Does the Public Prefer Coke or Pepsi?

The Coke vs. Pepsi debate has gone on for decades, and there are millions of people on both sides of the debate, swearing by their preferred soda brand.

In order to try to figure this out for ourselves, we had a glance at some recent surveys and blind taste tests between some of the more popular Coke and Pepsi products. Let’s see what these revealed.

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.

Sprite vs. Sierra Mist. There’s 7up on Pepsi’s end too, but it looks like Sierra Mist has been pushed harder in recent years. While Sprite enjoys higher sales (probably due to more recognition and a longer track record), people have preferred Sierra Mist in blind taste tests.

Cherry Coke vs. Wild Cherry Pepsi. People were very divided on this issue, though most preferred the taste of fountain Cherry Coke to fountain Wild Cherry Pepsi. This aside, Wild Cherry Pepsi marginally won out in taste tests.

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

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