What is in Coca-Cola? A briefing on our ingredients

90 countries, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Australia, Canada, most of Europe,Japan and the United States.• Aspartame <strong>is</strong> one of the most thoroughly researched food<strong>in</strong>gredients <strong>in</strong> use today. It <strong>is</strong> 180 to 200 times sweeterthan sugar and used <strong>in</strong> more than 6,000 products aroundthe world. Aspartame has been approved by authorities<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the European Comm<strong>is</strong>sion and the U.S. Foodand Drug Adm<strong>in</strong><strong>is</strong>tration (FDA) and <strong>is</strong> permitted for use <strong>in</strong>foods and beverages <strong>in</strong> more than 100 countries. EFSA, theEuropean Food Safety Authority has restated the safety ofaspartame as a result of regular reviews of th<strong>is</strong> sweetener<strong>in</strong> 2006, 2009, 2010 and <strong>in</strong> 2011 and did not f<strong>in</strong>d any newevidence to question the safety of th<strong>is</strong> <strong>in</strong>gredient.People with a rare genetic condition, phenylketonuria (PKU)should not consume aspartame because it conta<strong>in</strong>s theam<strong>in</strong>o acid phenylalan<strong>in</strong>e. Products that conta<strong>in</strong> aspartameprovide an adv<strong>is</strong>ory statement about the presence ofphenylalan<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> Europe, the U.S. and most countries.• Cyclamate <strong>is</strong> a low-calorie sweetener approximately 30times sweeter than sugar. Independent scient<strong>is</strong>ts of theUN Food and Agriculture Organ<strong>is</strong>ation (FAO) and the WorldHealth Organ<strong>is</strong>ation’s (WHO) Jo<strong>in</strong>t Expert Committee on FoodAdditives (JECFA) have cons<strong>is</strong>tently affirmed the safety ofcyclamate for use as a sweetener <strong>in</strong> foods and beverages,as have regulatory agencies <strong>in</strong> Australia, Europe and manyother countries. As a result, cyclamate <strong>is</strong> now permitted foruse <strong>in</strong> more than 50 countries around the world.• Sacchar<strong>in</strong> <strong>is</strong> a no-calorie sweetener approximately 300times as sweet as sugar. It has been used <strong>in</strong> foods andbeverages for more than 125 years. Sacchar<strong>in</strong> <strong>is</strong> permittedfor use <strong>in</strong> foods and beverages <strong>in</strong> more than 100 countriesaround the world.• Stevia Extract (steviol glycosides) – <strong>is</strong> made from thebest-tast<strong>in</strong>g part of the leaf of the stevia plant – and <strong>is</strong>200 times sweeter than sugar. Stevia extract’s safety hasbeen establ<strong>is</strong>hed through more than 25 years of scientificresearch. Stevia extract achieved Generally Recogn<strong>is</strong>ed AsSafe status <strong>in</strong> the United States <strong>in</strong> December 2008 and hasbeen recogn<strong>is</strong>ed as safe by the FAO-WHO JECFA. Steviaextract <strong>is</strong> permitted for use <strong>in</strong> foods and beverages <strong>in</strong>31 countries. The approval for use <strong>in</strong> Europe <strong>is</strong> <strong>in</strong> process.• Sucralose <strong>is</strong> derived from sugar but <strong>is</strong> 600 times sweeter.It does not contribute calories to the diet. It <strong>is</strong> permitted foruse <strong>in</strong> foods and beverages <strong>in</strong> more than 40 countries,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Australia, Canada, Mexico and the United States.Numerous studies have shown that sucralose can be safelyconsumed by people with diabetes.A 250ml serv<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong> Light/Diet conta<strong>in</strong>s:Calories0.7Sugars0gFat0gSaturates0gSodium0g0%* 0%* 0%* 0%* 0%** % of an adult’s guidel<strong>in</strong>e daily amount (GDA) based on a 2000 kcal diet8 9