<P> In the United States of America, Mexican Coke (Spanish: Coca Cola de México) or, informally, "MexiCoke", refers to Coca - Cola produced in and imported from Mexico . </P> <P> Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coca - Cola has become very popular in the United States because of a flavor that Coca - Cola fans call more "natural tasting". While many believe the primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coca - Cola and the American Coca - Cola formula is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using cane sugar as opposed to high - fructose corn syrup, a scientific analysis of Mexican Coke found no sucrose (standard sugar), but instead found fructose and glucose levels similar to other soft drinks sweetened with high - fructose corn syrup . Most of the Mexican Coke exported to the United States is made with cane sugar, while some Mexican bottlers may use high - fructose corn syrup for drinks intended for sale in Mexico . Therefore, while most of the Coca - Cola labeled "Mexican" in the United States is made with cane sugar, this is not true of all Coca - Cola sold in Mexico . </P> <P> Coca - Cola opened its first bottling franchise in Mexico in the 1920s with Grupo Tampico, and then Grupo ARMA . Monterrey - based FEMSA is currently the largest Coca - Cola bottler in Mexico, along with most of Latin America . </P> <P> The Coca - Cola Company originally imported the Mexican - produced version into the U.S. primarily to sell it to immigrants who grew up with that formula . Mexican Coke was first sold at grocers who served Latino clientele, but as its popularity grew chains like Costco and Kroger began to stock it . </P>

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