<P> On April 23 , 1985 , Coca - Cola , amid much publicity , attempted to change the formula of the drink with `` New Coke '' . Follow - up taste tests revealed most consumers preferred the taste of New Coke to both Coke and Pepsi but Coca - Cola management was unprepared for the public 's nostalgia for the old drink , leading to a backlash . The company gave in to protests and returned to a variation of the old formula using high fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar as the main sweetener , under the name Coca - Cola Classic , on July 10 , 1985 . </P>
<P> On April 23 , 1985 , Coca - Cola , amid much publicity , attempted to change the formula of the drink with `` New Coke '' . Follow - up taste tests revealed most consumers preferred the taste of New Coke to both Coke and Pepsi but Coca - Cola management was unprepared for the public 's nostalgia for the old drink , leading to a backlash . The company gave in to protests and returned to a variation of the old formula using high fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar as the main sweetener , under the name Coca - Cola Classic , on July 10 , 1985 . </P>
when did coke start using high fructose corn syrup
when did coke start using high fructose corn syrup
July 10 , 1985
July 10 , 1985