I have loved Coca-Cola ever since I was little!  It brings good memories to mind!
Yes, Coca-Cola has been around since the 19th century! Of course it was designed for medicine then.
It was designed for medicine?  What was it prescribed for?
Well, two original ingredients were kola nuts (basically caffeine) and coca leaves. This combo was thought to help with many medical ailments.
Interesting!  Was it actually effective or just a ploy?
Well, as Coca leaves are used to make cocaine, it was actually unknowingly making the consumers addicts back then. Of course, they have changed the formula!
Whoa!  No wonder people were feeling better! That is crazy!  When did they change the formula?
The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret, although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published.
The Coca-Cola Company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold exclusive territory contracts with the company, produce the finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate, in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. A typical can contains of sugar (usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup). The bottlers
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).