa but boy edition plus who's a harry potter fan

[@matt00729]

There were too many bubbles

[@DivisiveSnoo]

@@editz51214 a lot of people are fans of Harry Potter mr zainab khatijah

[@lamelama22]

Fun stuff. Some notes: - The 35 pack of Coke is sold in all of the bulk stores/clubs, i.e. Sam's Club (walmart), BJs, & Costco; saw them today while out shopping. AFAIK though they don't ship it; gotta actually drive to the store & pick it up. All Coke products come in 35 ct plastic wrapped cardboard bases; all Pepsi products come in 36 ct boxes. - Re: cocaine; the name "Coca-Cola" actually stands for Coca leaves (cocaine) & Kola nuts (caffeine), so the name actually means "cocaine & caffeine"; - and yes, it originally had cocaine in it, and was made by a pharmacist as a medicinal drink to cure stuff, like drug/alcohol addiction, low energy (lol), and headaches. The recipe was changed significantly when a businessman bought the rights to it & started the company & mass production, with lowered cocaine content; and it was finally removed a few years later. - Surprised you didn't mention New Coke. In 1985 Coke stopped making Coke & replaced it with "New Coke", which was basically the Diet Coke formula but using sugar instead; b/c they wanted to stop having to deal w/ Coca leaves & cocaine concerns. - Part of the reason the international Coke tastes so similar is because a lot of the flavor comes from the coca leaves (it's brewed like tea), which is why it has a subtle herbal earthy flavor. As opposed to Pepsi, which just tastes like sugar. Sugar vs HFCS Coke taste really similar, with a slight added flavor; Sugar vs HFCS Pepsi taste radically different, like not even the same drink. Same w/ RC Cola. - To show the difference between sugar & aspartame concentration; should've picked up J-Ello packets. The regular sugar jello mix fills the whole box & is the size of a hockey puck / baseball; for the sugar free it's like the size of a packet of coffee sweetener. okay i'm out of useless info

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Tbf that 35 pack looked pretty unshippable on its own (too wide but not a lot of height)

[@lamelama22]

@@thecompanioncube4211 yea it's not meant to be shippable; it's designed to be easily make pallets (the big stacked cubes of products moved around by forklifts), and it works really well for that. Pepsi, on the other hand, sells theirs in 36-pack boxes, which are way easier for people to handle. I guess Coke does this b/c it's cheaper to manufacture.

[@kacao6561]

@@lamelama22 The 35 packs come on pallets of 70. Ten layers with 7 packs a layer. Pepsi 36 packs come on pallets of 75. 5 layers with 15 packs a layer. So they're actually shipping less per pallet. I will say though that their packaging is much more durable than the flimsy cardboard that Pepsi uses.

[@TrentonMatthews]

See the Pepsi Food Wars episode for that story. @@thecompanioncube4211

[@_ginock_]

Not gonna lie, the "supermarket not the country" line made me laugh :)

[@OrriTheFox]

When we lost to Iceland at the football my Irish mate got a Iceland "supermarket" staff jacket from somewhere and kept showing up wearing it.

[@kanedaku]

@@OrriTheFox 🤣🤣Almost as bad as the Scots he is.

[@lordgemini2376]

@@kanedaku That's actually hilarious though, unlike most Scots when it comes to sports

[@tikkj]

Fun fact: Iceland supermarkets actually tried to get an EU trademark for the name, and representatives of the country had to show up in court to fight it. The balls of that attempt always made me laugh

[@BevIsGuilty]

For those interested: the empty whiskey bottle Joe used was Bulleit Rye, and it does in fact mix very well with the smoky coke cocktail thing. The spice of the rye with added smoke and vanilla notes from the coke product and/or a hint of Disarrono (if you’re a recipe purist) is great but you can also add 2oz each of Bulleit and Smoky Coke and finish with soda water and still make a lovely cocktail which is what I did when I tried at home.

[@tehm-tpc]

Conversely, anyone who tries to tarnish the good name of Jack and Coke with a Comfort and Cola deserves a stern talking to. Hopefully they swapped bottles on both, because SoCo isn't just "not a TN Whiskey"... it's not whiskey at all. It's a liqueur. Like Kahlua, or Cointreau.

[@Stuey2008]

In Ireland, coke comes in 7 sizes: the smallest: half gram, 1 gram, 2 grams, an 8-ball (3.5 grams), a quarter (7 grams), half ounce (14 grams) and our largest size of coke is the full ounce (28 grams).

[@kanedaku]

If you're in business you count in half-key increments.

[@ajfurnari2448]

Thanks John DeLorean

[@lukefrench6527]

You forgot a brick (1kg/1000g)

[@buckethead133]

Who cares?

