It might come as a shock but that’s what a recent research revealed that major soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi have small traces of alcohol. It has been claimed by a team from the Paris-based National Institute of Consumption (INC) that in excess of half of the major leading soft drinks have alcohol as low as 10mg in every litre.

It is believed that this report might disappoint a lot many Muslims who are addicted to drink Cola. However there are exceptions like Auchan, Cora, Casino, Leader Price and Man U-Cola, which doesn’t have even a single particle of alcohol, while Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola Classic Light and Coke Zero were among those which were tested positive.

It has been claimed by Michel Pepin, scientific director for Coca-Cola France, that there are fair chances that this amount of alcohol might have been developed while processing the drinks. In response to the same, a spokesman for Pepsi said that "some soft drinks can contain minute traces of alcohol because of the ingredients used," although "the Pepsi Cola recipe does not contain alcohol”.

While makers are defending their drinks, it is highly imperative that a lot more is made aware about the safety of cold drinks in the time to come.