Do coca-cola still use spent coca leaves producing their drink?!
Do coca-cola still use spent coca leaves producing their drink?
I know that they used to but recently I've heard that they still do which brings up the question where do they get them from and seeing as they only use spent leaves instead of fresh ones that means that someone will of had to produce cocaine from them at some point. If it is true you could argue that coca-cola are one of the biggest supporters of the cocaine industry in the world.
Answers:
A lot of people here don't know the truth it seems and have posted answers based on hearsay.
Yes, the cocaine that used to be in Coca-Cola is no longer there, or is there in very small quantities. Since 1906, however, de-cocainized coca leaf extract has been used in the production of Coca-Cola and other colas. The taste of the Coca leaf is integral to the taste of Coca-Cola. Fresh leaves are sent from Bolivian and Peruvian growers to Stephan Chemicals of Anaheim, who remove the cocaine for the medical industry and sell the extract to the drinks industry. So yes, the medical and refreshments industries purchase of hundreds of tons of coca leaves every year must support the cocaine growers to some extent, although these 'official' grower/suppliers are unlikely to be part of the illicit trade in cocaine as well.
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http://www.peruconnections.com/inkatea/i...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/coca-cola_f...
No...they don't anymore
I would never have thought there was any cola in it,only artificial flavourings.
ive just heard irn bru has apple in it!
btw-have you ever tried real cola,its nice.try health shops.
No, they quit using it a long time ago. Interesting side note however, do you know what happened after Coke quit using coca in the drink?... The Great Depression!
They deny it...there are a lot of rumors on the internet...but those could be made up stories...
Nooooooo !
I don't know about that but I read recently that coca cola has an acid that can dissolve a nail in 4 days! & that in US,highway patrols use it to clean blood!!
can't be good for you.
lol no,
that would not work, considering cocaine is illegal.
they did used to, and it was used as a medicine, sort of a pain killer.
and they probably got it from cuba.
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NOOO worse luck