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russotto · 11-17-2003, 02:42 PM

Potassium sorbate: preservative, kills bacteria. Generally recognized as safe.

sodium acid sulfate: Artificial flavor. Generally recognized as safe.

http://www.jones-hamilton.com/sectio...ducts/sas.html

sodium benzoate: another common preservative.

acesulfame potassium: artificial sweetener, in use since 1967 but only recently approved for soft drinks in the US.

pyridoxine is Vitamin B6

sucralose is another artificial sweetener, which some claim is toxic as it is a chlorinated organic compound.

l-carnitine is an amino acid (non essential) which is claimed (in rather dubious sources) to extend life and provide all sorts of wonderful benefits/

panax ginseng is a plant, so the extract contains god-knows-what.

guarana is another plant, apparently the extract contains mostly various xanthines (stimulants in the same family as caffeine). It also contains tannic acid, which is an astringent usually associated with tea.

inositol is necessary for the formation of cell formations, but it's not essential in the diet. In large doses it's reported (again in dubious sources) to be an anti-depressant.

glucuronalactone is a carbohydrate, a metabolite of glucose.

pyridoxine hydrochloride is good old B6 again.

cyanobalmin is B12.

So what you have here is a caffeinated (theobromated, theophyllated, etc), sweetened (artificially or otherwise, depending on the version) nutritional supplement, plus ginseng.

I'll stick to Coke, thank you.

11-17-2003, 02:42 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Potassium sorbate: preservative, kills bacteria. Generally recognized as safe. sodium acid sulfate: Artificial flavor. Generally recognized as safe. http://www.jones-hamilton.com/sectio...ducts/sas.html sodium benzoate: another common preservative. acesulfame potassium: artificial sweetener, in use since 1967 but only recently approved for soft drinks in the US. pyridoxine is Vitamin B6 sucralose is another artificial sweetener, which some claim is toxic as it is a chlorinated organic compound. l-carnitine is an amino acid (non essential) which is claimed (in rather dubious sources) to extend life and provide all sorts of wonderful benefits/ panax ginseng is a plant, so the extract contains god-knows-what. guarana is another plant, apparently the extract contains mostly various xanthines (stimulants in the same family as caffeine). It also contains tannic acid, which is an astringent usually associated with tea. inositol is necessary for the formation of cell formations, but it's not essential in the diet. In large doses it's reported (again in dubious sources) to be an anti-depressant. glucuronalactone is a carbohydrate, a metabolite of glucose. pyridoxine hydrochloride is good old B6 again. cyanobalmin is B12. So what you have here is a caffeinated (theobromated, theophyllated, etc), sweetened (artificially or otherwise, depending on the version) nutritional supplement, plus ginseng. I'll stick to Coke, thank you.