Since President Trump's announcement that he wants Coca-Cola executives to switch from high-fructose corn syrup to “real cane sugar” in U.S. Coke products, several Washington Post workers tested Mexican Coke and U.

The clearest argument for cane sugar over corn syrup is taste. “You’ll see. It’s just better!” Trump said on Truth Social. Coke is made with cane sugar in Mexico and many other countries, and “Mexican Coke” has long had a cult following in the United States.

Mexico is one of several countries where Coca-Cola already does this, but does it mean their Coke is healthier? The "short answer," according to Dr. Robert Lustig, who has spent more than a decade treating childhood obesity,