OpenCola

Post by Geee » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7:02 PM UTC

prewett wrote: post #39

jihadjihad wrote: post #2

Ingredients located at [0], full recipe at [1]. If true, it's interesting. I don't have these oils on hand but seemingly they wouldn't be too difficult to procure. According to the This American Life episode [2] where they made a batch, the taste testers were able to detect real Coke 28 out of 30 times. So maybe it's not a perfect match! Still, it's cool. 0: https://github.com/cognitom/OpenCola/blob/master/recipe.mar…

I'd think that a cola recipe ought to at least have cola-nut extract, which this recipe does not.

Post by davio » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7:14 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #61

throwitaway222 wrote: post #54

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I would love to do a blind taste test. It could also be the aluminum can. Even if a placebo, it's still true - I can't stand canned coke. I can't drink it, the taste to me is horrible.

If you had the energy to do so, you could try to replicate his results, i.e. buy a Mexican Coke, an American Glass Coke, and an American Can Coke, and decant them all into glasses or cups at home, then see if you can taste the difference. If all your brain/tongue perceives as horrible is the taste of the aluminum can, you could always switch to buying Coke in glass bottles, which are more expensive than cans but stil…

Post by freedomben » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7:15 PM UTC

wyre wrote: post #53

andsoitis wrote: post #47

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I believe, but could be wrong, that the differentiating factor is that coke from Mexico is made with sugar.

I learned/realized recently it's only because of the US's deeply entrentched subsidies on corn that allows for HFCS to be cheaper than sugar and why it's so heavily used in processed foods.

Post by billyzs » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

safety1st wrote: post #13

Der_Einzige wrote: post #9

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Coke is still ~40 grams of sugar per 12oz can. That's insanity and a quick way to give yourself diabeetus. No matter how bad you think artificial zero calorie sweeteners are, they are nothing compared to the damage that too much sugar does to your body.

I'm gonna poke at this only because some people take the anti-sugar message too far and use it to rationalize away the stuff that's really killing them. Refined sugar is certainly not good for you, but a 12oz can of Coke - is 140 calories. That's about 6% of the recommended daily caloric intake. Calories RDI is about 2000-2500 for most people. But most Americans eat more like 3000-3500 and don't exercise. You can dri…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 7:33 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #61

throwitaway222 wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would love to do a blind taste test. It could also be the aluminum can. Even if a placebo, it's still true - I can't stand canned coke. I can't drink it, the taste to me is horrible.

If you had the energy to do so, you could try to replicate his results, i.e. buy a Mexican Coke, an American Glass Coke, and an American Can Coke, and decant them all into glasses or cups at home, then see if you can taste the difference. If all your brain/tongue perceives as horrible is the taste of the aluminum can, you could always switch to buying Coke in glass bottles, which are more expensive than cans but stil…