[@scottwhitley3392]

Irish baking soda you mean 😂 That country has a serous quality issue

[@stapuft]

in the US we also have a 1L (about 32 oz) and a 3L, in fact 3L USED to be the "main" or "normal" size of the bottles we got at the supermarket, with the 2L being the "small" one, now it IS admittedly hard to find them, but they still exist, in ALL varieties, not just "diet"

[@MKRM27]

They also missed key pack sizes in the U.K.

[@stapuft]

@@MKRM27 i guess thats why they EVENTUALLY removed the "every" form the title

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Some creators on KZbin (like Jolly) have recreated the original Coke recipe & it seems to taste pretty much identical to today's version. Quite interesting what coke flavor is actually composed of, it's pretty complex.

[@axeavier]

As did Glenn and Friends

[@MossTheBoss]

@@axeavier Squozen Cola™!

[@poisonskull3832]

Cocaine

[@ew6483]

I’d also like to promote a KZbinr who tried to replicate it, Ann Reardon. I think she got pretty close but with less sugar.

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

@@axeavier Yeah I hear that guy did it first?

[@112steinway]

So I'm not an expert on patent law, but from what I've read the reason why Coke keeps their recipe secret is because patent law requires the details to be made public and is only in effect for 20 years until it expires and allows anyone to use it. Case in point, drug companies will patent a drug and make tons of money off it, but after the patent expires the company will lose out to generic store brand varieties of the same drug. Whereas, if the recipe remains a trade secret, it can remain the property of Coca Cola forever. Also, I believe there was an incident in 2006 where a group of people working for Coke did steal the recipe and attempted to sell it to Pepsi, but Pepsi refused to take it and called the cops to arrest them.

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

Sorta right - when patent and copyright law was written; food and drink recipes were intentionally left out. You can't patent, copyright, or legally protect a recipe or list of food ingredients. The only protection is secrecy, and the little known legal aspect of 'trade secrets'.

[@OoMikkioO]

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking Just kind of mind-boggling that it's legal to keep the recipe for something they expect their consumers to put in their bodies and can just be written off as a "trade secret".

[@MrPcgamer1999]

@@OoMikkioO Don't drink it then, ez.

[@whentheroach9964]

even tho they’re business competitors they still ain’t gonna steal each others recipe

[@luluah1198]

@@MrPcgamer1999 yes let’s take us back to the Victorian times where bread was adulterated with Alum 😂

[@triplea5293]

Actually, at least where I go in the UK, you can get cherry vanilla regular coke in a 330ml can. I get mine at a corner shop/convenience store where they also sell some American sweets/candy and drinks like calypso. It tastes brilliant.

[@marvalllman]

I've also had caffine free coke

[@chlcrk]

Can we? I've seen Coke Zero cherry and Coke Zero vanilla in UK shops but the only time I've had cherry vanilla was in the Coke Freestyle machine at Five Guys (and briefly Nando's)

[@Spabsa]

Calypso is the best lemonade at the gas station. Do you guys get Arizona teas? Or their cocktails? And if you do how much are they? We get em for 99cents

[@triplea5293]

@Mystic Ja Crispy same

[@triplea5293]

@@Spabsa there’s calypso drinks where they sell American drinks like at sweet shops or some corner shops

[@CornbreadOracle]

3 liters WERE available quite commonly in the US in the 80s when I was a kid. The problem was they went flat almost as quickly as you opened them. So unless you were having a family reunion, all it did was encourage people (specifically kids at home during the summer) to drink more coke. Most moms I knew stopped buying them outside of special occasions. By the 90s it just seemed more common for all my friends moms to have off brand soda cans in stock for us teenagers/college moochers to drink.

[@noskpain2792]

They still exist. I see them at Dollar General and Albertsons here in Dallas

[@joelv7221]

@@noskpain2792 yea, I also see the 24 pack regularly here in Texas

[@richardzarate8550]

Me too

[@RevJamesCostello]

The cherry energy version was (maybe still is?) available here in England. It’s nice.

[@thesillypig785]

Regular Coca-Cola energy is sold in The Netherlands. Also, other flavors like the coffee ones can easely be bought online.

[@paddywainee0]

I’ve had every Coca Cola energy in the uk

[@Charky_Creations]

We definitely had orange coke for a little while too, I remember buying it quite a lot

[@benpattison1335]

They sell well as they don’t contain tourine which is very harmful

[@AshrakAhmed]

I also remember having Diet Coke Mango from Tesco also Coke Zero Cherry

[@Shady772]

Lmfaoooo “somewhere in America there’s 35 packs it I keep getting sent roughly 35 cans of soda so Ty for that” lmao another great video

[@maxcsilver]

I used to buy the Coke Life. It comes in a green can and it's sweetened with cane sugar and stevia. I liked it better than the original Coke.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Me too but for some reason they stopped selling it. It had almost no suger but tasted much closer to the proper thing than coke diet/zero.

[@jungleboy1]

yeah that was actually good for a regular coke drinker. At least they didnt get rid of original coke. Thankfully BARR have released limited edition glass bottles of their full sugar Irn BRU sodas!

