Why does coke/pepsi have caffeine?

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Is it an added ingredient or a by-product of the other ingredients? Why is it added? taste? stability? why is it not in sprit or rootbeer?

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Other answers here are correct as to why drinks ***initially*** had caffeine but here’s why it stuck and levels got higher…

Research found that small amounts of caffeine in sweetened beverages reinforced consumption.

It makes you want and desire the beverage more. Plain and simple.

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