Open-source cola

Cola produced according to a published and shareable recipe

Tøyen-Cola!, a GPL-ed Cube Cola offspring from Norway (2015) Cube-Cola recipe under GPL (2012) Production of the open-source cola "Opensoda" on the Penguicon 8 (2010)

Open-source cola is any cola soft drink produced according to a published and shareable recipe. Unlike the secretive Coca-Cola formula, the recipes are openly published and their re-use is encouraged.[1][2] The texts of OpenCola and Cube-Cola recipes are published under the GNU General Public License (GPL).[2][3][4]

## Recipe

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* OpenCola

The colas are produced as a flavour concentrate or syrup that is then mixed with bulk ingredients to produce the drink. Completed flavour concentrates are sold by some of the open cola producers.[5] The bulk ingredients include those such as sweeteners (sugar or artificial), caffeine and the source of acidity, phosphoric or citric acid. As these are added later, after the flavour blending stage, sugar and caffeine levels per batch can be tailored to a market's particular taste.

Coca-Cola's own flavouring syrup is known in-house as "Merchandise 7X", which is cross-referenced in the open recipes.[2]

A typical recipe is based on eight essential oils, listed here in approximate order of decreasing volume:[2]

* orange oil
* lime oil
* cassia oil
* lemon oil
* nutmeg oil
* coriander oil
* lavender oil
* neroli oil

These are based on the "Pemberton formula."[6] Although claimed as the Coca-Cola recipe, this has been denied by The Coca-Cola Company.[7] This recipe is also similar to the Merory and Beal recipes. One ingredient that is missing from these recipes is the eponymous kola nut,[8] although this did appear in Reed's recipe.

The use of lavender oil is considered something of a personal taste.[according to whom?] Neroli is frequently omitted altogether, owing to its high cost and relatively small contribution to the overall flavour.[4] Neroli alone may represent a third of the concentrate ingredients cost.[9]

As well as the basic list of flavouring ingredients, there are other ingredients such as food grade gum arabic and a considerable degree of "art" in its manufacture. The precise quality and sourcing of ingredients makes an appreciable difference, particularly in the process of emulsifying the concentrate.[4]

Small quantities of alcohol may be used to facilitate this process; as an open recipe, this is under the control of the manufacturer who may avoid such ingredients if prohibition, halal, or similar rules would require it.

## Open colas

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Examples include OpenCola, produced as a promotion by the Opencola software company, and Cube-Cola, an open cola produced by the Cube Microplex cinema in Bristol.[7]

Tøyen-Cola from Norway is one of the Cube-Cola offsprings.[10]

## See also

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* Drink portal

* List of brand name soft drink products
* List of soft drink flavors

## References

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1. ^ "OpenCola.com - Soft Drink Formula". 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-02-18. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
2. ^ a b c d Amanda Foubister (2001). "OpenCola Soft Drink Recipe" (PDF). OpenCola.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
3. ^ "Cube-Cola: Standing on the hands of giants". Cube-Cola. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03.
4. ^ a b c "Cube-Cola Recipe". Cube-Cola. 6 April 2012.
5. ^ "Cola Concentrates". Cube-Cola. 2012.
6. ^ Pendergrast, Mark (2000) [1993]. For God, Country and Coca-Cola. Orion. ISBN 1842030426.
7. ^ a b James Flint (28 July 2006). "The real thing. Or is it?". The Guardian.
8. ^ Catherine Meyers (6 May 2011). "How Natural Is Your Cola?". Science Now. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
9. ^ "Ingredients cost". Cube-Cola.
10. ^ Tøyen Cola is a local Speciality in Oslo, Norway that You need to Try! on distrita.com (Jun 23, 2017)

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Cola brands

Australia|

Count Cola, Export Cola, LA Ice Cola, Schweppes Cola

Austria|

Red Bull Simply Cola, Keli Cola,

Bangladesh|

Pran Cola

Canada|

Bec Cola, Big 8, Compliments, No Name, President's Choice, Selection

Czech Republic|

Kofola

China|

China Cola, Future Cola, Laoshan Cola

Colombia|

Kola Román

Cuba|

tuKola

Denmark|

Jolly Cola, OpenCola

France|

Auvergnat Cola, Breizh Cola, Corsica Cola, El Ché-Cola, Fada cola, Mecca-Cola, Euskola

Finland|

Olvi Cola

Germany|

Afri-Cola, Club Cola, Fritz-kola, Premium-Cola, Sinalco, Vita Cola, Zelal Cola

Greece|

Green Cola

India|

A-Star Cola, Double Seven, Kashmira Jeera Masala Cola, Thums Up, Campa Cola

Hong Kong|

Meadows Classic Cola, Sparkling Super Cola, Vita Cola

Iran|

Parsi Cola, Topsia Cola, Zamzam

Ireland|

Cavan Cola

Myanmar|

Star Cola

New Zealand|

Foxton Fizz

Pakistan|

Amrat Cola, Pakola

Peru|

Beed Cola, Kola Real, Cassinelli, Fruti Kola, Fuji-Cola, Isaac Kola, Inca Kola, Kola Real, Perú Cola, Triple Kola

Poland|

Polo Cockta

Sweden|

Apotekarnes Cola, Cuba Cola, XL Cola

Slovenia|

Cockta

Thailand|

Est Cola

Turkey|

Cola Turka, Kristal Kola

Trinidad and Tobago|

Cole Cold

United Arab Emirates|

Star Cola

United Kingdom|

Barr Cola, Classic Cola, Evoca Cola, Fentimans Curiosity Cola, Fever-Tree Distillers Cola, Maxi-Cola, Qibla Cola, Red Kola, Rola Cola, Ubuntu Cola, Virgin Cola

United States|

365, Big K, Blue Sky, Boost!, Boylan, Bubba, Caleb's Kola Coca-Cola (Diet Coke, Zero Sugar), Tab, Cott, Cricket Cola, Diet Rite, Double Cola, Dublin Faygo, Filbert's, Fitz's, Grandpa Graf's, Grapette, Jolt Cola, Jones Soda, Like Cola, Maraschino Cola, Mr. Cola, Nuka Cola, Olipop, Pepsi, RC Cola, Reed's, King Kong Cola, Sam's Choice, Shasta, Signature, Stars & Stripes, Texa Cola, Speed King Cola, Triple Cola, Ultrapop King Cola, Vess, Virgil's, Zevia

Vanuatu|

Lava Cola

Venezuela|

Frescolita,
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