Diet Coke (sometimes known as Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light or Coke Light) is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States on July 9, 1982 as Diet Coca-Cola, and was the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark. The product quickly overtook Tab in sales. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Diet sodas (also diet, sugar-free, or light soft drinks, refreshments, or carbonated beverages) are sugar-free, artificially sweetened, non-alcoholic carbonated beverages generally marketed towards health-conscious people, diabetics, athletes, and other people who want to lose weight or stay fit. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Diet Coke Caffiene-Free was introduced in 1983. ... Coca-Cola with Lime is a variation of the original Coca-Cola. ... Raspberry Coke was a Coca-Cola flavor sold in New Zealand on a trial basis. ... Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla and Diet Coke Black Cherry Vanilla is a variety of Coca-Cola that was launched in January 2006 by The Coca-Cola Company in United States. ... Diet Coke is a product of the Coca-Cola Company with a number of variants: // Original flavor The original flavor, released in 1982, is the most basic of all the flavors. ... Diet Coke Plus Diet Coke Plus is a new formulation of Diet Coke that Coca-Cola has announced they will be distributing beginning in the second quarter of 2007. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Coca-Cola C2 (also referred to as Coke C2, C2 Cola, or simply C2) is a cola-flavored beverage introduced by The Coca-Cola Company first in Japan, then later on June 7, 2004 in the United States, in response to the low-carbohydrate diet trend. ... Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. ... Tab (also spelled TaB) is a diet cola. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... TaB is a diet cola. ...

Diet Coke was sweetened with aspartame as soon as the sweetener became available in the U.S., 1983; however, to save money, this was originally in a blend with saccharin. After Diet Rite cola advertised its 100 percent use of aspartame, and the manufacturer of NutraSweet (then, G.D. Searle & Company) warned that the NutraSweet trademark would not be made available to a blend of sweeteners, Coca-Cola switched the formula to 100 percent NutraSweet, later switching back and doing without the NutraSweet trademark. Diet Coke from fountain dispensers still contains some saccharin (to extend shelf life).^[1] Aspartame (or APM) (IPA: ) is the name for an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The skeletal formula of saccharin Saccharin[1] is the oldest artificial sweetener. ... Diet Rite is the brand name of a line of diet sodas distributed by the R.C. Cola company (now part of Dr. Pepper & Seven-Up, Inc. ... NutraSweet is the company that makes and sells aspartame, an artificial sugar substitute. ... G.D. Searle & Company was a company focusing on life sciences, specifically pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and animal health. ...

Coca-Cola light logo

In other countries, where cyclamates were not banned, as they were in the U.S. and the United Kingdom in 1970, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Light may be sweetened with a blend containing cyclamates, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener that was discovered in 1937 at the University of Illinois by graduate student Michael Sveda. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener that was discovered in 1937 at the University of Illinois by graduate student Michael Sveda. ... Aspartame (or APM) (IPA: ) is the name for an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... Chemical structure of Acesulfame potassium Acesulfame potassium is a calorie-free artificial sweetener, also known as Acesulfame K or Ace K, and marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One. ...

In 2005, under pressure from retailer Wal-Mart (which was impressed with the popularity of Splenda sweetener), the company released a new formulation called "Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda." Sucralose and acesulfame potassium replace aspartame in this version. Early sales reports for this version were not quite as strong as anticipated; however, Coca-Cola did little advertising for the brand, investing money and advertising in Coca-Cola Zero instead. The introduction of the Splenda sweetened version of Diet Coke saw complaints to bottlers, as store shelves would often go with very little of the normal version of Diet Coke. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. ... Chemical structure of Acesulfame potassium Acesulfame potassium is a calorie-free artificial sweetener, also known as Acesulfame K or Ace K, and marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One. ... Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. ...

