Which Soft Drinks Are Most Preferred?

By Ruben Gorado

For nearly a century now, people have gone back and forth about Coke and Pepsi, each side of the debate claiming that their brand is the better of the two. Much of it comes down to a matter of opinion in the end, but we can still look at public opinions.

Let's take a look at four of the more popular types of soda and see who wins the debate in the most recent of taste tests and surveys. Are your favorites their favorites too?

None of these are scientific in nature, and they're purely derived from some surveys and taste tests given. This means that these are by no means accurate, though they'll be fun to look at.

Many felt that Pepsi was too sweet, while people were generally more neutral about Coke. However, the Pepsi lovers felt more strongly about the drink than Coke lovers did about theirs.

In the diet soda realm, the rivalry is nearly just as big as those conscious about their caloric intake. Each calorie free drink strikes to taste like the real thing. When polled, more people preferred the taste of diet Pepsi to the taste of diet Coke.

How about the lemon lime drinks? There's Sprite, 7up, and Sierra Mist. Sierra Mist is more widely produced than 7up now, and this is the drink that was put up against Sprite. Interestingly, more people said that they preferred Sprite, but they preferred the taste of Sierra Mist in blind taste tests.

The last set of drinks will look at is the cherry colas. There's Pepsi's wild cherry, and Coca Cola's Cherry Coke. In the end, Wild Cherry Pepsi was preferred in taste tests, though people were more likely to buy Cherry Coke.

As you can see, this is an issue that divides many, and looks to show no signs of changing. - 17273

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