M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : O tt awa ▁Bra ves ▁football ▁coach es ▁Category : O tt awa ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁H ays , ▁Kansas <0x0A> </s> ▁Col a ▁is ▁a ▁swe eten ed , ▁carbon ated ▁soft ▁drink ▁flav ored ▁with ▁van illa , ▁c inn am on , ▁cit rus ▁o ils ▁and ▁other ▁flav or ings . ▁Most ▁contain ▁c aff e ine , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁s our ced ▁from ▁the ▁k ola ▁nut , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁drink ' s ▁name , ▁though ▁other ▁sources ▁are ▁now ▁also ▁used . ▁Col a ▁became ▁popular ▁world wide ▁after ▁ph arm ac ist ▁John ▁P ember ton ▁invent ed ▁C oca - Col a ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁His ▁non - al co hol ic ▁reci pe ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁c oca ▁wine ▁of ▁ph arm ac ist ▁Ang elo ▁Mar iani , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Most ▁modern ▁col as ▁contain ▁car am el ▁color , ▁and ▁are ▁swe eten ed ▁with ▁sugar ▁and / or ▁high - f ruct ose ▁corn ▁sy rup . ▁They ▁now ▁come ▁in ▁numerous ▁different ▁br ands . ▁Among ▁them , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁are ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁Pe psi . ▁These ▁two ▁companies ▁have ▁been ▁compet ing ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁but ▁their ▁rival ry ▁has ▁intens ified ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8