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

Yep

[@benbailey5685]

I loved coke life, it tasted better and made me feel healthier than just having a coke

[@nahor88]

@@BlatentlyFakeName Probably because it cost more to make it... our country was already killing itself before Covid arrived. People should be banned from drinking products like Coke instead of quarantining with they get Covid. Obesity kills WAY more people over a long period of time. You can bet your ass too the numbers spiked when they asked people to stay home roughly 2 years ago.

[@MKRM27]

You missed some UK package sizes. Where is the 1.75L Bottle? That’s the main grocery pack! Sells in HUGE volume. There’s also a glass bottle 330ml.

[@what_im_eatin_uk]

There is a readily available 30 pack of cans of Coke Zero in the UK. 24 cans is not the largest.

[@toastthethird6269]

We also have the Coke Energy cans in the UK. There are a lot of things on the latest UK vs US Food Wars that aren't 100% accurate. Still love the show but little details!

[@_stephanie]

yep, just bought some a couple days ago! Think they meant regualar Coke though

[@jessislistless]

They probably meant the classic coke in that instance again. Eventually they did stop bringing up coke zero

[@chickenj90]

Shockingly poor research on this video, so many items missed.

[@awilddobbo2869]

Unfortunately there is a slight mistake when it comes to coca-cola energy in this video it can still be found in cherry, original and the diet versions in a lot of uk newsagents and possibly even co-ops.

[@Dylan6249]

It's the zero sugar cherry flavour that's exclusive to the US. Joe pointed out that we have the other flavours as well

[@markconnolly3156]

Also I feel like every corner shop in London has cherry vanilla cans 🤣

[@nahor88]

Joe said they're phasing out Coke Energy WTF... that's literally the only Coke you can drink w/o feeling guilty about it!! The Zero Sugar in particular uses sucralose instead of aspartame, which tastes better. I LOVE that shit!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING COCA-COLA????

[@EmilyCheetham]

I cannot believe uk outdoes USA when it comes to bottled coke. That is hilarious. I was watching a show here in uk few years back where chefs re- created brand products and weirdest thing when they did coke was they put LAVENDER in the coke mix. I’d never have guessed cola included lavender.

[@Taleri]

If it does, that's news to me. Mainly because I drink a ridiculous amount of coke and haven't had an allergic reaction. I'm severely allergic to lavender. My guess is that the re-creators got the recipe wrong.

[@EmilyCheetham]

@@Taleri he added it in after it didn’t taste quite right. But I suppose it may be an extract used rather than the whole flower. You may be allergic to specific parts like pollen or specific chemicals and if those were removed before they add in an oil then people may not have a reaction is also possible? I just remember lavender oil or extract being added. I cannot stand most things with lavender in. Tasted like soap to me (same with rose) But due to the way he made it you couldn’t taste it.

[@HBC423]

America used to sell 3L of Coke original.. Also we have bigger glass bottles. My city is home to the original Coke bottling plant

[@xxTyphoid]

@@HBC423 they still sell 3L regular coke in Texas

[@EmilyCheetham]

@@Taleri I did a double check on Coca-Colas formula and it does indeed include lavender oil. Maybe the quantities are sooooooo low that it doesn’t effect you? I have a milk allergy(I’m lactose intolerant) but can withstand trace amounts of lactose it may be the same for you if the trace amounts of lavender are small enough. I checked out several sites and they all say lavender oil is included in Coca-Cola.

[@badouplus1304]

@2:03, you know, when I was a kid in the 70s, people would have said the same thing about the 2L format, which did not exist in my country. The largest format was 750ml in a glass bottle.

[@nicholasjones9705]

I did actually find caffeine free Coca-Cola at my local Sainsbury's in the UK once, but those variants were Diet Coke and Coke Zero.

[@SuneSensei]

I actually quite like the coke zero version

[@lifeofnaira2022]

Used to come with a gold label

[@HarrisonJamess]

@@lifeofnaira2022still does sold in asda

[@ayoitsnabs]

harry going through an existential crisis while mixing the coffee and coke is a whole mood

[@adamgh0]

I was a weekend merchandiser for Pepsi back in 03 and I remember stocking the 3L bottles and building displays from the 24 pack "cubes." Also, diet weighs less than regular because aspartame isn't as dense as corn syrup. You can really feel the difference when pulling a pallet of it. People thought I was joking when I said that the diet is actually lighter.

[@kevrolld]

Mexican Coke is King

[@mitchellbrusseau]

Actually in the United States there's also the 1 L bottle too. Additionally I have seen even smaller Coke products and a few others add some of the stores that I shop at so I think that's probably the standard range of what you find but I believe that there are other sizes of the product on some store shelves.

