Do you ever find yourself sucking down a fountain drink and thinking, “Man, I wish this was SWEETER”? Well, this would do it.
People online are hyping a new trend called “heavy soda,” which is apparently catching on at some gas station soda machines.
It isn’t really “new”, especially in south Missouri where it supposedly started, but it’s just now going viral on social media.
If a business has a soda fountain machine, they can sometimes adjust the settings to change the ratio of syrup. And places are INCREASING the syrup to maximize the sweetness, and then labeling it “HEAVY.”
Some people are warning about the obvious health concerns, but there is a practical explanation too: “It’s for people who buy a big soda in the morning. As the ice melts all day, ‘heavy’ ends up tasting normal instead of watery.”
(Here’s one TikTok explaining it. Some people claim that McDonald’s has always had a slightly higher syrup ratio than the manufacturer’s suggested amount, but this sounds more extreme.)
(And here’s a recent Reddit thread.)
(Fox News)
