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¿Coca-cola con "coca" como saborizante?

Hola,

Alguna vez se han preguntado, ¿por qué Coca Cola no revela su receta secreta?

Es este artículo que citaré (disculpen sí no hago la traducción), se dice claramente como se exporta Coca a EUA desde Sur América "legalmente" y como curiosamente, esta empresa ha usado hojas de la famosa planta siempre, para "saborizar".

¿Curioso no?

Playing Coca Politics in Bolivia
By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky/La Paz Friday, Apr. 13, 2007

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President Evo Morales is not known as a friend ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Washington — his left-wing politics, like those ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ his ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, often put him at odds with the Bush Administration. But in Bolivia, it's often said that Morales owes his presidency in part to Washington, because it was U.S. efforts to eradicate coca cultivation that played a major role in propelling Morales into office.

"If the U.S. hadn't imposed its 'war on drugs' in Bolivia, Morales might have been just another coca farmer," says Kathryn Ledebur, Director ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the Andean Information Network, a Bolivia-based NGO that advocates a change in U.S. anti-drug policy. "He rose to national prominence resisting U.S.-supervised military drug control operations."

Yet, as President, Morales is now forced to compromise with his old foe, because U.S. economic support is vital for South America's poorest nation. And nowhere is compromise more difficult for Morales than on the issue ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ coca itself. The leaf has a centuries-long tradition in the Andes, where it is chewed to stave off hunger and where its tea made is served everywhere from fancy hotels to rural homes. But export ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the leaves beyond the region has been banned since 1961 by a United Nations anti-drug convention, because they also contain the base product for cocaine.

Whereas past Bolivian governments followed U.S. eradication orders to the letter, Morales was elected on promises to transform coca policy. "We want rationalized production," he told TIME in a May 2006 interview. "We want to industrialize the coca leaf, but we understand there can't be unlimited cultivation because the coca leaf does get diverted into cocaine."

Instead, Morales advocated state-initiated industry to mass produce and export healthy coca-based products (cookies, pasta, shampoo, wine, lotions) already manufactured on a small scale in Bolivia. The first ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ three state-run coca processing factories is currently under construction, with a view to turning 4,000 tons ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ coca into tea each year. At the same time, his government pledges ongoing eradication ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ excess coca, and strengthening ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ controls on narco-trafficking.

However, what's rational for Bolivia doesn't necessarily fly for the United States: "There's really ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ one good use for the coca leaf in economic terms, and that's cocaine," the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg, told the Associated Press late last year. Bolivians denounce this stance as hypocritical, since the largest legal market for coca leaves is actually the United States.

"Coca-Cola has always used coca leaves for flavoring," says Luis Cutipa, Bolivian Director ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Coca Industrialization, explaining that until 2003, Illinois-based Stepan Chemicals, which imports coca leaf under license from the U.S. Department ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Justice and is reported to supply a narcotic-free derivative to Coca-Cola, bought leaves from Bolivia. Now, it buys from Peru. (The Peruvian government disclosed in 2005 that 115 tons ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ leaves are sent annually to Stepan.)

Coca-Cola refuses to discuss any aspect ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ its secret formula, while Stepan did not respond to requests to discuss its relationship with Coca-Cola. This coca without the cocaine element is the ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ exemption allowed by the U.N. for the plant's usage outside ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the Andes and it is not clear whether patent law would allow Bolivia to use the same process as Stepan does to remove the cocaine alkaloid.

But Bolivians deem such steps unnecessary because if not chemically transformed into cocaine, coca itself is harmless. On the contrary, studies point to nutritional benefits from a leaf packed with vitamins, minerals and protein. "It's like banning corn because you don't want people to drink alcohol," says Rolando Vargas, a coca grower union leader.

Though Morales voices strong opposition to U.S. drug policy — "the cocaine problem should be combated where the usage problem actually exists: in the U.S.," he told TIME — his bark, thus far, has been worse than his bite.

His government has twice declined opportunities to formally request that the U.N. remove the plant from its blacklist — a longtime demand ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ coca growers and a Morales campaign promise, but an idea the U.S. has criticized. This week, Morales is sending in soldiers to help coca growers decrease their cultivation. And despite touting mass coca industrialization, the three tea factories are the ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ project under way, and even these still await full legal approval.

Morales' reticence is not surprising. In December, the U.S. cut military aid by 25% — from $45 million to $33 million — just days after he announced his desire to increase the legal quote ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ coca grown in Bolivia. It was a clear warning that divergence from set eradication goals jeopardizes tens ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ millions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ dollars in aid and trade preferences the U.S. gives Bolivia.