[@malachyfernandez6285]

I am assuming that they didn’t go digging as deep As I have. Ignoring the new 13.2 oz “sipsized” bottle, there is a 16 oz can, a 12 oz tall can, a 24 oz bottle, a 1.5 liter bottle, a 16.9 oz can, a 16 oz bottle, a 16 oz stubby bottle (sold in packs of 6), a 3 litter bottle, which does exist, a 1l bottle, a 16 oz can and many more.

[@gmai5178]

Fun fact, in the UK they recently expanded their caffine free range to include coke zero too

[@RichardBarclay]

Probably to compete with caffeine free Pepsi max.

[@StephenGibson]

I only buy caffeine free & sugar free now. 7up do both in original & cherry too.

[@MKR5210]

So what exactly are you getting for your money if there's no sugar and no caffeine in the coke...? Brown water? And is it considerably cheaper than coke with sugar and caffeine?

[@HydroSnips]

@@MKR5210 Coke. It tastes no different. If you want caffeine, have an espresso or some Red Bull. What sort of lightweight gets a caffeine high after coke lol

[@Hugh.G.Rectionx]

@@HydroSnips me lol. im hyper sensitive to caffeine

[@kingcrab9900]

As a prior Coca-Cola merchandiser in the US. The only times I’ve come across a 35 can packaging is in bulk stores. Like Sams club and BJ’s warehouse. Which wasn’t limited to the original flavor. They had sprite, Diet Coke, Fanta etc. Even some brands that had contracts with Coca-Cola bottling company United had bulk packaging/variety packs. Like Monster, Powerade, body armor etc.

[@triplea5293]

I saw an actual person in coca cola uniform putting loads of coke in the drinks fridge at Tesco. I just thought Tesco got them shipped and they stock them themselves

[@edwardvalentino3835]

I'm 49 y.o. I distinctly remember 3 liter bottles. You can still find them from Coke competitors, if you know where to look

[@Taleri]

Joe, the 3 liter of coke is available at my local carniceria. I get it whenever I pick up dinner there. The 3 liter isn't *that* hard to find in the US. And the 35 pack of coke is available at Costco.

[@Anon21486]

That is what I thought. It was either in a warehouse store (Costco/BJs) or for commercial purposes only..

[@tburton3462]

They are also sold at Sam's Club

[@julioalvarado2536]

Right I was thinking that, and they also have 1L sizes at Dollar General

[@JoeAvella]

I love those Coke Coffees so much!

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Hey 👋 joe.

[@marioman574]

eww

[@BassBanj0]

It seems Coke Energy was only discontinued in the US, looks like you'll have to come over here if you want to keep binging them Joe aha

[@ryomagaaracielfai]

Me too! The vanilla flavored is the best 👌

[@81meganmarie]

Years ago they had Coke Black which was coke and coffee in the glass bottles. I really liked them but they were hard to find and shortly discontinued. Coke and coffee is really good with Oreos.

[@mikerich32]

15:08 sorry for being a pedant, but Southern Comfort is NOT a Tennessee whiskey. In fact, it's not even considered a whiskey at all, it's pretty much a vodka that's been flavored to taste similar to whiskey.

[@Scott_Miller]

Coca-Cola Energy is definitely sold in the UK. I used to work in Spar store and we have all Coke energy flavours shown in the video. Can't say they were popular however.

[@Ruaraidhmtb]

Cause they taste utterly shite 😂

[@julianaylor4351]

Too many energy drink rivals.

[@willnestor6422]

@@julianaylor4351 and they taste like shit as well

[@triplea5293]

Spar tends to sell a lot of American food and drink anyway (at least the one I've been in)

[@julianaylor4351]

@@triplea5293 I have seen at lot of American food and drinks in ASDA too, but they are owned by Walmart. Whereas Sainsbury's just has a small shelf full in their bigger shops.

[@GorditoJalcon]

Im actually impressed by the fact that the US doesn’t have the 3L regular coke since here in LATAM (pretty sure some other parts of the world too) have it until today Edit: Yeah... maybe they didn't or couldn't search well

[@abhijith..]

most countries have 2.25 litre bottle

[@angel102ify]

we used to have them in the UK, but i haven't seen any since the Sugar Tax started.

[@moviemania23]

There are 3Ls at HEB in Texas and Walgreens in Florida. Plus many other places. He didn't try very hard.

[@coochielicker5587]

i live in southern texas and you can find 3 liter bottles of coca cola in some stores

[@malachyfernandez6285]

I am assuming that they didn’t go digging as deep As I have. Ignoring the new 13.2 oz “sipsized” bottle, there is a 16 oz can, a 12 oz tall can, a 24 oz bottle, a 1.5 liter bottle, a 16.9 oz can, a 16 oz bottle, a 16 oz stubby bottle (sold in packs of 6), a 3 litter bottle, which does exist, and many more.

[@toast99bubbles]

Custom bottles were available for a short amount of time in the UK around 2014. I still have my ones that I ordered online.

