Coca cola is famous non alcoholic soft drink that is being consumed by every age group in the world. It is simply called Coke. Today it is being sold in cans, bottles and pet bottles and now produced by the Coca Cola Company. Originally invented as medicine, this drink has now becomes necessity for gatherings and parties.
1. Origin
Country of its origin is United States where it was used as medicine and the person who had permission letter for buying it could buy coke.
2. History
Coca cola was first introduced in market as soft drink in mid 20th century, but actually it was invented in late 19th century as a medicine! Originally it was medicine of stomach but its unique taste made it soft drink soon. And now it’s the world’s top soft drink.
3. Name
Coca kola is called coca kola because of its two main ingredients i.e. coca leaves and kola seeds.
4. Coke Company
It is the world’s largest soft drink and for most company producing beverages. It is now producing more than 500 different brands.
5. Components
Coke is made up of low ash, low sulfur and other fumes and ashes from coal. It seems from its ingredients that how destructive its rapid uses can be for our body.
6. Chemical reaction
When mint leaves or mint is added in coke’s bottle, it simply bursts out. This is due to chemical reaction b/w coke’s ingredients and mint.
7. Color
Originally coke’s color was green, and then it became dark brown and now its blackish brown.
8. Excessive use
Excessive use of coca kola can kill you. In a competition a person who drank 8 glasses of coke died right on the spot because of heavy intake of carbon dioxide and less oxygen it the body.
9. Other uses
Except using it as soft drink, it can be used for cleaning purposes, removing rust spots, medicine against jelly fish sting and removing chewing gum from hair.
10. Meat and coke
It is a common misperception that having meat and coke at same time can cause sudden death. Actually coke has not even 1% effect on meat! If you dip a piece of meat in coke even for several hours and even if we take it out, for several hours neither the meat will stink nor will it change it color or its shape.