Actually, only one material is different! What is the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi? ｜ Harper's BAZAAR Official

Each person has their own view as to which is the better soft drink, Pepsi or Coca-Cola. If you're going to give Pepsi to a Coke fan, you'll probably get an ironic face back.

That's because the Internet is a weird world that believes in all sorts of weird rules and unnecessary divisions. Is Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit with chocolate-coated sweets sandwiched between orange jelly? Is the "Twilight" series Edward or Jacob? Is the chocolate digestive biscuit chocolate on the top or bottom of the biscuit? The discussion is interesting because there are really silly reasons.

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But it's not just the trivial topic that divides a drink into two.

Writer Malcolm Gladwell decides to settle the debate by figuring out why it's so different for those who have two flavors. He wrote in 2005 in Blink, digging deeper into each drink and why some people prefer one.

According to Gladwell, Pepsi has a citrus flavor, while cola is fairly sweet with vanilla and raisin flavors. When he compared the labels on the two cans with the list of ingredients, he found that Pepsi had one ingredient that was not included in cola.

It's citric acid.

Yes, this common ingredient comes from fruits and is often used for sweet and sour flavors such as Tangfastics and squishy string-shaped sweets. It has a frowning sourness and is used to add sourness to both sweet and salty foods. Some people prefer Pepsi, which has a more refreshing and balanced taste due to the addition of this citric acid, while others prefer a sweeter, dessert-like vibes cola. Very simple!

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Other than that, the list of ingredients for the two drinks is exactly the same: carbonated water, sugar, caramel E150b (color), phosphoric acid, and natural flavors.

So, next time, if your friend threatens to leave the store because he only has Pepsi, not Coke, I'll tell you this episode.

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