Diet Coke does not utilize a modified form of the Coca-Cola recipe but is instead an entirely different formula. The controversial New Coke, introduced in 1985, used a version of the Diet Coke recipe that contained high fructose corn syrup and had a slightly different balance of ingredients. In 2004 Coca-Cola introduced Coca-Cola C2, which it claims tastes much closer to Coca-Cola but contains half the carbohydrates. In 2006, The Coca-Cola Co. introduced Coca-Cola Zero, a sugar-free variation of regular Coca-Cola. New Coke was the unofficial name of the sweeter formulation introduced in 1985 by The Coca-Cola Company to replace its flagship soft drink, Coca-Cola or Coke. ... This article is about the year. ... High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) refers to a group of corn syrups which have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. ... Coca-Cola C2 (also referred to as Coke C2, C2 Cola, or simply C2) is a cola-flavored beverage introduced by The Coca-Cola Company first in Japan, then later on June 7, 2004 in the United States, in response to the low-carbohydrate diet trend. ... Carbohydrates (literally hydrates of carbon) are chemical compounds that act as the primary biological means of storing or consuming energy, other forms being fat and protein. ... Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

No Calorie Coca-Cola logo from Japan.

When Tab was released in 1963, the Coca-Cola Company refused to use the Coca-Cola brandname, fearing that its flagship brand might suffer by being used on another product, the long-term viability of which was uncertain. (Ironically, Tab is still available today, even though vastly outsold by Diet Coke.) Its rival Pepsi had no such qualms, and after the long-term success of its sugar-free brand Diet Pepsi, launched in 1964, became clear, Coca-Cola decided to launch a new sugar-free brand under the Coca-Cola name to compete with Diet Pepsi. With the well-known name, it could be marketed more extensively than the more anonymously dubbed Tab. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... TaB is a diet cola. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Coca-Cola Companys headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an international beverage and food manufacturer whose headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. ... Pepsi Cola is a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... Diet Pepsi is a low-calorie carbonated cola. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi have capitalized on the markets of people who require low sugar regimens, such as diabetics and people with other health conditions, athletes, and people who want to lose weight. In the UK, a 330 ml can of Diet Coke contains around 1.3 Calories (5 kilojoules) compared to 142 Calories (595 kJ) for a regular can of Coca-Cola. For the disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of very dilute urine, see diabetes insipidus. ...

Diet Coke is currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary.

Brand portfolio

Name	Launched	Discontinued	Notes	Picture
Diet Coke	1982		The first version of Coca-Cola without sugar.
Diet Coke Caffeine-Free	1983		A caffeine free version of Diet Coke and the first extension of the Diet Coke formula.
Diet Cherry Coke/Diet Coke Cherry	1986		Available in USA and United Kingdom. Discontinued in Australia and Israel.
Diet Coke with Lemon	2001		Still available in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Hong Kong, South Africa, Spain, Israel and the United Kingdom. The version sold in Continental Europe utilizes the Coca-Cola Light formula and is generally thought to match much better with the lemon flavoring than the Diet Coke formula.
Diet Vanilla Coke/Diet Coke Vanilla	2002		Still available in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Diet Coke with Lime	2004		Available in Sweden, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Diet Raspberry Coke	June 1, 2005	2006	Available in New Zealand, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Diet Coke Sweetened with Splenda	2005		Available in the USA, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coca-Cola Zero	2005		In Austria Coca-Cola Zero is the successor of Coca-Cola's Diet Coke. Coca-Cola Zero has an additional label "Neuer Geschmack" ("new taste") and a "0 kcal" symbol to differentiate it from the old diet coke.
Diet Coke Black Cherry Vanilla	2006	2007	available in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coca-Cola Light Sango	2005		Only available in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coca-Cola Cherry Zero	2007
Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero	2007
Diet Coke with Citrus Zest	2007		Available in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, and United Kingdom.
Diet Coke Plus/Coca Cola Light plus	2007		Available in the USA and Belgium.