So far, Morales' middle ground has allowed him to not fall totally out ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ favor with either his economic partner or his support base. Pressure, though, is mounting.

The U.S. claims that there's been an increase in Bolivia's cocaine-base manufacturing, drug trafficking and coca cultivation since Morales took office, and has issued words ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ caution. Coca growers voice frustration over Morales' hesitation, but are also holding off on drastic measures.

"I support brother Evo because he is one ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ us," says coca farmer Gloria Quispe. "But we put him there to change coca policy and we aren't going to wait forever."

Given that both sides are likely to stay set in their opposing demands, it remains to be seen how long Morales can walk his fine line that, like the middle vein ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the coca leaf itself, runs directly down the middle.


Fuente: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1610405,00.html

Saludos...
 
La Coca-Cola fue creada en 1885 por John Pemberton en la farmacia Jacobs de la ciudad de Atlanta, Georgia. Con una mezcla de hojas de coca y semillas de cola quiso crear un remedio, que comenzó siendo comercializado como una medicina que alivia el dolor de cabeza y disimula las náuseas, luego fue vendida en su farmacia como un remedio que calmaba la sed, a 5 centavos el vaso. Frank Robinson le puso el nombre de Coca-Cola...
 
"Coca-Cola has always used coca leaves for flavoring," says Luis Cutipa, Bolivian Director ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Coca Industrialization, explaining that until 2003

Palabras de un ex Director...
 
supongo que el que escribe eso nunca visitó la planta de la coca cola donde se ve que al final la coca cola es puro colorante y mucha pero mucha azúcar tampoco son nuevos esos cuentos curioso porque al final nadie menciona la pepsi que es casi lo mismo .
 
el ingeniero conoshe . ese gráfico es de lo que uno se da cuenta al ir a la planta de la coca cola : nada de cocaína , ningún tanke donde supuestamente se ahogo un mae con sida ( esa es la hablada mas tonta ) si no una montaña de sacos de azúcar y varias tuberías inyectando líquido a los envases lo peor es que sabiendo eso uno igual la toma . :eek: casi todos los dias para el almuerzo me tomo una .
 
magnus dijo:
el ingeniero conoshe . ese gráfico es de lo que uno se da cuenta al ir a la planta de la coca cola : nada de cocaína , ningún tanke donde supuestamente se ahogo un mae con sida ( esa es la hablada mas tonta ) si no una montaña de sacos de azúcar y varias tuberías inyectando líquido a los envases lo peor es que sabiendo eso uno igual la toma . :eek: casi todos los dias para el almuerzo me tomo una .


y seguiremos tomandola por el resto de nuestras vidas... :? :? :? :? :? .
 
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magnus dijo:
el ingeniero conoshe . ese gráfico es de lo que uno se da cuenta al ir a la planta de la coca cola : nada de cocaína , ningún tanke donde supuestamente se ahogo un mae con sida ( esa es la hablada mas tonta ) si no una montaña de sacos de azúcar y varias tuberías inyectando líquido a los envases lo peor es que sabiendo eso uno igual la toma . :eek: casi todos los dias para el almuerzo me tomo una .

Ojo que no estamos hablando de "cocaína" en este refresco, sino hojas de la planta de coca. Son dos cosas distintas. :!:

Por otra parte este artículo es de la revista Time, no es cualquier fuente poco seria como Wikipedia. :D

Saludos
 
Rafa dijo:
Yo he tomado té de coca y sabe bien..
y quedaste como gatillo loco?


raro, la coca en colombia es rajado.. y tiene colorcillo amarilla :-o
muy suave y no da paranoia :-o :-o
aqui en CR.. le echan cada vara... que bueno... hasta que lo deja a uno besandose las orejas

en colombia.. es un amor de droga,, mas la rosadita ...mmmmmmmmmmmm

dicen que la peruana es mucho mejor
 
Pilon dijo:
La hoja de coca no es una droga.
Un compa que vive en Perú cuando viene trae y es buenísimo.

De hecho en Perú tomamos coca porque nos ayuda a soportar la altura de las montañas. Yo tuve que tomar y masticar cuando subí a Cuzco.

En mi casa también tenemos hojas de coca y hacemos té el cual es revitalizante. La gente cree que la coca es sólo una droga pero por el proceso que le dan y demás.

Y esos mitos de que la coca es verde y demás... Es completamente falso.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

Y ojo, para más mitos sobre la Coca Cola entren acá

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/cokelore.asp#cocaine
 

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