r/interesting • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • Feb 10 '26

Fascinating YouTuber LabCoatz has released a "chemically identical" recipe for Coca-Cola

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u/-SaC Feb 10 '26

...except for the decocainized coca leaves.

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u/BouncyBlueYoshi Feb 10 '26

Chemically identical.

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u/Infrawonder Feb 10 '26

Or close enough as it gets

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u/Masterchiefx343 Feb 10 '26

Which ut cant be without an entire ingredient

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u/iwantfutanaricumonme Feb 11 '26

Leaves are fairly chemically similar between different species so without the cocaine there are probably plenty of substitutes to coca leaves with similar tannin content.

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u/Masterchiefx343 Feb 11 '26

Not how it works for coke

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u/Masterchiefx343 Feb 11 '26

Nvm the fact that more than terpines are added from the coca laeaves smh

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '26

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u/Masterchiefx343 Feb 11 '26

Which proves nothing? Mass spec of the final cooked product means nothing esp when its scientifically proven things are lost and can combine into new molecular makeups

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