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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the US the current ingredients list for Coke Zero is:

CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ASPARTAME, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CAFFEINE, STEVIA EXTRACT.

whereas for Diet Coke it's:

CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, CAFFEINE.

[–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes I do love some unidentified NATURAL FLAVORS

[–] JATtho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This part was recently reverse-engineered, and there are "pirate-coke" recipes are now available. The level of reverse-engineering is so good, you can barely see the difference in a NMI.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 1 points 22 hours ago

about damn time

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"natural and artificial flavors" is a very common ingredient in the US