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It is 100% true. It seems a DEA source would convince you: https://museum.dea.gov/exhibits/online-exhibits/cannabis-coca-and-poppy-natures-addictive-plants/coca
by cynicalpeace 2y ago
It is 100% true. It seems a DEA source would convince you: https://museum.dea.gov/exhibits/online-exhibits/cannabis-coca-and-poppy-natures-addictive-plants/coca#:~:text=Coca%20and%20Cola%3A%20In%20the,the%20flavoring%20for%20Coca%2DCola https://museum.dea.gov/exhibits/online-exhibits/cannabis-coc....
"In the late 1800s cocaine was used as a primary ingredient for flavor in Coca-Cola. In the early 1900s cocaine in its crude form was removed. Today the extract of the coca leaves, a de-cocainized version, is manufactured in the United States and used in the flavoring for Coca-Cola."
- tombert 2y agoFair enough!
- abcd_f 2y ago> DEA source It has a step-by-step description of cocaine extraction process further down the page. I mean you can probably find the same on the YT, but seeing it on a DEA site is still a bit jarring.
- Suppafly 2y ago>Today the extract of the coca leaves, a de-cocainized version, is manufactured in the United States and used in the flavoring for Coca-Cola." Interesting, I had always heard that they had to "de-cocainize" the extract outside the US and import the resulting product.
- cynicalpeace 2y agoNope. Coca-Cola and the Stepan Company have worked very hard to keep this fascinating fact under wraps. It's obviously not a good look for them.
- cma 2y agoi thought they need the separated drug part of the extract anyway because that's the source we use to produce lidocaine in the US.
- cynicalpeace 2y agoThey do the extraction in New Jersey