By The Telegraph (UK)
The ingredients of the drink, created by John Pemberton, a medicinal pharmacist in 1886, have always been a mystery.
However, Thisamericanlife.org claims to have discovered a list in a photograph in a newspaper article giving the ingredients and exact quantities to make the drink.
The Feb 8 1979 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a photo of someone holding open a book with a recipe claimed to be an exact replica of Pemberton?s.
The recipe reportedly contains the exact measures of all the different oils needed for Coca Cola?s secret ingredient, Merchandise 7X.
Despite making up only one per cent of the drink?s total formula, Merchandise 7X is thought to give the popular soft drink its unique taste.
The official recipe is said to be guarded 24-hours a day in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia.
The ?secret recipe?
Fluid extract of Coca 3 drams USP
Citric acid 3 oz
Caffeine 1oz
Sugar 30 (it is unclear from the markings what quantity is required)
Water 2.5 gal
Lime juice 2 pints 1 qrt
Vanilla 1oz
Caramel 1.5oz or more to colour
7X flavour (use 2oz of flavour to 5 gals syrup):
Alcohol 8oz
Orange oil 20 drops
Lemon oil 30 drops
Nutmeg oil 10 drops
Coriander 5 drops
Neroli 10 drops
Cinnamon 10 drops
Official response from Coca-Cola Company:
In the manufacture of Coca-Cola, alcohol is not added as an ingredient and no fermentation takes place.
The ingredients and manufacturing process used in the production of Coca-Cola are rigorously regulated by government and health authorities in more than 200 countries which have consistently recognized the beverage Coca-Cola as a non-alcoholic product.
Coca-Cola is safe and meets the safety requirements, laws and practices in every country where our brands are sold.
not true
someone try out making coke with this recipe please
bla bla bla ya right!!!!!!
thats why the rebbe said u could make a lechaim on coke
change the word “coke lover”
to coke addicted
Its not true.
this is an elixir,which is highly addictive. Thery were outlawed in the 1920’s completely, but other addictive ingredients and combinations were substituted.
Benven
So we can use Coke for mashke, and say Lechaim
yeah right i dont belive it
Better mashke then chazir ch”v
I am very alergic to alcohol and have not yet been affected from coke.
who cares whether there is alcohol or not, it is very unhealthy anyway. (i am not talking about the sugar or high fructose corn syrup) there is phosphoric acid (as well as other chemicals) which is the main ingredient in anti freeze. Hmmm, now i understand why coke depleats calcium from our bones and teeth, its cuz we are drinking tasty all purpose cleaners, (which by the way is great, if you need to remove rust or greasy pans, coke is the sweetest solution) so just becareful with what you put in your body, you only have one!!!!!
yes, i’ve heard about this before. but, as stated in the bottom of the article above, it’s done differently in every country. in the uk alcohol is added, NOT IN THE USA!!!
where there is Coca-Cola there is Chabad!
how is it kosher lpessach
Proof: I am very alergic to alcohol and have not yet been affected from coke.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8324778/Coca-Cola-recipe-discovered.html
what a mix !yuck.
thank g-d i listened to my grandpa.
who wants to clean out their system with coke???
how could you say that?
even you could say that it contains only a little bit of alcohol
still it should not be a drink for those under age?!
If it has booze in it give me 100 cases please.
i love coke!!!!!!!!
If someone found out than why are they sharing. I thought if its a secret keep it a secret. Is someone accidently found out than good you know but keep it secret.
where is this source from?? is it reliable? (heh?????)