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A kola nut ceremony is briefly described in Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel Things Fall Apart. The eating of kola nuts is referred to at least ten times in the novel, showing the kola nut's significance in pre-colonial 1890s Igbo culture in Nigeria. One of these sayings on kola nut in Things Fall Apart is "He who brings kola brings life."
In 1995, Royal Crown Draft Cola was released as the first premium draft cola. It was made with pure cane sugar as a sweetener (instead of high fructose corn syrup), the finest Kola nuts, all-natural flavors and pure filtered water. Offered only in 12-ounce bottles, it was discontinued, due largely to the inability of the RC bottling network to ...
The fruits are rough, mottled and up to 8 inches (20 cm) long and contain large, flat and bright red coloured seeds, commonly known as kola nuts. [2] The seed contains 1.25 - 2.4% caffeine , and can be chewed or ground into a powder added to beverages to increase alertness, diminish fatigue, and increase stamina. [ 1 ]
Garcinia kola (bitter kola, a name sometimes also used for G. afzelii) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Mangosteen genus Garcinia of the family Clusiaceae (a.k.a. Guttiferae). It is found in Benin , Cameroon , The Gambia , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Guinea , Mali , Gabon , Ghana , Liberia , Nigeria ...
Cola (Kola nut, citrus, cinnamon and vanilla) Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla , cinnamon , citrus oils , and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola , a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imitated by other manufacturers.
Scho-Ka-Kola is a German brand of chocolate consumed for its strong caffeine and kola nut mix. The chocolates have a caffeine content of about 0.2 percent, which is derived from the cocoa content of 58 percent and the addition of 2.6 percent roast coffee and 1.6 percent kola nut. The chocolate is divided into wedges held in a round metal canister.
English: Two useful products of the Cola acuminata tree: 'kola' nuts, and also woody twigs sold bundled as shown, used as 'African' toothbrushes (one of many types of sticks used for this purpose.) The bitter kola nut is chewed for its high caffeine content.
It is a tree native to the rainforests of tropical West Africa. Common names include kola nut, cola, kola and bitter kola. [1] The seeds contain caffeine and are chewed as a stimulant and used in the manufacture of soft drinks. The nuts and other parts of the tree have many uses of a ceremonial nature and in traditional medicine.