Cola
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Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils, and other flavorings. The name, however, comes from the kola nut, which imbues the beverage with the stimulant caffeine. A
A glass of cola served with ice cubes
Bottles of Berry Cola, a soft drink produced in Indre, France
A small glass bottle of Coca-Cola, the first cola
Kola nut
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The kola nut is the seed of certain species of plant of the genus Cola, placed formerly in the cocoa family Sterculiaceae, and now usually subsumed in the mallow family Malvaceae. These species are tr
Cola
…with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils, and other flavorings (typically including sugar or artificial sweeteners). The name, however, comes from the kola nut (Cola acuminata), which imbues the beverage with the stimulant caffeine (though other sources of caffeine are generally used in modern formulations…
Kola nut – pod with half shell removed to reveal prismatic seeds inside their white testa, and fresh seeds (whole without testa on the left and, on the right, split into cotyledons)
Cola acuminata in flower: colored plate from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
Cola acuminata in fruit, also from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
Kola nuts spread out for sale in the central market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso