Sweeteners in soda

I’ve been wondering what the difference between diet beverages is; why is there a diet beverage and a zero or free option as well. I’m also including regular soda when I get a chance. I finally spent five minutes looking this information up, here’s what I found.

Table 1. Sweetener contents in soda
Beverage Aspertame Acesulfame Potassium Sucralose High Fructose Corn Syrup Caffeine per 12 oz

Coca Cola Classic

34mg

Cherry Coke

No

No

No

Yes

34mg

Cherry Coke Zero Sugar

Yes

Yes

No

No

34mg

Diet Coke

Yes

No

No

No

46mg

Coke Zero

Yes

Yes

No

No

34mg

Pepsi

37.5mg

Diet Pepsi

Yes

No

No

No

35mg

Pepsi Zero Sugar

Yes

Yes

No

No

69mg

Dr. Pepper

41mg

Diet Dr. Pepper

Yes

No

No

No

41mg

Diet Cheerwine

No longer made?

Cheerwine Zero

No

Yes

Yes

No

47mg

Mountain Dew

54mg

Diet Mountain Dew

54mg