How to distinguish real and fake soft drinks

Using fake carbonated drinks causes many harmful effects to human health. But it is difficult to distinguish between real and fake soft drinks because they are quite similar. Let's find out how to identify fake soft drinks to avoid it!

Which soft drink is counterfeited the most on the market?

The beverage market today has hundreds of domestic and imported soft drinks sold everywhere. Therefore, fake and counterfeit goods easily penetrate this market. The situation of fake soft drinks mixed in is increasing.

There are many fake soft drink production facilities across the country. These soft drinks are not hygienic, use chemicals of unknown origin, and banned substances that are harmful to health.
The two major brands of the Vietnamese soft drink market, Coca Cola and Pepsi, are both counterfeited on the market. In addition, there are also Sting, 7up…

Soft drinks in plastic bottles are the easiest to counterfeit! Because counterfeiters have difficulty printing cans like genuine products. Glass bottles are recalled by brands, so they are difficult to counterfeit.

Why is it difficult to distinguish between real and fake soft drinks?

It is very difficult to distinguish between real and fake soft drinks because the external designs are almost the same, due to the advanced technology of printing fake stamps.

Manufacturing facilities can purchase plastic soft drink bottles to fill with water and re-bottle. The appearance is identical to real soft drinks, only identifiable by taste.

Not everyone can recognize the taste. Soft drinks are often drunk chilled or with ice. Therefore, the taste and smell of the soft drink is overshadowed.

In addition, the price of this fake soft drink is often much cheaper than the real one.

Instructions to distinguish some types of real and fake soft drinks

Identify fake and real Coca Cola

On the outside, at first glance, it is impossible to distinguish between real Coca Cola and fake Coca Cola. The two bottles are similar in appearance and the way they are printed with stamps and stickers.

The most obvious difference that helps us distinguish is the Coca Cola logo on the bottle cap .

• Counterfeit : The letter R is quite small inside the circle, at the end of the word Coca Cola, printed on the circle, blurred and not sharp. The size of the letter R is the same as the letter R on the real bottle.
• Genuine product: The letter R is quite small inside the circle, but is printed clearly and sharply. The tail of the letter R and the letter are clearly separated from the circle, without smudging or ink bleeding.

• Counterfeit : The edges of the label are rough and the glue is obvious when you touch it. Due to poor technique, the edges are clearly visible. Some bottles are even glued crookedly, revealing the glue.
• Genuine product: The label edge is flat, not skewed, you may have to look very carefully to see the edge. When touching the edge, it feels smooth, not rough, and has no excess glue.

Fake Coca Cola has a very bland taste and very little carbonation . In contrast to the sweet and fizzy taste of real Coca Cola.

You can clearly feel the difference in taste when tasting the product at room temperature, without adding ice or refrigeration.

Identifying fake and real Sting

• Counterfeit: There is no embossed expiration date near the neck of the bottle. Inside the fake bottle cap, there are rows of small, thin, and more saw teeth. In addition, the color of the fake bottle cap is lighter than the real one, but this is quite difficult to notice.
• Genuine: Near the neck of the bottle is a transparent embossed expiration date. The serrated groove inside the real bottle cap is larger, longer and thicker than the fake one. The color of the bottle cap is also darker and shinier.

Fake Sting juice often has a strong sweet taste that makes your throat uncomfortable when drinking. Real Sting juice has a mild sweet taste, not strong.

Similar to Coca Cola, to get the most out of the taste, you should drink it at room temperature.