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by addaon 140 days ago
> caffeine derived from coca leaves

Coca leaves contain various alkaloids, but not caffeine. Coca Cola gets its caffeine from (traditionally) kola nuts, and (today, presumedly) the usual industrial sources.

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Not sure what happens with my brain there. I did indeed mean de-cocainized coca leaves, not caffeine.
Um… might want to double check your brain there!