Diet Coke has 8 ingredients. These ingredients are: Carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium citrate, natural flavors, citric acid, and caffeine. “Caramel color is made by a practice involving the heating of corn or cane sugar and other carbohydrates to achieve the desired color.”(Haller). An ingredient in caramel color can increase the risk of lung cancer in male and female mice. This ingredient is called 4-methylimidazole. Research shows that caramel color could possibly be carcinogenic to us humans as well. “Aspartame is a low-calorie sweetener made primarily of two amino acids: aspartic acid and phenylalanine.” (Haller). Aspartame has a higher risk for cancer in animals than in humans, but there still is a