Posted on 07/02/2010 8:20:04 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
NEW YORK — Dr Pepper is prescribing some sugar this summer in honor of its 125th anniversary, the latest in a series of temporary moves by soda makers to temporarily swap out high fructose corn syrup.
The spicy soda made by Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is rolling out Dr Pepper "Made With Real Sugar" this weekend through early September.
Cans and bottles will feature old logos in the company's deep red, and colorful designs with lions and bright swirls of color harkening back to the 60s. Popular phrases such as "I'm a Pepper" also appear.
There are six different can designs. The company wanted to bring back the sugar version to help highlight its past, which dates to the creation of Dr Pepper by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco in 1885.
Dr Pepper declined to say if it will try out sugar in other brands such as Canada Dry, 7-Up and A&W Root Beer.
Manufacturers are testing sugar drinks as people's appetite for them increases, as some become concerned about high fructose corn syrup. Though they're nutritionally almost identical and equally caloric, some consumers believe corn syrup is less healthy than sugar.
They're also racing to come up with natural, no-calorie sweeteners and reformulate their beverages, though they haven't been able to apply that to major soft drink brands yet.
Last summer, rival PepsiCo Inc. launched real sugar versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew, calling them "Throwback" and using old packaging designs. Pepsi Throwback was so popular the company brought it back for a brief time in the winter. It declined to say what the drink's prospects are for the future.
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That's what my wife buys me. Still tastes better than fructose-flavored Coke. Although now I have this strange urge to put on mariachi music.
GOOD Stuff.
Mmmmm...the REAL stuff...
Now I’m thirsty for some real dublin dr. pepper, and I’m hungry for some grilled meat marinated and slathered in dr. pepper bbq sauce.
Shhhhhhhhhhhsh! Or they will all move here!
I have a killer sloppy joe recipe using Dr. Pepper as an ingredient.
Why does Dr. Pepper come in a bottle?
If you ever find yourself in the Waco area and are looking for something to do the Dr. Pepper museum is kinda cool.
The reason to go however is to get one of the sundaes they make with the Dr Pepper syrup!
I normally drink Hansen's but I bought a couple twelve packs of this Pepsi to show my appreciation. I'll do the same with the "throwback" Dr. Pepper.
And when they return to HFCS, I'll return to Hansen's.
I'm not sure if what you say is true (it could be - I just don't know), but yeast is most definitely NOT a mold. It is a fungus.
I like that Museum! They also have an interesting collection of old vending machines.
Texans have been able to get Dr.Pepper in 8-ounce bottles with cane sugar in select markets.
Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too?
I bought a bunch of cases of pepsi with sugar a few months ago when it was available, it was good
I expect that I'm a lot older now than they were then so it's been a while.
This is the place to buy genuine Dublin Dr Pepper, made with the original Imperial Pure Cane Sugar formula.
Snopes says it's just a myth that Dr. Pepper is made to taste like prunes,
but they don't say what the weird flavor actually is.
Sucrose: a disaccharide of glucose (left) and fructose (right), important molecules in the body.
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