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Coca-Cola products sold in the U.S. have been sweetened with high fructose corn syrup since the 1980s.

In addition to eliminating certified synthetic colors, Sam’s Club plans to remove aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, sucrose polyester and more additives as part of its “Made Without” initiative.

"Going away from high fructose corn syrup will hurt jobs here and hurt farmers here and it kind of goes against everything the president and his administration are trying to do," he said.

But they also have a unique adaptation: switching their energy source from glucose to fructose.

Vu also recommended using an invert sugar, which is a liquid mixture of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose.