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Coca-Cola BlaK is a coffee
Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
-flavored soft drink
Soft drink

A soft drink is a beverage that does not contain alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda, soda pop, pop, coke or tonic in various parts of the United States, pop in Canada, fizzy drinks in the United Kingdom and Australia and sometimes minerals in Ireland....
 that was introduced by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 in 2006. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, before making its way to the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and other markets.

Coca-Cola BlaK launched in the United States on April 3, 2006. Coca-Cola BlaK launched in Canada on August 29, 2006 with an event staged in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 at Dundas Square
Dundas Square

Yonge-Dundas Square is a Town square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Street ....
 offering free bottles of the product. On 31 August 2007, it was announced in trade magazine Beverage Digest that Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 would discontinue the drink's sale within the United States once concentrate supplies ran out.

In February 2007 the drink made its way to Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
 as it launched in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
.






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Coca-Cola BlaK is a coffee
Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
-flavored soft drink
Soft drink

A soft drink is a beverage that does not contain alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda, soda pop, pop, coke or tonic in various parts of the United States, pop in Canada, fizzy drinks in the United Kingdom and Australia and sometimes minerals in Ireland....
 that was introduced by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 in 2006. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, before making its way to the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and other markets.

Coca-Cola BlaK launched in the United States on April 3, 2006. Coca-Cola BlaK launched in Canada on August 29, 2006 with an event staged in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 at Dundas Square
Dundas Square

Yonge-Dundas Square is a Town square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Street ....
 offering free bottles of the product. On 31 August 2007, it was announced in trade magazine Beverage Digest that Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 would discontinue the drink's sale within the United States once concentrate supplies ran out.

In February 2007 the drink made its way to Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
 as it launched in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
. French produced Coca-Cola BlaK can also be found in Lithuania
Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
 and in E.Leclerc
E.Leclerc

E.Leclerc is a France hypermarket chain. Like Wal-Mart in the US or Tesco in UK, Leclerc is the largest retailer on its home market. The chain enables semi-independent stores to operate under the Leclerc brand....
 stores in Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
.

The French and Canadian versions of Coca-Cola BlaK is sweetened only with sugar
Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline substances, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose. Human taste buds interpret its flavor as sweet. Sugar as a basic food carbohydrate primarily comes from sugar cane and from sugar beet, but also appears in fruit, honey, sorghum, sugar maple , and in many other sources....
. The U.S. version of Coca-Cola BlaK replaces sugar with high fructose corn syrup
High fructose corn syrup

High-fructose corn syrup ? called isoglucose in Europe and glucose-fructose in Canada ? comprises any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and then been mixed with pure corn syrup ....
, aspartame
Aspartame

Aspartame is the name for an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; that is, a methyl ester of the dipeptide of the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine....
 and acesulfame potassium
Acesulfame potassium

Acesulfame potassium is a calorie-free artificial sweetener, also known as Acesulfame K or Ace K , and marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One....
.

Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is an United States magazine published monthly by Consumers Union. It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory....
 taste-testers found the French version to be less sweet and to contain more coffee flavor.

The American and Canadian versions had a plastic resealable cap on a glass bottle that resembled the classic Coke bottle, whereas the French/Czech version is a bottle shape formed from aluminum.

Nutritional facts

US Version
Coke BlaK (240mL/8 fl. oz) Coke Classic (240mL/8 fl. oz)
Calories 45 97
Total Fat 0g 0 g
Sodium 35 mg 33 mg
Total Carb. 12 g 27 g
Sugars 12 g 27 g
Protein 0 g 0 g
Caffeine 46 mg 23 mg
French Version
Coke BlaK (100mL/3.4 fl. oz) Coke Classic (100mL/3.4 fl. oz)
Calories 84 kJ/20 kcal 180 kJ/42 kcal
Total Fat 0 g 0 g
Sodium <50 mg <50 mg
Total Carb. 5 g 10.6 g
Sugars 5 g 10.6 g
Protein 0 g 0 g
Caffeine 20 mg  


See also


  • Coffee-flavored Pepsi


External links

  • , March 2006
  • in Times Square