Mexican Cokes and Pepsi with sugar are available at my Safeway for about twice what the corn syrup version sells for. I gladly pay it because they are so much better. I cannot say why, but there is huge difference, so much so that I will not drink a corn syrup soft drink anymore. They just make me feel bad afterward.
Sweet Pete on The Profit says you MUST use cane not beet sugar when making caramel.