Everything starts with an 'E'

[denny]

Okay, I'm definitely sensitive to one of the E numbers in Cherry Coke. A few days ago I drank a litre of normal Coke in an attempt to perk up a bit and it didn't work at all. I quite regularly drink loads of Dr Pepper, which only has about as much effect as drinking instant coffee in the staying awake stakes. However, between 7pm and 11pm last night I drank 3 cans of Cherry Coke, which is about a litre, and I'm still awake now. I actually felt myself come up on the second can, I was practically giggling and bouncing around the pub.

Useful to bear in mind when I'm going out I suppose, but it's a bit of a strong after-reaction, to still be awake now...

As Dr Pepper has basically the same ingredients list as Cherry Coke, I guess it must be one of the 'flavourings' that I'm having so much fun with...

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

A lot of people are sensitive to E102 (the dreaded tartrzine) and E104. Cherry Coke apparently is slightly redder than normal Coke so it could be those.
Of course you could just go through the ingredients list trying sweets and fizzy drinks that have one of each additive in, except that i doubt you'd find any with just one in.
Did you get a horrible comedown as well, or is that just me?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

They don't actually list the invidual ingredients under 'flavourings' - I believe they famously went to court to defend their right to not give away their secret recipe? - so I don't know how I'd go about figuring out what E number it might be...

I don't feel like I'm crashing afterwards, no... the staying awake bit lasts so much longer than the giggling bit that eventually all I want to do is get some sleep - if left undisturbed when I finally do get to sleep, I wake up feeling okay...

I suppose come-down is a relative term anyway - depends how far you're used to falling after a good night out...

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

That's a point, yes, it must *hug*
You could drink things with E-numbers you do know in, and see which one makes you do it again...