President Donald Trump said in a statement that Coca-Cola has agreed to start using cane sugar in its products rather than high-fructose corn syrup. Tap to read is can sugar any better than corn syrup.

The researchers have developed an in vitro biotransformation (ivBT) system that synthesises sucrose from methanol.

Late Tuesday, President Trump announced on social media that he had convinced Coca-Cola to agree to use "REAL Cane Sugar" in Coke, in lieu of the current, cheaper sweetener used in the US version of the drink: high-fructose corn syrup.

Trump’s announcement that Coca-Cola will switch from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar is shaking up the world of sweeteners.