ydoaPs Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I just had a bit of accidental chemistry. I'm in a study where I'm not allowed to drink any caloric beverages. So, I'm allowed water, black coffee, zero calorie soda, etc. They also give me this stuff called Crystal Light. I decided to try to make my Sprite Zero taste better by adding some of the Crystal Light to it. That was a bad idea-instant volcano. It reminded me of the Mentos-Diet Coke reaction, so maybe it's the same thing. I don't know the active ingredients in that reaction, though. Crystal Light: citric acid, potassium citrate, maltodextrin, aspertame, magnesium oxide, <2% flavoring, acesulfame potassium, soy lecithin, red 40 Sprite Zero: carbonated water, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavors, potassium benzoate, aspertame, acesulfame potassium Citric acid, potassium citrate, aspertame, and acesulfame potassium are common to both, so I don't think they were involved. And "natural flavor" is vague to the point of uselessness. Any ideas on what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't think it's a chemical reaction, I know the mentos is a reaction that has more to do with suddenly increasing the surface area for bubbles to form resulting in a chain reaction of released CO2. (I watched it on myth busters) This could be a similar thing. I would recommend trying a powder of similar consistency but made of other or inert materials and seeing if you get a similar reaction. ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Interestingly, I watched the video below just this morning. Basically, the crystal light flavor flakes create nucleation sites and the aspertame and other bits lower the surface tension chemically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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