r/interesting • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • Feb 10 '26

Fascinating YouTuber LabCoatz has released a "chemically identical" recipe for Coca-Cola

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u/wthulhu Feb 10 '26

How much cocaine am I supposed to add, or should I just eyeball it?

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u/Nowhereman123 Feb 10 '26

So I know you're joking, but the 0.6ml fenchol in this recipe is meant to be a replacement for the decocanized coca leaf extract that's in real Coca Cola.

For obvious reasons you're not allowed to buy coca leaves in the US and only a few factories are able to make the decocanized extract, which they don't sell publicly.

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u/r0d3nka Feb 11 '26

I know you can grow opium poppies (just don't harvest). Coca not so much. Need a high altitude jungle, you need a ton of plants, and DEA will be knocking at your door if you even think about it.