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If you found recipes for Pepsi and Coke, they are almost certainly wrong. The recipe for Coke is one of the most closely guarded secrets in the world. At best what you found is "what we think is in Coke", or more likely "how to make a Coke-like drink". I would certainly not trust them to tell me what is/is not in commercial Coke. The same arguments can likely be made for other major soft drinks. -- 22:54, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Inca Kola?!? Other than the name, what does it have in common with the drink this article is about? I submit that Inca Kola is a completely different beverage that does not fall under the "cola" umbrella. Tooki 18:18, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

According to this Straight Dope article, Jolt Cola is not actually the most caffeinated soft drink around. This would be the German soft drink Afri-Cola. MCBastos

Dr Pepper isn't a cola, so I'm removing it from this page.

What is Dr Pepper if not a cola? Why did you delete the factually correct statement that Inka cola is marketed mostly by the Coca Cola company? Get-back-world-respect 21:07, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I believe Dr Pepper is a soft drink. Dr Pepper says
"Unlike Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Dr Pepper is not a cola."
If a correction is necessary, it should start there. Quale 23:02, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What the ghell is River doing in that picture? That's not cola at all; it's river water! --Kawachan 14:44, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] is that right?

There is a short paragraph on the page stating that it is possible that Coca-Cola 'invented' the name 'Cola' because of the Coca-Cola-like drinks around, and they wanted 'Coke' to be unique. This sounds untrustworthy, it sounds like coca-cola invented the cola drink, is that right? I was always under the impression that it's just a... folk recipe from the dawn of time or something ((please sign your pots))

As far as I know, cola was made for curing soldiers bad stomachs (thats why it is good to drink cola when you are sick). The only thing The Coca-Cola Company invented was adding cocaine to their cola. --CableCat 22:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

It's an erronus statement. First of all, Pemberton had a product before Coca-Cola that had the word Cola in it; so Coca-Cola did not invent it. Second, the word Cola had already been used in various brands of kola flavored wines in the U.S. and Europe, and (as CableCat said) was applied to tonics too. Also, the way the paragraph is worded seems speculative anyway. This paragraph needs some editing. Soul Slayer (talk) 14:15, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Star cola

googling for star cola I found something from Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates. Here it says Palestine.? Get-back-world-respect 00:56, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sweeteners

I don't like the statement about sweeteners. While corn syrup may be common in the US, in other places it is hardly used at all. I'm just going to make a minor change to this because I can't think of a nice way to word it, but I think that this would be good info to have in an article. --Apyule 14:38, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

i think sweetners were a great idea to help peoplpe with dietbetes or people how can't drink straight sugar

HFCS is the most common sweetener in soft drinks (see wikipedia article on soft drinks). Soul Slayer (talk) 14:37, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Factual errors on reactivity

The section on reactivity needs to be changed. While indeed the baking powder reaction is due to the acidity of the cola, Mentos fizzing is caused by the numerous micronucleation points available on the surface of the candy, and the dry ice just helps drive the carbon dioxide ut of solution.

And another reason that the drinks are acidic is because many colas contain phosphoric acid. I will fix the other errors; you are right. Also, I remember reading that the menthol in mentos is a surfactant and this forces more carbon dioxide out. Can anyone confirm this? --71.227.190.111 04:50, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Relevant to the section, I also disagree with "Being carbonated, colas are acidic & although this has no effect on the drinker,". My dentist has told me not to drink carbinated drinks any more, specifically due to the acid created via carbonation dissolving the enamel (after which it may expose the softer tooth within, thus increasing the chance of decay greatly), which is a definite effect on the drinker ;) ElectricSkrill 09:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What is a cola?

I may be wrong, but isn't phosphoric acid the critical component that separates a cola from other soft drinks?

What is 'mentos' that may react with cola drinks? --Brideshead 10:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is cola a flavor?

Hey everybody, my roomates and I are having a ridiculous argument about pointless stuff once again. Is "cola" a flavor of a soft drink? Help us out!

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Please do sign.

We do need a cocaine cola beverage {cocaine cola beverage} article.

Thank You.

hopiakuta 17:54, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

See kola nut. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 00:02, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Dr Pepper" comment

Under the Brands heading, the article states that "Dr. Pepper is not a Cola as it contains prune juice[...]". The Dr. Pepper article says "There is a long-lived urban legend that Dr Pepper contains prune juice. However, according to the manufacturer, prune juice is not and never has been an ingredient of the drink." Even if Dr. Pepper where to contain prune juice, I fail to see why a cola could not contain that substance. --67.180.160.219 04:30, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Cola, in the most specific sense, is a soda with the flavor of the kola nut. Most modern sodas achieve the flavor from other sources due to the cost of the kola nut, but it's the reason why Dr. Pepper wouldn't be considered a cola. Then again, thats just my understanding and I have no sources. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 00:01, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
IMHO, Dr. Pepper is not a cola because it tastes completely unlike a cola. The fact that it's dark brown and fizzy is the only overlap with colas. Someone who thinks Dr. Pepper is a cola hasn't tasted it. - Denimadept (talk) 22:23, 22 April 2008 (UTC)