The ingredients of the drink, created by John Pemberton, a medicinal pharmacist in 1886, have always been a mystery. However, a website claims to have discovered a list in a photograph in a newspaper article giving the ingredients and exact quantities to make the drink. The Feb 8 1979 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a photo of someone holding open a book with a recipe claimed to be an exact replica of Pemberton's.
The recipe reportedly contains the exact measures of all the different oils needed for Coca Cola's secret ingredient, Merchandise 7X. Despite making up only one per cent of the drink's total formula, Merchandise 7X is thought to give the popular soft drink its unique taste.
The official recipe is said to be guarded 24-hours a day in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 'secret recipe'
> Fluid extract of Coca 3 drams USP
> Citric acid 3 oz
> Caffeine 1oz
> Sugar 30 (it is unclear from the markings what quantity is required)
> Water 2.5 gal
> Lime juice 2 pints 1 qrt
> Vanilla 1oz
> Caramel 1.5oz or more to color
> 7X flavor (use 2oz of flavor to 5 gals syrup):
> Alcohol 8oz
> Orange oil 20 drops
> Lemon oil 30 drops
> Nutmeg oil 10 drops
> Coriander 5 drops
> Neroli 10 drops
> Cinnamon 10 drops
In a recent report, Coca Cola officials claimed that their secret recipe is still a secret. But since it's a secret, we don't know what it contains and it may, as listed above, contain alcohol, which according to Islamic perspective is haraam. So make yourself cautious about this and insha'Allah.
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