<p><a href="http://www.78west.com/wordpress/?p=57" target="_blank">All reviewed up. </a></p><p> </p><p>Passover is about to end so I figure I will go out with a Jewish
bang, not so much a review of something new as it is a PSA to get you
aware of the goodness that the Jewish laws provide for us. Because of
their strict rules and dietary needs during Passover those of us who
live in and around major concentrations of Jewish folks get to have
something special, Passover Coca Cola. What is Passover Coke? Well,
it’s Coke as it used it be, coke made with real sugar and not what it’s
made with today, high fructose corn syrup. </p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://www.78west.com/tmw_images/passover_coke1.jpg" /></p>
<p>The first and biggest thing to look for when trying to get yourself
some Passover Coca Cola is the yellow cap. For about 2 weeks a year
Coca Cola ships these yellow capped bottles to stores, once the
shipment is up there’s no more until next year, so get them while you
can. Also on the caps are a few Hebrew letters and the U-P, Kosher for
Passover, symbol.</p>
<p>The next thing to look at is the ingredients list.</p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://www.78west.com/tmw_images/passover_coke2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Do you see what’s missing? High fructose corn syrup. Don’t believe
me? Go check out a regular bottle of Coke and you’ll see it right on
there. Actually, <a href="http://lynnart.net/textures/labels/hpotter_coke.jpg">here</a>,
an image of a label. It’s small but you can see it on there. This is
what makes the difference. Instead of using a chemically processed
sugar this stuff uses the real thing, sucrose, the fancy name for table
sugar.</p>
<p>In order to test this stuff out I did a side by side comparison. I
also included family members who worked for Coca Cola and grew up in a
house where only Coke was allowed since their father worked for the
company. Side by side the two beverages look exactly the same. Both
have the same color and smell the same. The taste, however, is where
you can feel the difference. The best way to describe it is that the
Passover Coca Cola tastes a lot more real. It doesn’t have the chemical
something that the corn syrup one has. It also goes down a lot smoother
and cleaner. After having a few glasses of the Kosher version I didn’t
want to go back to corn syrup. The rest of the people who tasted it
said the same thing, that this was the way Coke should taste and how it
used to taste before they (Coca Cola) got cheap and went with Corn
Syrup.</p>
<p>Should you buy this stuff? If you are a Coca Cola fan then the answer is a big yes. Should you stock up on it? Same answer.</p>
<p><img border="0" src="http://www.78west.com/tmw_images/passover_coke3.jpg" /></p>
<p>4 out of 5 bottles of Coke for this product. I am not giving it a
perfect score because this just reminds us of how things should be,
filled with real sugar and happiness, not how they are, with corn syrup
and sadness.</p>