Dr. John Stith Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, combined coca leaves and kola nuts to make a syrup, which was mixed with carbonated water to what is now America’s favorite cola, Coca-Cola.

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name. The drink, which was founded in 1886, continues to make billions around the globe and saw ...

It was traditionally consumed from natural sources like tea, coffee, cacao beans and cola nuts and appreciated for its stimulating effects on the human body Caffeine is naturally present in more ...

A third wrote: “Coca-Cola is Coca (the South American plant cocaine is derived from) and Kola (kola nut, a stimulant from West Africa). Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine but not anymore ...