Coca-Cola recipe secrets have been guarded since the inception of the company more than 120 years ago, but a radio station recently said it has found the secret to the soda giant’s elixir.
This American Life, a radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio, said it discovered a 1979 article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has what they believe is a credible ingredient list for Coke.
“I am not kidding,” the show’s Ira Glass said, according to ABC News reporter Brian Braiker, who listened in. “One of the most famously guarded trade secrets on the planet: I have it right here and I am going to read it to you. I am going to read it to the world.”
Glass said that he discovered the list in the Constitution, which is the nearest newspaper to Coca-Cola headquarters, and noted that on page 2B of a 1979 edition, there was a photograph for an old pharmacists’ recipe.
Coca-Cola was initially sold in drug stores as it was invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist. The recipe has been guarded by the company since 1886 and has been rumored to be held in a bank vault in Atlanta.
As ABC News reported, when Glass tried to get the ingredients made into a soda by Jones Soda Co., it didn’t taste the same. This is likely because Coca-Cola is one of the few companies in the world, that have access to liquid coco leaf extract that is stripped of cocaine.
Here is the ingredient list from This American Life:
The syrup:
* Fluid extract of coca
* Citric acid
* Caffeine
* Sugar
* Water
* Lime juice
* Vanilla
* Caramel
The 7X flavor:
* Alcohol
* Orange oil
* Lemon oil
* Nutmeg oil
* Coriander oil
* Neroli oil
* Cinnamon oil
This American Life, a radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio, said it discovered a 1979 article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has what they believe is a credible ingredient list for Coke.
“I am not kidding,” the show’s Ira Glass said, according to ABC News reporter Brian Braiker, who listened in. “One of the most famously guarded trade secrets on the planet: I have it right here and I am going to read it to you. I am going to read it to the world.”
Glass said that he discovered the list in the Constitution, which is the nearest newspaper to Coca-Cola headquarters, and noted that on page 2B of a 1979 edition, there was a photograph for an old pharmacists’ recipe.
Coca-Cola was initially sold in drug stores as it was invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist. The recipe has been guarded by the company since 1886 and has been rumored to be held in a bank vault in Atlanta.
As ABC News reported, when Glass tried to get the ingredients made into a soda by Jones Soda Co., it didn’t taste the same. This is likely because Coca-Cola is one of the few companies in the world, that have access to liquid coco leaf extract that is stripped of cocaine.
Here is the ingredient list from This American Life:
The syrup:
* Fluid extract of coca
* Citric acid
* Caffeine
* Sugar
* Water
* Lime juice
* Vanilla
* Caramel
The 7X flavor:
* Alcohol
* Orange oil
* Lemon oil
* Nutmeg oil
* Coriander oil
* Neroli oil
* Cinnamon oil
