Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine

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Historical records and references confirm that the original recipe for Coca-Cola, invented in the late 19th century, contained extracts from coca leaves, which included cocaine.

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Evidence for · 4

Wikipedia: Coca-Cola

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Wikipedia: Coca-Cola. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

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en.wikipedia.org: Coca-Cola

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en.wikipedia.org: Coca-Cola. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

Notes the drink's name references coca leaves among its original ingredients.

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snopes.com: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? | Snopes.com

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snopes.com: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? | Snopes.com. snopes.com. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cocaine-coca-cola/

Fact-checker ruling: reviewed

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daily.jstor.org: Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola?

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daily.jstor.org: Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola?. daily.jstor.org. https://daily.jstor.org/who-took-the-cocaine-out-of-coca-cola/

Explicitly notes that Coca-Cola once contained cocaine.

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en.wikipedia.org: John Stith Pemberton

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en.wikipedia.org: John Stith Pemberton. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Styth_Pemberton

Mentions Pemberton's experiments blending alcohol and cocaine that led to the recipe.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7501 Aug 2026

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