Coke and Pepsi are debuting "mid-calorie" drinks that contain a mix of high-fructose corn-syrup and Splenda. These are meant to sit between the hyper-sugared normal stuff and the diet stuff with the funky aftertaste.
The new drinks contain the standard high-fructose corn syrup that sweetens regular soda but in smaller amounts. The corn syrup is supplemented with Splenda, a no-calorie, no-carbohydrate sweetener made from sugar.
The result is a soda with fewer calories than regular but more than no-cal. For instance, Pepsi says a 12-ounce can of Edge has 20 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 70 calories, compared with regular's 41 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 150 calories.
(via Fark)
