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- From: tff@plato.ds.boeing.com (Terry F Figurelle)
- Subject: Re: PEPSI CLEAR & TAB CLEAR
- Message-ID: <C1FHt4.Mv4@plato.ds.boeing.com>
- Sender: nntp@plato.ds.boeing.com
- Reply-To: tff@plato.ds.boeing.com
- Organization: Boeing Defense & Space Group
- References: <1993Jan22.044513.29262@infonode.ingr.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:17:27 GMT
- Lines: 69
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- In article 29262@infonode.ingr.com, krajnatg@infonode.ingr.com (Tom G. Krajna) writes:
- >Okay, it's clear that no one seems to like the new stuff. But am I missing
- >something here about it *tasting* so different? Didn't they just ditch
- >the coloring, leaving the flavor alone? Can you identify Pepsi Clear in
- >a blind taste test vs. Pepsi Unclear?
-
- Yes, tried following:
-
- Plastic 2 liter bottles chilled to 42F of Classic Coke, Pepsi, Crystal Pepsi,
- and generic store cola. Served in 6 oz. glass with two ice cubes (pop added
- first then ice cubes). Testers eat an unsalted soda craker before first drink
- and between each brand (blind folded and brands in random order).
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- Results (ten testers):
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- Question: Which do you like best?
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- 6 Classic Coke
- 2 Pepsi
- 2 generic store cola
- 0 Crystal Pepsi
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- Question: Which do you like least?
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- 7 Crystal Pepsi
- 2 Pepsi
- 1 generic store cola
- 0 Classic Coke
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- Question: Can you tell which drink is which?
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- Classic Coke
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- 6 correctly identified
- 3 misidentified it as generic cola
- 1 misidentified it as Pepsi
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- Pepsi
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- 4 correctly identified
- 2 misidentified it as Coke
- 4 misidentified it as generic cola
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- generic store cola
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- 4 correctly identified
- 4 misidentified it as Pepsi
- 2 misidentified it as Coke
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- Crystal Pepsi
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- 10 correctly identified
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-
- Question: What do you normally drink?
-
- 3 Classic Coke
- 2 Diet Coke
- 2 Pepsi
- 1 Diet Pepsi
- 1 Red Hook ESB (a beer, he's not fond of pop even tho' he
- correctly identified all four brands).
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- Terry F Figurelle Boeing Defense & Space Group
- email: tff@plato.ds.boeing.com PO BOX 3999, Mail Stop 6J-EA
- phone: 206-394-3115 fax:206-394-4300 Seattle, WA 98124-2499
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