“Tree of Life"
The cola-nut tree, whose seed is the basic ingredient of PepsiCola, is known to the natives of the West Indies as the “tree of life.”
It is a small genus of tropical African trees and cola acuminata, which bears the cola nut, is the best-known species. It has been naturalised in Brazil and the West
Indies. The seed contained in the pod of cola acuminata is said to have febrifugal and antiseptic qualities and contains a certain amount of caffein. When it is fresh the seed is sweet, and white or red. It is bitter when it is dried and of a yellowish-brown colour. The oxidation of colatannic acid results in a red pigment called cola-red.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28840, 10 March 1959, Page 19
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119“Tree of Life" Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28840, 10 March 1959, Page 19
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