# Unwanted Brand “Extensions”

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> [@Kent\_Clark](#):
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> And even if you like Dr. Pepper, one of the flavors in it is cherry, anyway. It’s like making “orange juice, now with more orange.”

It can be a matter of playing with the balance of **[a fantasia flavor like cola](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cola-only-popular-in-carbonated-form/845117/5)**, which is a mix of citrus\*\*, vanilla, and one of cassia or cinnamon. The Orange-Vanilla Coca Cola @Odesio mentions above kind of turns up the dial on the citrus and vanilla flavors versus the original drink.

I’ve always found extra citrus in cola to be an upgrade. Plenty of folks are in agreement.

\*\* _Coca Cola uses (used?) orange as their citrus dimension, Pepsi Cola uses (used?) lemon. Probably not current information, but that was once the main distinguishing factor in their respective flavors. Source is one of William Poundstone’s_ Big Secrets _books._

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