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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Zero

Soft Drink · 375 mL · 2006–2017 recipe
⌗ 9 300675 079655
You are viewing the 2006–2017 recipe.See current recipe

Origin

Made in
🇦🇺AustraliaAUS
Ingredients sourced from
Carbonated water
Bottled locally (manufacturer)
🇦🇺AustraliaAUS
Sweeteners (E951, E950)Origin not disclosed
Source: Bottled in Australia by Coca-Cola Amatil (now Coca-Cola Europacific Partners)

Recipe history

2017–presentView this recipe
Relaunched as Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (badged “No Sugar” in Australia at launch) with a revised flavour formulation. The sweetener system — aspartame + acesulfame K — was unchanged.
E150dE338E331E951E950
2006–2017Viewing
Original “Coca-Cola Zero” recipe.
E150dE338E331E951E950

Additives (5)

AdditiveClassStatus
E150d
Caramel IV (sulphite ammonia)
ColourWatch
E338
Phosphoric acid
Acidity regulatorWatch
E331
Sodium citrates
Acidity regulatorLow
E951
Aspartame
SweetenerReview
E950
Acesulfame K
SweetenerReview

Other ingredients

Everything else in this product, in descending order by weight. Additives are listed above.

Carbonated waterFlavourCaffeine

Health evidence

Strongest evidence across the additives in this product. Bars show how settled the science is — not how dangerous.

Hyperactivity & behaviour
Unknown
Allergy & intolerance
Unknown
Gut microbiome
Suspected
Metabolic effects
Bone density in very high cola intake
Suspected
Carcinogenicity
4-MEI by-product (California Prop 65)
Suspected
Cardiovascular
Suspected

Research behind this

Aspartame, methyleugenol, and isoeugenol — IARC Monographs evaluation
Classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B) based on limited evidence for liver cancer.
Tier 1 · Regulator verifiedIARC Working Group · The Lancet Oncology · 2023DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00341-8
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-sixth report of JECFA (aspartame)
Reviewed the same evidence as IARC and reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40 mg/kg bw/day — no change recommended.
Tier 1 · Regulator verifiedFAO/WHO JECFA · WHO Technical Report Series · 2023DOI 10665/372246
Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of 4-methylimidazole in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice
Found lung tumours in mice exposed to 4-MEI, a by-product of some caramel colours. Basis for California's Proposition 65 warning level.
Tier 1 · Regulator verifiedNational Toxicology Program · NTP Technical Report 535 · 2007DOI ntp-tr-535

This product is rated Moderate. Historical record preserved for the recipe timeline. Rated as its successor: approved additives with active intake discussions.

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  • 01 Jun 2026 — Historical record verified against archived label data.
  • 20 Nov 2025 — Record created as the 2006–2017 version of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.