[@petersherwin1802]

I'd like to point out that in the UK the largest multipack of cans that I have seen is actually a 30 pack of 330ml cans. I just bought one over the weekend at my local Costco. It isn't an American 30 pack as they don't drink 330ml cans. They drink 12oz/355ml cans.

[@kanedaku]

Yeh, I get the 30 packs from Costco, ironically an American company (gotta love the Kirkland brand!)

[@enyaalice5744]

I've seen them in waitrose too

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

They're on Amazon too, I bought a 30 pack Diet Coke earlier this year.

[@PGproductionsHD]

There’s costco in the uk?

[@petersherwin1802]

@pgproductionshd via Google: "As of March 2021, Costco has 804 warehouses worldwide: 558 in the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), 103 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 27 in Japan, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 13 in Australia, 4 in Spain, 2 in France, 1 in Iceland and 1 in mainland China"

[@danc2014]

Coke cans are now sold in 12 and 18 pack in CA. The 24 pack was discontinued when soda price increased in 2020. Still do not understand why they make 7 Oz cans except to meet school sale sugar limits of 100 calories per serving.

[@lewizm697]

“from calorie count to portion sizes” always makes my day

[@harrybrown1513]

The best coke i ever tasted was in morocco, from what someone told me it contained like 50% more sugar than the stuff we get in the uk. I went to the US in 2014 and from what i remember it didnt taste that different

[@luluah1198]

I believe that because in that region (Western Sahara) well we carry home 1kg sugar bags from a uk supermarket and it can last us a month perhaps? In that region I saw them carrying home a sack of sugar. I think it was 5 kg on the shoulder, but could have been more . They think nothing of slinging on their shoulder and walking up a few dunes in 50c + heat . No matter if there’s a sandstorm sugar is essential,it appears to be as essential as bread is to the Brits 😂 Sugar is cheap cheaper than it is here . Because there is poverty yet if you tell your neighbour you have no sugar they will buy you a sack ;) . They use most of it for drinking copious amounts of green tea &mint infusions with a masses of sugar . It tastes good I admit but it’s sooooooo sweet, too sweet for me

[@NoahSpurrier]

I went to a club in China where they served a delicious drink that was steaming hot Coke with fresh ginger. Sounds weird, but it was really good.

[@CaboloNero]

Cokid-19 origin

[@danzirvine]

not entirely weird, me and my old man like mixing ginger beer and coke together which tastes great, albeit not being hot its pretty much the same thing

[@AEY294]

10:23 You actually can’t get Orange Vanilla Coke in bottle or can in the US anymore. Only in Coke Freestyle.

[@Cazammaf]

I have bought cherry Vanilla Coke in the uk, as I thought it was weird when I saw it. And we do have a caffeine free Coke as well as caffeine free Diet Coke. And I have had the Coke energy zero sugar in the uk too. Huh. My local corner shop sells them lol. Not keen on them however. Never seen or had Coke coffee though, or the signature bottled ones.

[@AshrakAhmed]

Waitrose do the Signature Mix Coke and the Coke Energy, but only on large supermarket branches. I also remember having Diet Coke Mango from Tesco also Coke Zero Cherry.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

@@AshrakAhmed I used to get Coke Energy at Waitrose and very occasionally Sainsbury's, but I think it's been discontinued in the UK. It crossed my mind recently that I haven't seen it in forever and nowhere seems to be stocking it, not even the dodgy Asian minimarts that have everything.

[@MKRM27]

Where have you purchased cherry Vanilla Coke in the U.K.? It is only available in freestyle machines in fast food restaurants

[@s.schultz1157]

Interesting video. However, in the part where you show the sugar is hard to see, you need some contrast because the white on white makes the sugar pretty much invisible. Thought you'd like to know for future videos.

[@worldwide_cruising]

As another eating channel I can truly say that Food Insider's videos are most enjoyable and entertaining to watch. Deep relaxation is guaranteed! 💖 Merry christmas everyone! 🎅 😈

[@Am.tony316]

You cannot tell me that the English guy doesn't sound like Mr hegarty

[@memoriesmuseum2824]

Lmao the Cherry Vanilla “TM” part had me cracking up 😂😂😂

[@PoppyCorn144]

I’m looking at a 1.75L bottle of regular coke being sold in Tesco’s for £1.97. So the UK still has another size between the 1.5L and 2.25L Edit: seeing as I’ve already outed myself as a pedant, I’m also pointing out the US spellings on the UK coke ingredients. Doesn’t bother me but I noticed it…

[@xPidgexSmithx]

Truth, I’m drinking one right now!

