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Posted: Dec Sat 16, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: Cola/Diet Ingredients |
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Cola/Diet Ingredients
The following was sent to me by Janice Prieskorn of home office and I wanted to share with all of you:
Carbonated Water
High Fructose Corn Syrup - (sugar)
Sucrose - used in the manufacture of plastics and cellulose (includes paper, textiles, and explosives)
Caramel Color - (artificial)
Phosphoric Acid - a clear colorless liquid used in fertilizers, soaps, detergents, food flavorings, pharmaceuticals and animal feed
Natural Flavors:
Caffeine - a bitter white alkaloid (contains nitrogen from plants including nicotine, quinine, cocaine, and morphine) - also found in coffee, tea, kola nuts, chocolate, and used as a stimulant and diuretic
Diet Pepsi
Carbonated Water
Caramel Color
NutraSweet - also known as aspartame - see previous article
Phosphoric acid -- see above
Potassium benzoate - a preservative used for freshness
Caffeine - see above
Citric Acid - a colorless acid derived by fermenting lemon, lime and pineapple juices and also used to prepare citrates in flavorings and in metal polishes
-Lisa Canon |
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