Coca-Cola has been around for a very long time — since 1886, actually! — so it’s no surprise that there are some myths and urban legends surrounding the beverage. One popular thought is that Coca-Cola is actually a green color, not brown. It’s a question many fans of the fizzy drink have wondered about for a while, so let’s put it to rest. Does Coca-Cola get dyed brown because it actually comes out green?
We recently took on this question in an attempt to clear things up, and their response was pretty simple: no, Coca-Cola is not actually green. It does not get dyed brown to look different in a bottle. It’s never been green, and the color has actually never been changed. According to Snopes, the original formula for the soda required caramel, which gave an icy glass of Coke that rich brown color. Since the 1800s, the recipe has obviously gone through a lot of changes. Still, none of those changes have affected the color.
