Hey Maine, Here’s Why Those Yellow-Capped Cokes Are Special

When a product's label or classic color suddenly changes after staying the same for a long long time, it definitely is noticeable.

If you've been walking by the Coca-cola coolers in Maine and have noticed somethings slightly off, you aren't going crazy.

Some of the caps are bright yellow! But why? Because the company ran out of the other ones? No, there's more to this story, according to Business Insider.

Why are the Coca-Cola caps yellow?

This isn’t the first time it’s happened, so if you are just noticing it, it is a reoccurring event during the time of Passover. Instead of being made with high fructose corn syrup, like the regular Coke, these specialty bottles are sweetened with real cane sugar.

It’s a small shift in ingredients but a big deal for folks who observe the kosher diet during the Jewish holiday.

Corn is where high fructose corn syrup comes from and is considered a kitniyot which is a category of food that many Ashkenazi Jews avoid during Passover.

That is why Coke rolls out a limited supply of kosher soda every year, using the cane sugar instead.

Check out the video Business Insider put out about this on YouTube.

When is Passover?

This year, Passover starts the night of April 12 and lasts through April 20.

The yellow cap? It’s a very bright, happy, and easy sign for shoppers to seek out the customized option.

However, it’s not just the folks that are observing the holiday who are hunting them down. So many soda drinkers are searching high and low because they believe cane sugar tastes better.

Pure cane sugar tastes much cleaner and less syrupy and many of us would prefer it, if it were offered more regularly. Because of this, the yellow bottle caps have created a sort of, cult following.

What do you think? Let us know!
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