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Coca-Cola Original

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The Coca-Cola Company • ZA

Classic cola soft drink. Community-verified facts about ingredients, packaging, and regional variations.

✔ 8 verified📋 15 total facts💬 1024 comments

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Coca-Cola Original contains caffeine from natural sources.

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2,104 agrees

Verified 15/09/2024

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 2,104 👎 31 • 1% disagree

The glass bottle deposit system operates in South Africa for 300ml Coca-Cola bottles.

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1,876 agrees

Verified 18/02/2025

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 1,876 👎 22 • 1% disagree

Coca-Cola Original is sold in South Africa in PET bottles and aluminium cans.

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Common retail formats include 330ml cans and 500ml or 2L PET bottles.

1,628 agrees

Verified 12/11/2024

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 1,628 👎 64 • 4% disagree

Ingredient labels for Coca-Cola Original list sugar as an ingredient in South Africa.

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Verified from product ingredient labels in retail packs.

1,439 agrees

Verified 07/01/2025

Proposed by: @LabelCheckZA

👍 1,439 👎 58 • 4% disagree

Coca-Cola Original nutrition panels display energy and sugar values per 100ml.

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Nutrition information is shown on cans and bottles in South Africa.

1,284 agrees

Verified 28/10/2024

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 1,284 👎 47 • 4% disagree

Coca-Cola Original is a carbonated soft drink with caffeine listed on the label.

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Caffeine is disclosed in the ingredients list on local packaging.

1,567 agrees

Verified 18/09/2024

Proposed by: Sibongile P.

👍 1,567 👎 39 • 2% disagree

Coca-Cola Original packaging includes a printed best-before date.

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Dates appear on bottle necks or can bases for traceability.

1,198 agrees

Verified 01/03/2025

Proposed by: @RetailShelfWatch

👍 1,198 👎 33 • 3% disagree

Returnable glass Coca-Cola bottles are labeled as returnable in South Africa.

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Returnable marking appears on refillable bottle variants.

1,336 agrees

Verified 05/04/2025

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 1,336 👎 41 • 3% disagree

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Coca-Cola Original reduced sugar content in South Africa during 2025.

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612/1000

Proposed by: Thabo M.

👍 612 👎 94 • 13% disagree

Coca-Cola Original switched to tethered caps on 500ml bottles in South Africa.

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431/1000

Proposed by: @PackTracker

👍 431 👎 62 • 13% disagree

South African Coca-Cola Original uses locally sourced sugar.

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388/1000

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 388 👎 71 • 15% disagree

Coca-Cola Original introduced a lighter-weight 2L bottle in 2025.

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520/1000

Proposed by: Zanele R.

👍 520 👎 85 • 14% disagree

Coca-Cola Original uses recycled PET content in South Africa.

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476/1000

Proposed by: @PackagingWatch

👍 476 👎 77 • 14% disagree

Rejected claims (for transparency)Claims rejected by community consensus

Coca-Cola Original sold in South Africa is caffeine-free.

Rejected by community based on label evidence.

1,324 disagrees

Rejected by community consensus.

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 86 👎 1,324 • 94% disagree

Coca-Cola Original contains 0g sugar per 100ml in South Africa.

Rejected by community based on nutrition panels.

1,489 disagrees

Rejected by community consensus.

Proposed by: @FactCheckZA

👍 44 👎 1,489 • 97% disagree

🗄 Archived (Outdated)2

Historical context — not treated as current truth

Coca-Cola Original was sold in 2L glass bottles nationwide.

Archived

Valid until 31 Dec 2018 • Archived 22 Jan 2025 • Now limited to returnable glass formats.

Proposed by: Anonymous

👍 742 👎 88 • 11% disagree

Coca-Cola Original labels did not include sugar per 100ml in 2016.

Archived

Valid until 31 Dec 2016 • Archived 22 Jan 2025 • Current labels include per-100ml values.

Proposed by: @ArchiveWatch

👍 566 👎 73 • 11% disagree

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