When in Mexico, Drink Mirinda

I love Mirinda!

It's an orange soda made by Pepsi that I first discovered it in Mexico a few years back. I developed an addiction for it. As far as I'm concerned, it's way way way better than Fanta, or Sunkist or Crush.

Sadly, it's not something I can just pick up at my corner store here in Minnesota. Pepsi doesn't sell Mirinda in the US, which is something I just can't understand, especially considering Pepsi sells it all around the world (read more about my Mirinda obsession here).

I've tried the Pepsi orange pop version that is sold here in the US -- Tropicana Twist. But even still, it just doesn't taste the same.

On my recent trip to Mexico, one of my fellow travelers pointed out that Mirinda isn't made with high-fructose corn syrup (that evil sweetener prevalent in soda). Instead, Mirinda is made with sugar. It says so right on the label = azucar.

Could this be the secret to both Mirinda's different taste and the reason it's not sold in the US?

Hmmm. I wouldn't be the first wonder about the big money and big business behind high-fructose corn syrup.