[@Lapinporokoira]

The Manga/Anime Dr Stone showed a way to make cola at home. Also my fave flavour is vanilla cola. Not the zero (it leaves a slightly unpleasant aftertaste) the regular full sugar version that you cam only get on certain websites now in the UK

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Tesco Extra in the UK sell Cocacola red (full coke) cans in a 48 pack. Also UK vending machines do a full red Coke can, in the slender / slim taller can 500ml and the 250ml stubby plastic bottle. Coke coffee available in the UK, I had one last month. Also you can buy in Tesco and Morrisons in the UK Caffine free red full fat in large bottle. Made by CC GB. Also the Coke Energy cans you can get in the UK in cherry, berry and orange, made by CC GB, as they going against Red Bull. As a side note, CC GB owns Costa Coffee, Monster Drinks and Inicents Drinks (being used as a rebranded Orange and Apple Minute Maid ). You also in the UK can order a name printed coke bottle label. It was stopped as lots of people ordered them with very rude names. So now every so often pre printed ones on bottles are available in the UK shops with basic names like mum dad granny grandad, and some basic male female names, plus seasonal names ones like Santa.

[@TheoHiggins]

I think the true difference between British coke and American coke is apparent after finishing a can or two. The American stuff is a lot more sickly and syrupy so you can't drink as much of it back-to-back without feeling queasy. Thailand has the same kind I believe.

[@marydavis5234]

No too many Americans actually drink coke, as most mechanics will se it to take the rust of old trucks to use for farming and it will take the rust off nail also.

[@SpeedVaultz]

That last bit with the sound test after Harry burped was hilarious!

[@pastedtomato]

Over here in Mexico we have 2.5 and 3 liters bottles of Coca Cola, also, for whatever reason, we have both 500ml and 600ml bottles as well

[@Panch_Boi]

There’s actually a size that you missed in this video: the 16 oz. can. Thing is, I’ve only seen it sold in gas station convenience stores, so I don’t blame you for missing it.

[@MKRM27]

There are quite a few packs sizes they missed from US and U.K.

[@WhyM0013Y]

Something you didn't mention is aspartame can also flair up asthma so I've got to be careful when I drink any sort of pop. The best way I miss it, is by not drinking pop :)

[@MKRM27]

There is no actual scientific link between aspartame and asthma

[@WhyM0013Y]

@@MKRM27 I was told by my GP

[@themetalhead1463]

Nobody cares

[@evilleader1991]

Interesting, I got asthma a d used to drink tons of Coke zero. I quit drinking soda now though

[@ada_funni]

Tune in next time on Food Wars, where Joe confirms that he is in fact addicted to Coke Energy.

[@JoeAvella]

It’s becoming an expensive habit.

[@horsepj]

I do remember that in the mid 80's to at least the mid 90's, there were 3 liter bottles of soft drink available in the US.

[@yungkidnf]

There are some 3 liter sodas out there, just hard to find, Save A Lot food stores tend to have them and I *THINK* Faygo has 3 liter options as well.

[@sarahbradbeer7982]

In the UK we had 3L regular coke in the early to mid 90s too

[@markbrown2640]

There were 3 liter bottles available of most soda brands in the U.S. Coke disappeared in my area earliest, followed by Pepsi. Faygo hung on for several years beyond the big brands.

[@szn00]

I never imagined anyone can make 18min video out of coca-cola!

[@youraveragejoe1]

2:17 3 LITRES for $1.98? Plus a little tax ofc. That’s so much cheaper than the uk, wow

[@elevenelevenlife3375]

Joe being like 'they all tasted the same!', OMG I highly doubt that. I'm gonna guess Mexican coke and British Coke taste most similar. Also, one must not forget FOUNTAIN COKE! Which, can taste different depending on their brix (like at McDonalds, movie theaters, etc) or FROZEN COKE, same thing.

[@Jadenette11111]

I like how the British guy actually talks about coke facts. While the American is being an American

[@SAg1993]

In Kolkata, India (Calcutta for westerners), they have actually mastered the art of mixing cola and milk. It is the most refreshing thing ever and great to drink. And it's literally called Doodh-cola (translation, Milk-Cola).

[@kevoice]

There was a show in the U.S. ('70's/'80's) called Laverne and Shirley. Laverne's favorite drink was Milk and Pepsi...It was supposed to be funny because it sounded revolting, but maybe she was onto something...

[@SAg1993]

@@kevoice She probably was. In my experience, Pepsi doesn't go well with Milk, neither does Coke. Ever heard of ThumsUp? It's an Indian made Cola which Coke acquired in the late 90s. More fizzy and better tasting, at least to us Indians. Try it out

[@danc2014]

Root beer floats are common but a coke float works if you did not have root beer.

[@werewolflover8636]

Yes, back in the 80’s 3L bottles of coke were a thing. I used to buy them often! They in fact stopped making them because many bottles were going flat before they were used.

