sign, symptom, or diagnosis, it is appropriate to assign both the V code and the code describing the reason for the non-routine test. 18
The difference is in the types of non -nutritive sweeteners used. Diet Coke has aspartame while Coke Zero has a mix of aspartame and acesulfame potassium. The beverages have different levels of sweetness and off tastes (I.e. high levels of aspartame have a metallic taste) as a result.
The company's answer to that predicament came in 2005 -- in the form of a shiny black can -- with the release of Coca-Cola Zero. While Diet Coke was created with its own flavor profile and not as a sugar-free version of the original, Coca-Cola Zero aims to taste just like the real Coke flavor.. Despite their polar opposite advertising campaigns, the contents and nutritional information of the two sugar-free colas is nearly identical.