• In the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia it is called Diet Coke.
• In most of Europe, including Germany and Italy, the drink is marketed as Coca-Cola Light, but often referred to as Cola. Coca-Cola has tried to discourage the use of this generic term,^{[citation needed]} and commercials refer only to "Coke Light" or "Coca-Cola Light."
• In France and Italy, it is referred as Coca Light.
• In French-speaking Canada it is called Coke Diète.
• In Puerto Rico and Spanish-speaking United States it is called Coca-Cola de Dieta (a translation of "Diet Coca-Cola").
• In Italy, the name Diet Coke was used until the late 1990s.
• In Latin America, it is called Coca-Cola Light.
• In many English-influenced non-English markets including Israel, it is called Diet Coca-Cola.
• In Japan it has been called No Calorie Coca-Cola since April 2007

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Advertising slogans for U.S.A.

The current Diet Coke logo was adopted in 2007

• "The time is right" (1982) The band Devo served as spokspersons for just 1982
• "Just for the taste of it!" (1983)
• "The one of a kind" (1984)
• "Just for the taste of it!" (1985)
• "Taste it all!" (1993)
• "This Is Refreshment" (1994)
• "Just for the taste of it!" (1995)
• "You are what you drink" (1997)
• "Get the taste of it" (2000)
• "Live Your Life" (2001)
• "Do what feels good" (2002)
• "It's a Diet Coke thing" (2004)
• "Life is how you take it" (2005)
• "Light it up!" (2006)
• "Yours" (2007)
• "Enjoyment" (2007)

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Debate over health issues

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The most commonly distributed version of Diet Coke (and majority of beverages using artificial sweeteners) relies on Aspartame, which has been blamed by some scientists and medical professionals for possibly causing serious illnesses (such as cancer, brain tumors, brain lesions, and lymphoma) when consumed in large quantities^[2][3]. One of the chemicals produced by aspartame after ingestion is methanol, which is also used in antifreeze.^[4][5] It should be noted that Coca-Cola has now released Diet Coke sweetened with sucralose (also known as Splenda), although it is not as common. See also soft drink controversy. Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of a vigorous public controversy regarding its safety and the circumstances around its approval. ... Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naptha or wood spirits, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3OH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, flammable, poisonous liquid with a distinctive odor that is somewhat milder and sweeter than ethanol (ethyl alcohol). ... Antifreeze is used in internal combustion engines, and for many other heat transfer applications, such as electronics cooling and chillers for HVAC. Compounds are added to water to reduce the freezing point of the mixture to below the lowest temperature that the system is likely to be exposed to, and... Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ...

An article published in The Independent on May 27, 2007 highlights the dangers of sodium benzoate in soft drinks. According to the article, the sodium benzoate combines with the citric acid in the drink to form benzene, a known carcinogen. Also, the sodium benzoate was found to break down mitochondrial DNA in living yeast cells.^[6] For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Sodium benzoate (E211), also called benzoate of soda, has chemical formula C6H5COONa. ... Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. ... For benzine, see petroleum ether. ...

"Large quantities" of Aspartame is considered over 30 cans a day without fail.[3] Concerning the combination of sodium benzoate and citric acid, The Coca-Cola Company has reformulated its products so that the risk of forming carcinogens inside of soft drinks is eliminated.

Ingredients

The ingredients in Diet Coke are listed in order of greatest to least amount:

• Carbonated Water
• Caramel Color
• Aspartame
• Phosphoric Acid
• Potassium Benzoate (to protect taste)
• Natural Flavors
• Citric Acid
• Caffeine

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See also

A Diet Coke geyser during a Diet Coke and Mentos eruption

• Diet Coke and Mentos eruption - It is possible to cause a sudden high-pressure release of carbon dioxide by inserting multiple Mentos into a container of Diet Coke. Mythbusters found this is caused because of nucleation as well as certain catalysts in the Diet Coke and Mentos themselves. The phenomenon is described in some detail by the General Chemistry Online! FAQ, which also attributes it to nucleation.^[7]

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References

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External links

• Diet Coke official website
• Coca Cola Commercials & Jingles