List of sweet beverage manufacturers (codified) collected in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with their respective flavors.
| Codified manufacturers | Place of production | Marketing authorization | Flavors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | Poids Lourd, Limete, Kinshasa | Yes | Ananas, cola, grenadine, orange |
| Bb | Not declared on the label* | Yes | Ananas, cola, grenadine, orange |
| Cc | Kingabwa, Limete, Kinshasa | Yes | Grenadine, orange |
| Dd | Kingabwa, Limete, Kinshasa | Yes | Ananas, cola, grenadine, orange |
| Ee | Industrial Limete, Limete, Kinshasa | Yes | Ananas, cola, energy, grenadine, lime, orange, tangawisi (ginger) |
| Ff | Kinkole, N’sele, Kinshasa | Yes | Cola, grenadine, mango, orange |
| Gg | Not declared on the label* | Yes | Tangawisi (ginger) |
| Hh | Not declared on the label* | Yes | Energy |
| Ii | Kingabwa, Limete, Kinshasa | Yes | Coffee, cola, grenadine, orange, tropical |
| Jj | Gombe, Kinshasa | Yes | Ananas, cola, energy, grenadine, mango, maracuja, orange, banana-flavored milk |
*: Means the production site was not declared on the product label.
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The authors thank the staff of the Centre d’Etudes des Substances Naturelles d’Origine Végétale (CESNOV), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kinshasa, for their assistance with sample collection.
IEK: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Data curation, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. GMTN: Investigation, Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing—original draft. CGK: Formal analysis, Data curation, Resources, Writing—review & editing. JMM: Resources, Writing—review & editing. DTT: Investigation, Resources, Writing—review & editing. NKN: Resources, Writing—review & editing. PMK: Conceptualization, Supervision, Project administration, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
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Isaac Elaka Kaba thanks the UC Berkeley Molecular Graphics and Computation Facility (MGCF) for the computing and data analysis resources and the NIH-funded Computing Cluster-Panther-MGCF (NIH S10OD034382). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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