PepsiCo and Dr Pepper have sold versions of their flagship sodas sweetened with cane sugar since 2009. Coca-Cola has sold Mexican Coke — which uses cane sugar — in the U.S. since 2005, but it’s positioned a trendy alternative and sold in glass bottles. Coke with cane sugar will likely be more widely available.

Coca-Cola announced Tuesday that it would introduce a new cane sugar Coke product this fall. But will it be better for you?

Coca-Cola made the switch to high fructose corn syrup in the US 1980s over concerns about cost and agricultural requirements, but many fans still say the real sugar version tastes better.

Coca-Cola’s announcement to launch a new cane sugar-sweetened variant in the United States this fall marks a departure from decades of high-fructose corn syrup dominance in American soft drinks. This move comes amid growing consumer demand for natural ingredients and pressure from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services

Coca-Cola has not yet said it would use real cane sugar in regular Coke — even if Trump says the company agreed

Few people preferred Coca Cola sweetened with cane sugar during an unscientific taste test at the Navy Pier offices of the Sun-Times and WBEZ on Wednesday.

Mexican Coke sweetened with cane sugar tends to be a go-to beverage for Coca-Cola fans who want to avoid the U.S.-made version of the beverage with corn syrup. But soon, Coca-Cola will offer a version of its classic beverage sweetened with cane sugar manufactured in the U.S., according to multiple reports.

Louisiana has also seen production expand. The state has specifically seen an increase in sugarcane acreage when returns for competing crops, such as rice and soybeans, have decreased, according to the USDA. Each year from 2017 to 2021, the state produced 1.782 million tons of unrefined sugar.