OpenCola (drink) - Flavoring Formula

Flavoring Formula

The flavoring formula for OpenCola is:

• 10.0 g food-grade gum arabic
• 3.50 mL orange oil
• 3.00 mL water
• 2.75 mL lime oil
• 1.25 mL cassia oil
• 1.00 mL lemon oil
• 1.00 mL nutmeg oil
• 0.25 mL coriander oil
• 0.25 mL neroli oil
• 0.25 mL lavender oil

Note: attempts to replicate this recipe in a home kitchen suggest that the water measurement might actually have been a typo, as the results of following the recipe exactly produces a dense glob of gum arabic that does not mix well into the concentrate recipe described below. Using 30.0 mL of water (added after mixing in all of the oils) allows the gum arabic to properly hydrate and you will have a liquid solution much more suited for addition to the sweetened concentrate.