[@SolarisKnight142]

They still make them

[@wright5328]

in Latin America is still a thing

[@Gangsta_Playz]

Fun Fact: At 2:50 2 of those numbers are used on the F1 grid as of 2021

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

Only got as far as the first taste test, but another factor not, well, factored in was the flavour inducing container Plastic, metal, and glass vessels all impart different flavours - even with a liquid made from a common recipe _For it is known, Jon Snow_

[@TheWhiteGyrfalcon]

Here in NZ we had a ginger coke speciality type and I loved it, I miss that flavor! I have go do glass bottle or vanilla coke instead

[@Themanfromglad]

OMG that was amazing. I I love Coke, ok, I said it. I sneak it in whenever possible, always in moderation. Seeing these two comedians and their candid reactions and jest, was simply spot on! I laughed out loud several times. I need a coke now. Subscribed.

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

My tiny country actually has 1 exclusive coke flavor not found anywhere else in the world: Coke Zero Mango

[@danc2014]

We have Pepsi mango in California and it tasted bad.

[@rhythmrida]

We had Coke Zero mango in uk but it didn’t sell well so was discontinued

[@peterknowles3747]

The 3L was in the 90"s, and Mexican Coke hasn't contained sugar since Mexico had a sugar shortage ever since then it's made the exact same way as it is here in America with high fructose corn syrup

[@lilsunny7399]

funny how he mentioned the 2.25l in a few shops but not the 1.75l and former 2l that you find basically anywhere in the UK.

[@kandn420]

I believe there are 35 packs at Costco ( a membership warehouse). I still think they had coke in the recipe but who knows. A few years back a Japanese market near me had Coca Cola clear ( which is not available here anymore, I should have bought some)

[@eliburlingame19]

Yeah I've seen the 35 pack at Sam's club lol

[@Pretender1147]

@@eliburlingame19 We get the 35 pack of Diet Mtn Dew at Sam's

[@chlcrk]

Sounds about right. Some years ago my parents brought a huge multi-pack of 500ml Sprite bottles for Christmas from CostCo (I wanna say it had 24). Never seen Coca-Cola clear, mind

[@kandn420]

@@chlcrk I remember one guy buying like 30 bottles of Coca Cola clear that day. I kinda remember when they first came out. Japan has a lot of different flavor coke products not as much as Kit Kats of course.

[@chlcrk]

@@kandn420 would be awesome if these guys did a KitKat episode with those cool Japanese products

[@harrykersh]

Drink Wars!! Any other beverages you want us to compare?

[@Legend-ct2wp]

Sprite

[@Legend-ct2wp]

Sprite

[@anthonyoceguera1296]

Dr Pepper

[@erikajuarez8855]

Pepsi

[@frost94]

Every drink from PepsiCo

[@maudline]

In Swedish, cola means caramel so to me coca cola is just a caramel flavoured fizzy drink with a hint of citrus

[@Si74l0rd]

The struggle of trying to get that 35 pack killed me! Btw, Coca Cola and Pepsi are owned by the same parent company, the rivalry was only a marketing ploy. Although Southern Comfort is a bourbon, I suspect the recipe was calling more for Jim Beam or Jack Daniels, rather than the flavoured base of Southern Comfort.

[@voxydevrblx]

False, they are both seperate publicly traded companies, making them unrelated entities, or they'd be breaking several laws

[@MKRM27]

BTW you are talking complete and utter nonsense. Grow up

[@MKRM27]

@@voxydevrblx He’s just being a troll

[@Si74l0rd]

@@MKRM27 Do some research, Vanguard group and BlackRock are partial owners of both brands. No other owners listed, so those two investment groups have the largest share blocks at each company. The rest is distributed across the open market.

[@patriciaribeiro9373]

I'm from Brazil and here 3L Coke bottles are quite common. I was surprised to know that isn't very common in other countries. 😯

[@jmc4935]

Same in Mexico. 3L became the standard after it's intro in the 90s. In Mexico they were still doing 2L retornables or returning bottles and getting your bottle deposit back -- or it'd be applicable to the new bottle you were buying. It cut down on waste and the bottles would get more uses.

[@eggheadjohnson5844]

I’d love to see a behind-the-scenes episode of Food Wars where it’s the planning and shopping phase for each episode. I imagine the reaction of the store clerks seeing whomever buying hundreds of dollars worth a single product would also be funny.

[@TheMoviePlanet]

I don't know, I regularly see people before me in the line at the supermarket buying tons of the same product and the clerks don't bat an eyelid.

[@Roy-sr6gs]

In my country we have 3.25L We also have 1.5L glass and a 2L hard plastic which is returnable

[@crimsonizedghoul]

Where I live in the US, there are 3L bottles and they are sold all the time.

[@gotalifeanditsmine]

Where is that?

[@crimsonizedghoul]

@@gotalifeanditsmine I live in Texas currently

[@johnmidwest5650]

3:32, Costco and Sam's Club sell the 35-pack

[@0xf1337]

Coke Energy was briefly available on the UK a few years ago but never caught on (they gave out a load of samples in my office one time).

