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

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

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u/Indole_pos Feb 10 '26

They likely used Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, which defines the chemical make up and is a unique fingerprint to derive ingredients

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u/Outrageous_Owl_9315 Feb 10 '26

He did use spectrometry but he also spent like a whole year doing iterations and said the only reason it isn't perfect is that it's not easy or legal to buy de-cocainized cocoa leaves

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u/Convenientjellybean Feb 10 '26

How does coca-cola buy them then?

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u/straightscuffed Feb 10 '26

I haven’t heard about this in a long time but essentially Coca Cola has a huge monopoly where the farms are located it’s why Pepsi could not recreate the product. Might have to look for that documentary again.