Whilst it may have been invented by a chemist to prevent headaches and its name derived from the kola nut from which the caffeine was sourced, it is laden with sugar or artificial sweeteners.
Cola
| Serving Size grams | 250 |
| Teaspoons of table sugar equivalent | 6 |
| Glycemic Index | 63 |
| Glycemic Load | 16.4 |
| Potential GI Range | 63 |
| Energy (kcal) | 41 |
| Energy (kJ) | 174 |
| Water (g) | 89.7 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 10.9 |
| Glucose (g) | 3.5 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 3.4 |
| Sucrose (g) | 4 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Protein % of calories | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 10.9 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 26.6 |
| Carb % of calories | 106.3 |
| Fat (g) | 0 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Fat % of calories | 0 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 81 |
| Potassium (mg) | 3780 |
| Calcium (mg) | 140 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 330 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 310 |
| Iron (mg) | 4.6 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.6 |
| Zinc (mg) | 1.1 |
| Chloride (mg) | 65 |
| Manganese (mg) | 2.1 |
| Selenium (µg) | 9 |
| Iodine (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin K1 (µg) | 4.3 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.2 |
| Niacin (mg) | 24.8 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 2.9 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 27.7 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 11 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0 |
| Biotin (µg) | 67 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | N |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | N |