The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature soda obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar

Coca-Cola has not yet said it would use real cane sugar in regular Coke — even if Trump says the company agreed

As it turns out, Coca-Cola is far from fully replacing high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar — but President Donald Trump’s push to change the sweetener used in Coke has thrown a spotlight on a commodity market that has been subject to strict government oversight since the 1930s.