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Open-Source Cola

source cola Open-source cola is any cola soft drink produced according to a published and shareable recipe. Unlike the secretive Coca-Cola formula, the recipes are openly published and their re-use is encouraged.[1][2] The texts of OpenCola and Cube-Cola recipes are published under the GNU General Public License (GPL).[2][3][4] Recipe[edit] The colas are produced as a flavour concentrate or syrup that is then mixed with bulk ingredients to produce the drink.

As these are added later, after the flavour blending stage, sugar and caffeine levels per batch can be tailored to a market's particular taste. A typical recipe is based on eight essential oils, listed here in approximate order of decreasing volume: Small quantities of alcohol may be used to facilitate this process; as an open recipe, this is under the control of the manufacturer who may avoid such ingredients if prohibition, halal, or similar rules would require it.

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