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From: ee161bep@sdcc3.UUCP (Paul Van de Graaf)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: Re: More ingredients questions. 
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Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 22:51:30 EDT
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In article <396@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes:
>	In summary, I don't know why they put PEG in Dr. Pepper, but I would
>suspect that the sugar in it is probably what you should be worrying about.
>For what it's worth, I happen to think that Dr. Pepper tastes better than any
>of the Colas (New, Old, Pepsi, Coke, whatever).  I've always thought that the
>flavoring in it was prunes; anybody know for sure?  It may sound disgusting,
>but next time you drink one, think real hard about what it tastes like and
>see if you think it's possible.
>
>Roy Smith 

As the original poster, I thank you for your response.  Dr. Pepper does not
however, contain prune juice.  I was reading some book at a bookstore
(I can't recall the title) the other day which, among other things, surmises
the formulas for Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and many other softdrinks.  All you
Coke fans out there might try to find a copy, as it talks about the history
of the Coke formula and some of the changes made to it.  As far as Dr. Pepper
goes, it seems the magic prune-like flavor is caused by the lactic acid in the
mix.  In most other respects, the formula is pretty much like the other colas.

Another interesting claim of the book is that few if any "colas" actually use
cola nuts anymore!  The author claims that the cola flavor is actually just a
mix of vanilla, citus, and other simple flavorings.  Sorry I can't remember the
name of the book, but I'm sure the net will provide what my memory fails to.

Cheers,
Paul van de Graaf	sdcsvax!sdcc3!ee161bep		U. C. San Diego