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ToniCol is a naturally flavouredvanillasoft drink manufactured in Mexico. It is most popular in the state ofSinaloa, Mexico, especially in the city ofMazatlán, though it can be found typically in the western states, such asJalisco andBaja California.
The name ToniCol comes from the man who invented its formula: Antonio Espinosa de los Montero from Rosario, Sinaloa, around 1870. It is ablend of the shortened form of his first name "Toni" and the drink "Cola", even though ToniCol is not strictly speaking acola but is actually acream soda due to its vanilla flavour. The name of the soft drink is most often spelled ToniCol, although in the past several ways were used, and older bottles and/or publications may include any of the following: "Toni Col", "Toni-Col", and "Tonicol".[1]
The soda's slogan is "ToniCol .....es diferente" (which translates to "ToniCol .....is different"), although the slogan provided on bilingual bottles is "ToniCol .....it's different!". The website slogan has instead "se diferente" at the end which drastically changes the slogan to "be different." Previous slogans include "ToniCol..... el refresco diferente" ("ToniCol... the different soft drink").
ToniCol is bottled inRosario, Sinaloa, by El Manantial S.A. de C.V., also known as "El Rosario." It is one of the few independent bottlers in Mexico today.[2]
The soft drink's recipe calls for almost all-natural ingredients, including "concentrated natural vanilla extract",citric acid,sodium benzoate as well assugar rather thancorn syrup.
ToniCol has now also released a "diet" formulation which containsSplenda (sucralose) in lieu of natural sugar.
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