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Charalambos
1 year ago

The original Cola was a syrup from the Kolanuss. These canals naturally contain a lot of caffeine and that was even the reason for the drink. It was developed by a pharmacist as an invigorating watchmaker.

The Kolanuss is also responsible for the taste of the beverage. Even though this is usually synthetic and is no longer a kolanus – it has remained in the basic taste and caffeine.

All other (caffein-free etc) are modifications from the original.

Annat75pyz
1 year ago

Colanuss from which Cola was originally prepared contains 2.2 to 3.5% caffeine (and also a significant amount of theobromine which has a similar chemical structure).

When the planting ingredients were replaced by synthetic, caffeine has continued to be used because this is simply the expectation.

The caffeine used for this is left in the decaffeination of coffee in large quantities.

Here you can read more details: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolanuss

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago
Reply to  Annat75pyz

Well, I’m a little sceptical about the expectations, otherwise Coca-Cola would not have brought out a caffeine-free variant.

What do you want to do as a consumer if you order a cola in the evening at the restaurant and say you want to have the caffeine-free, but there is not it.

Annat75pyz
1 year ago

Yes, it was about the expectation from the time when plant extract was converted to synthetic. If it were just absurd to order Cola in the evening.

Like if you would order an energy drink without caffeine today…

SturerEsel
1 year ago

The original advertisement was “refreshing”, so “refreshing” because of the caffeine.

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Tamtamy
1 year ago

Because of the stimulating effect.
Many consumers appreciate that.

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago
Reply to  Tamtamy

But only for that, right?

Not because of the taste or something?

Tamtamy
1 year ago

There are also Cola without caffeine.
But it has a certain taste effect, I think.

iqKleinerDrache
1 year ago

so that you can wake up and continue working after the work break

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago

Jo, but then I can’t even drink Cola in the evening 🙂

Curasanus
1 year ago

Because cola leaves were banned.

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago
Reply to  AriZona04

Yes, it surprises me, because now Coca Cola also exists without sugar and without caffeine. And I think that tastes quite similar.

Just have a bottle to try at home and wonder…

AriZona04
1 year ago

Joa – surprises me too. But write a mail to Coca Cola and ask them to explain it to you! Who doesn’t ask is stupid. And the people of the company should know! And then you post their answer here. Please. That would interest me too.

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago

Jo, I think more than here they’re not going to write me. Let’s look at the ingredients, but there’s no change.

https://www.coca-cola-deutschland.de/media-newsroom/coca-cola-zero-sugar-zero-koffein

They have adapted the “taste profile” something… whatever that means…

Justme675
1 year ago

Makes the taste

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago
Reply to  Justme675

There are also caffeine-free cola. And that kind of tastes like that?!?

iqKleinerDrache
1 year ago

there are people who don’t plant caffeine, that’s why. In particular young children shouldn’t get that.

Justme675
1 year ago

There’s probably something in there that tastes so similar