Coca-Cola with Lemon

Coca-Cola with Lemon
Type Lemon-flavored Cola
Manufacturer The Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin United Kingdom
Introduced 2001
Discontinued 2005 (United Kingdom)
Variants Diet Coke with Lemon
Related products Coca-Cola with Lime

Coca-Cola with Lemon is a soft drink brand owned by The Coca-Cola Company, launched to compete with Pepsi Twist. It is produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company's bottlers. Diet Coke with Lemon was introduced in the U.S. in 2001 and is still available as a semi-sugar free version in Coca-Cola Freestyle machines.

Production and distribution

Coca-Cola Light with Lemon is still available in:

  • American Samoa
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • China
  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
  • Mongolia
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • Portugal
  • Philippines
  • Korea
  • Japan
  • Reunion
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Tunisia
  • West Bank-Gaza

Coca-Cola Light with Lemon has been discontinued in:

A bottle of Coca-cola with Lemon is known to be 3 times as sour as the equivalent weight of real lemons.[1]

Cultural Influence

A photoshoped version of a Coca-Cola with lemon went viral, claiming to be made with bacon, Coca-Cola announced there is no such thing as Coca-Cola with Bacon

References

  1. Bogin, Eitan (1966). "Organic acid synthesis and accumulation in sweet and sour lemon fruits.". Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles-Plant Science.