Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site kitty.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!vecpyr!lll-crg!seismo!rochester!rocksanne!sunybcs!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: net.misc.coke Subject: Re: Re: CORN SYRUP vs. SUGAR Message-ID: <318@kitty.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 19:39:28 EDT Article-I.D.: kitty.318 Posted: Wed Aug 14 19:39:28 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 06:42:14 EDT References: <3435@decwrl.UUCP>, <127@cadsys.UUCP> <562@bu-cs.UUCP> Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 27 > Also, isn't o-cinammonol the active flavor ingredient in Colas? I think you are referring to cinnamaldehyde (a/k/a cinnamal) which is the active constituent of cinnamon flavorings. It could be used in cola products, but since all of the formulas are proprietary in nature, only an insider would know for certain. Just for haha's, over the weekend I took some New Coke, Classic Coke, and Pepsi, evaporated the water, mixed the gunk with KBr, pressed it into pellets, and put in in our IR spec. All three samples were quite different, and I saw enough absorbtion peaks to make a mountain range. It would take a month of Sundays with a Stadtlers Atlas to even begin to guess what is in this stuff. The gross IR scan is too complex, and a preliminary fractionation would be necessary in order to get useful analytical data on what is in our favorite soft drinks. Our IR spec is sort of dumb, but if anyone out there in Netland has access to a smart IR spec, like a P-E 580B with SEARCH and PECDS, I would be curious to see some results. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York | | UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry | | VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice,shell}!baylor!/ | | FAX 716/741-9635 {AT&T 3510D} syr!buf!/ | | TELEX 69-71461 ansbak: ELGECOMCLR {via WUI} | | | | "Have you hugged your cat today?" | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++