Coca Extract
Level 3 — Contested
Coca Extract is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: coca leaf extract
Where you'll see it
original Coca-Cola (historical)
What the research says
Historical original Coca-Cola flavouring — 'probably a small amount of cocaine, although it's hard to be sure.' Used by van Tulleken to illustrate how Coca-Cola's bitter ingredients (caffeine, cocaine) allowed the addition of more sugar than the human aversion-to-sweetness reflex would otherwise tolerate.
[ultra-processed-people] Historical original Coca-Cola flavouring — 'probably a small amount of cocaine, although it's hard to be sure.' Used by van Tulleken to illustrate how Coca-Cola's bitter ingredients (caffeine, cocaine) allowed the addition of more sugar than the human aversion-to-sweetness reflex would otherwise tolerate.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 13: UPF tastes odd: the original formula contained extract of coca leaves — probably a small amount of cocaine, although it's hard to be sure