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{{Short description|Carbonated soft drink}} {{About|the beverage}} {{Infobox drink | name = Cola | image = Glass of Cola.jpg | caption = A glass of cola served with [[ice cube]]s | type = [[Soft drink]] | abv = | proof = | manufacturer = Various types | distributor = | origin = [[United States]] | introduced = {{Start date and age|1886|5|8}}<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=http://happydazeblog.com/2017/05/01/may-8-1886-soda-pop-invented/ |title=The 132nd Anniversary of the Day Soda Pop Was Invented - the Happy Daze Blog takes an amusing look at wacky holidays, weird holidays, and happy holidays found in every month, and tells how to celebrate them |access-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172406/http://happydazeblog.com/2017/05/01/may-8-1886-soda-pop-invented/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.interexchange.org/articles/career-training-usa/2016/03/08/history-coca-cola/ |title=History of Coca-Cola ยท InterExchange |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327102537/https://www.interexchange.org/articles/career-training-usa/2016/03/08/history-coca-cola/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (as [[Coca-Cola]]) | discontinued = | color = [[Caramel]] (with certain exceptions such as [[Zevia]] Cola and [[Kola Romรกn]]) | flavor = Cola ([[Kola nut]], citrus, cinnamon and vanilla) | variants = | related = | website = }} '''Cola''' is a [[Carbonation|carbonated]] [[soft drink]] flavored with [[vanilla]], [[cinnamon]], [[citrus]] [[essential oil|oils]], and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist [[John Stith Pemberton]] invented [[Coca-Cola]], a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imitated by other manufacturers. Most colas originally contained [[caffeine]] from the [[kola nut]] (''[[Cola acuminata]]''), leading to the drink's name, though other sources of caffeine are generally used in modern formulations. The Pemberton cola drink also contained a [[coca leaves|coca plant]] extract.<ref name="Archived copy"/><ref name="cocaine">{{cite web |url=http://www.cocaine.org/cocawine.htm |title=Coca Wine |publisher=Cocaine.org |access-date=September 29, 2013 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224232916/http://www.cocaine.org/cocawine.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> His [[non-alcoholic]] [[Coca-Cola formula|recipe]] was inspired by the [[coca wine]] of pharmacist [[Angelo Mariani (chemist)|Angelo Mariani]], created in 1863.<ref name="cocaine" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=์ต์ฌ์|date=April 2015|title=์ฝ์นด์ฝ๋ผ์ ์คํ ๋ฆฌํ ๋ง์ ํตํ ๊ฐ์ฑ๋ง์ผํ ์์ฉ|url=https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06283611|access-date=2021-04-04|journal=๋ง์ผํ |volume=49|issue=4|pages=19โ28|language=ko|archive-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106133402/http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06283611|url-status=live}}</ref> Most modern colas have a dark [[caramel color]] and are sweetened with [[sugar]], [[high-fructose corn syrup]] or [[artificial sweetener]]s. There are numerous different [[brand]]s of cola, with [[Coca-Cola]] and [[Pepsi-Cola]] being among the most popular.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=๊น๋ํธ|date=November 2002|title=2์ฐจ ์ธ๊ณ๋์ ๊ณผ ์ฝ์นด์ฝ๋ผ์ ์ ์ง๊ตฌํ(Globalization)|url=https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE01080138|access-date=2021-04-04|journal=๋ฏธ๊ตญ์ฌ์ฐ๊ตฌ|volume=16|pages=219โ249|language=ko|archive-date=2020-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827151510/https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE01080138|url-status=live}}</ref> These two colas have been competitors since the 1890s, a rivalry that has [[Cola wars|intensified since the 1980s]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-vs-pepsi-timeline-2013-1|title=COKE VS. PEPSI: The Story Behind The Neverending 'Cola Wars'|author=Kim Bhasin|magazine=Business Insider|date=January 1, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026071546/http://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-vs-pepsi-timeline-2013-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Challenge>{{Cite web|title=1975: Cola wars heat up with launch of Pepsi Challenge|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/06/14/marketing-moment-75-cola-wars-heat-1975-launch-pepsi-challenge|access-date=2020-08-29|website=The Drum|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141614/https://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/06/14/marketing-moment-75-cola-wars-heat-1975-launch-pepsi-challenge|url-status=live}}</ref>
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