Coca-Cola's Mysterious Ingredient - Cochineal Insect Liquid

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

In 2006, in Turkey, for the first time in the world, Coca-Cola began a trial over the composition of the drink. The label usually says that Coca-Cola contains sugar, phosphoric acid, caffeine, caramel, carbon dioxide and a certain "extract". This extract aroused suspicion. And the Coca-Cola Company was forced to reveal the secret of what the cola is actually made of. It turned out to be a liquid obtained from a Cochineal insect.

Cochineal is an insect that lives in the Canary Islands and Mexico. This insect sticks to the plant by its proboscis, sucks the juice and never moves. For the cochineal insect, special fields are prepared. These insects are gathered in the field by the villagers … A pigment called carmine is derived from the females and eggs of these insects, which dyes Coca-Cola brown. Dried cochineal looks like raisins, but it's actually an insect!

Now you know what the word "Coca" means in the name of the drink. And now I will tell you what is hidden behind the word "Cola". To do this, I will tell you the story of an employee who worked at a Coca-Cola factory for 23 years.

Cola is made from pickled roots, and these roots are eaten by various mammals, including mice. Large companies in the production of cola harvest these roots in tons using excavators. When collecting tons of roots, they are unable to pull out the mice.

Therefore, the licorice roots are pressed together with what was among the roots.

Only after that the remnants of wool, paws and so on are pulled out of this mass!

Because the drink has a dark shade, it is not noticeable that the blood and gastric fluid of mice are also present in it. Of course, cola giants are trying to neutralize harmful substances with chemicals.

In 23 years, the employee who told this story never drank a glass of cola.

Then judge for yourself.

Scientists from Washington DC have decomposed one of the ingredients of Coca-Cola. It turned out that caramel is not melted sugar at all, but a chemical mixture of sugar, ammonia and sulfites, obtained under high pressure and temperature. It can cause cancer of the lungs, liver, thyroid gland, and leukemia.

It also turned out that alcohol is included in the soda: this is the basis of that very secret additive "7 X". A few drops of aromatic oils, coriander and cinnamon are added to the alcohol.

And the liquid of the insect cochineal - carmine has not been certified at all, so cola is not produced in some countries at all.

How does the body react to cola?

In 10 minutes

10 teaspoons of sugar will hit your system (this is the daily recommended amount).

You are not tempted to vomit because phosphoric acid suppresses the effects of sugar.

In 20 minutes

There will be a spike in insulin in the blood. The liver converts all sugar into fat.

In 40 minutes

Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils will dilate.

Blood pressure will increase because the liver releases more sugar into the bloodstream.

Adenosine receptors are blocked, thereby preventing drowsiness.

In 45 minutes

Your body will increase the production of the hormone dopamine, which stimulates the brain's pleasure center.

Heroin works the same way.

After an hour

Phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your intestines, speeding up your metabolism.

The excretion of calcium through urine increases.

More than an hour later

Diuretic action comes into play.

Calcium, magnesium and zinc, which are found in your bones, are eliminated, as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.

More than an hour and a half later

You become irritable or lethargic. All water contained in Coca-Cola is excreted through urine.

The active ingredient in Coca-Cola is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2. 8. To transport Coca-Cola concentrate, a truck must be equipped with special containers designed for highly corrosive materials.

The detailed composition of the advertised decaffeinated Coca-Cola Light product:

1. Aqua carbonated, E150d, E952, E950, E951, E338, E330, Aromas, E211

Aqua carbonated - sparkling water. The presence of carbon dioxide in water stimulates gastric secretion, increases the acidity of gastric juice and provokes flatulence - abundant gas production. In addition, not spring water is used, but tap water, passed through special filters.

2. E952 (Cyclamic Acid and Na, K, Ca salts), Cyclamic acid and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts

Sugar substitute. Cyclamate is a synthetic chemical that tastes 200 times the sweetness of sugar and is used as an artificial sweetener. It was banned for use in human food because it is a carcinogen that causes cancer. In 1969, by order of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it was banned for use in the United States, because it, like saccharin and aspartame, has been shown to cause bladder cancer in rats. Banned in Canada in the same year. Banned in 1975 in Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Banned for use in the beverage industry in Indonesia. In 1979, the World Health Organization rehabilitated cyclamates, recognizing them as harmless.

3. E150d (Caramel IV - Ammonia-sulphite process, dye)

- burnt sugar, obtained by processing sugar at certain temperatures, with or without the addition of chemical reagents. In this case, ammonium sulfate is added.

4. E950 (Acesulfame Potassium, acesulfame potassium)

- 200 times sweeter than sucrose. Contains methyl ester, which impairs the cardiovascular system, and aspartic acid, which has a stimulating effect on the nervous system and can, over time, become addictive. Acesulfame is poorly soluble. Products with this sweetener are not recommended for children, pregnant and lactating women.

5. E951 (Aspartame)

- a sugar substitute for diabetics. Chemically unstable: when the temperature rises, it decomposes into methanol and phenylalanine. Methanol (methyl alcohol) is very dangerous: 5-10 ml can lead to the death of the optic nerve and irreversible blindness, 30 ml can lead to death.

6. E338 (Orthophosphoric Acid, phosphoric acid) - chemical formula: H3 PO4

Fire and explosive. Irritating to eyes and skin.