The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to use cane sugar in its namesake drinks in the US, according to US President Donald Trump.

In a post on social media outlet Truth Social yesterday (16 July), Trump said: "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL cane sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so."

The company's classic Coca-Cola Original drink is made with high-fructose corn syrup in the US. The product is made with sugar in countries including the UK and Australia, while it contains cane sugar in Mexico.

Trump added: "This will be a very good move by them. You’ll see. It’s just better!"

A brief statement on the Coca-Cola website read: "We appreciate President Trump’s enthusiasm for our iconic Coca-Cola brand. More details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon.”

There has been increasing scrutiny of the recipes of food and drinks sold in the US since President Trump took office earlier this year.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused the country’s food and beverage sector of “poisoning” the American population. He has also taken aim at the use of high-fructose corn syrup, describing the ingredient as "just a formula for making you obese and diabetic".

High-fructose corn syrup is a common ingredient in many soft drinks brands in the US, such as Mountain Dew and Dr Pepper.

Trump's comments on Coca-Cola's alleged reformulation plans have not been so well received by those producing the corn syrup ingredient.

John Bode, CEO and president of the Corn Refiners Association, said: "Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar doesn’t make sense.

"President Trump stands for American manufacturing jobs, American farmers, and reducing the trade deficit.

"Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and boost imports of foreign sugar, all with no nutritional benefit.”