[@PigmyPipistrelle13]

Asda still sell it.

[@mama9048]

Its still around but not as prominent. Its amazing the cherry energy

[@ryleysayers8107]

It's in home bargains

[@mranon42023]

interesting. in Argentina we have 3L; 2,25L;1,5L; 591mL (all plastic); 8oz glass; 333mL can and 150 ml plastic or can. Also a small glass refillable that's 350ml only available in restaurants and a big refillable ones that are glass 1,5L and 2L plastic

[@dallasfrost1996]

Here in New Zealand our coke sizes are simplified. Our smallest size of regular coke is a 250ml can, next is a 300ml plastic bottle, then a 330ml can or glass bottle. Our medium size is a 600ml plastic bottle, and our large sizes are just 1.5L and 2.25L bottles.

[@mranon42023]

@@dallasfrost1996 pretty much same as here

[@mbouletcraig]

Now that you have a “US vs Japan” food wars, you need to do “US vs Canada” 😉. If needed, I can find a table and white wall 😆

[@nk9996]

Ohh Joe 16:04 why did you spoiled the game 😂😂

[@ranabhaipersaud8886]

The 35 can pack is available in most wholesale chains, such as Bj's, Costco, and Sam's Club, just like the picture shows, FYI. (US)

[@ChaoticBad]

I was yelling at the screen “it’s at Costco!” 😆 I need to go to bed.

[@mushroomgal9614]

We now have coca-cola that is fruity flavoured in the UK, it is called 'marshmallow' coke (after the dj, it's not marshmallow favoured). I think we also had 'Coke Life' at one point.

[@captainscarlett1]

I don't usually drink Coke but this was fascinating.

[@themetalhead1463]

Nobody cares

[@RavenWitchShade]

I'm pretty sure I've seen other variants of Diet Coke here outside of Lime - I know Aldi sometimes stocks one called Twisted Strawberry (Hell, I had one the other week as they were in the drinks fridge of the games shop I go to to play Pokémon cards).

[@susi-emily]

I've tried Diet Coke Mango and the Strawberry one. Sublime Lime is the better one though.

[@michaelbcohen]

the 35 can pack, that is the only one they sell at Costco. Why didnt he just go there? and you can find the 3L bottles in some parts of the US, or so reddit claims. They used to have them, dont know why they stopped it. As for the sugar coke, in select markets by Passover time they sell a limited run Kosher for Passover version using sugar. We also used to have Diet Lime in the US, but they stopped it, and now have a ginger lime. As to the Aspartame issue, the original attack on it back in the 70s was funded by the company that made Sucralose, its biggest rival. The 2005 Italian Study used an unscientific standard, improper methods, etc, and did not discloser certain funding at the time. But next do Pepsi

[@ajfurnari2448]

As for the Kosher Coke, look for the ones with yellow caps on the plastic bottles

[@michaelbcohen]

@@ajfurnari2448 the Kosher for Passover you mean, and yeah, Coke does that so its easier for people shopping to work with

[@jessicaa3641]

preliminary studies have shown that diet coke and coke zero can help with nausea due to the citric acid and phosphoric acid (other sodas can help as well).

[@eva.smithhhhh]

Fun fact and some history about my family: Back in the late 1800’s my great great great grandfather Marcellus Bailey Hallman owned a drug store called Jacobs pharmacy and a little after he died a small soda company who hadn’t launched there soda yet asked the second owner (who I forget his name and I apologize I think it’s starts with an A) sold the store for a hefty profit, that company ended up being Coca Cola pretty crazy isn’t it so maybe with out my great great great grandfather Coca Cola might’ve not happened just some risks you have to take.

[@retr0ldude858]

Proof plz

[@eva.smithhhhh]

Page 49 on Coca Cola’s actual book take a look ;) And that’s what Marcellus’ actual daughter has to say my aunt Ruth Wood wrote a book on my family’s ancestry.

[@mikelovesbacon]

You missed a few UK sizes, e.g. you can get 1.75L in Sainsbury's and 2L in ASDA. I don't know why we have so many ~250ml variations of it. You can also get a pack of 30x 330ml cans from ocado, which is bigger than what this video claimed was our largest single pack of 24x 330ml. Whoever is researching these videos isn't doing a great job. Also the British coke in the American taste test was a plastic bottle which makes it taste awful. Cans or glass bottles only

[@LulfsBloodbag]

250 ml is the size of a regular mug, so that's why

[@mikelovesbacon]

@@LulfsBloodbag All my mugs are 350ml and none of my glasses are less than 330ml. Who drinks coke out of a mug?

[@Terpsontop]

1:11 well that’s a first!

[@cellboi]

*Cries in American*

[@zyssica]

The 3l exists here in Uruguay, but not sugar free, the original flavor. They usually offer those around Christmas time, where you’re for sure going to be with family.