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Steve Warth

Vice President of Research & Development at Sovereign Flavors, the flavor developer who helped reconstruct the purported original Coca-Cola recipe for This American Life's "Original Recipe" episode.

Oct 12, 2026

18:55
Most of them are the same ingredients you use to make any cola.
18:58
Orange oil, lemon oil, nutmeg, and cinnamon would be the main ones.
19:03
I, n- I noticed that the, um, neroli and the coriander seemed higher than what I've seen elsewhere.
19:44
From your perspective, that's just, like, that's just, um, some very cheerful showmanship on their part.
19:49
Well, actually, no.
19:52
It isn't.
19:52
It...
19:53
If you, if you want to go side by side and match it exactly, that's very difficult, and that's not only difficult for Coca-Cola, it's difficult for everything.

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