「De-cocainized extract of coca leaf is used worldwide in foods as a natural flavoring, 」 said a Red Bull spokesman in response to the German government's announcement.
一个红牛的发言人在回应政府声明时说:「去除了古柯堿的古柯叶提取物一种天然调味料,在世界上广泛使用。」
The same day, the UN reported that the area used to cultivate coca leaf in the Andes fell by 5% last year.
就在同一天,联合国报告称,以前在安第斯山种植古柯的面积去年减少5%。
Cocaine is not the same as the coca leaf it is derived from; for centuries, natives in South American countries regularly chewed on the coca leaf for its anesthetic and mild stimulant properties.
从古柯叶上根本提取不到可卡因,数百年来,南美原住民通过嚼古柯叶获得麻醉和轻度兴奋。