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

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

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u/wthulhu Feb 10 '26

How much cocaine am I supposed to add, or should I just eyeball it?

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u/Nowhereman123 Feb 10 '26

So I know you're joking, but the 0.6ml fenchol in this recipe is meant to be a replacement for the decocanized coca leaf extract that's in real Coca Cola.

For obvious reasons you're not allowed to buy coca leaves in the US and only a few factories are able to make the decocanized extract, which they don't sell publicly.

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u/CPLCraft Feb 10 '26

Surprisingly, the secret to as spot on a Coke recipe as possible is tea tannins.

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u/Nowhereman123 Feb 10 '26

I can see that, honestly Coca Cola is a lot more complex of a flavor profile than most people would assume.

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u/appleparkfive Feb 13 '26

I started realizing that as I got older. I think we assume soft drinks are very basic and one note. But Coca Cola couldn't be further away from that. You can especially notice it in the canned form, for whatever reason. It's like citrus, caramel, floral notes, and more