Aussie Guy E-Cat <aussieguy.e...@gmail.com> wrote: Had anybody successfully reverse engineered the formula and process to make > Coca Cola?
All soft drink manufacturers make cola drinks that most customers find indistinguishable from Coca-Cola. In blind taste tests most people cannot tell the difference. Chemists can easily determine the precise makeup of Coca-Cola. As Peter says guarding the recipe is more ritual than reality. Coca-Cola has one ingredient that only their company is allowed to use: denatured cocaine. This was "grandfathered" into their recipe when cocaine was made illegal. Even back then the Coca-Cola company had a lot of political influence. A small amount of coca leaves are legally imported into the US for two purposes: 1. To be denatured for Coca-Cola. 2. For use in eye surgery. - Jed
