Coca - a breakthrough in health and diet
Coca's unscientific association with cocaine has deprived the world's people of many yet-to-be invented medical and dietary uses of the non-addictive, nutritive extracts of the coca leaf.
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The Coca Leaf: Science, Patents, Industrialization
An introduction to the science and patenting of coca and other nutraceuticals, and the many opportunities for inventing with these products.
moreInstitute Members and their Research Efforts
In the spring of 2026, we will launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least $500,000 to fund the first round of research projects amongst members of the IICC. These initial research projects, listed by host organization. Click here for: IICC Research Proposals
IICC - experimental farm for coca leaf varieties, Cauca
IICC - experimental farm for coca leaf varieties, Nariño
Universities - Food/beverage product engineering using the coca leaf
Universities - pilot plant for alkaloid-free coca leaf extracts
Universities - pilot plant for coca leaf beverages
IICC/Cali - new legal tactics for industrializing the coca leaf
IICC/Cali - seeking U.S. F.D.A. GRAS status for the full coca leaf
IICC/Cali - preparing plans to launch a "Banco de Coca y Cacao"
IICC/Lima - preparing plans to launch a "Museo de Coca" in Lima
A lengthy proposal for short- and long-term research goals for the IICC is available in Spanish at: Mejorando la saulud y la paz de Colombia mediante la agroindustrialización de la hoja de coca para los mercados mundiales - una propuesta para un centro de investigación sobre la ciencia y la economia legal de la hoja de coca
KukaXoco
Making Cola Sodas and Chocolate Taste Better with Less Sugar -
KukaXoco is a startup based in
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica and California/Oregon that made the
initial discoveries of industrial uses of coca leaf extract in foods and
beverages. These discoveries are the foundation for an entirely new,
legal, industry for coca leaf products. This Web site is sponsored by
the founder of KukaXoco, Greg Aharonian.
One of the goals of KukaXoco is to work with our partners, including
COLCOCA, with regards to the research, development and innovation,
in the multiple uses of coca, as well as Cannabis and other plants;
since 2018 we have been advancing together with COLCOCA processes in
Nariño, Cauca and Putumayo to strengthen, together with producing
communities, the agro-industrialization of the coca leaf as sustainable
and sustainable ventures that will be a real model for the country
regarding alternatives with the substitution of the uses of the plant.
A database of news on coca and nutraceuticals, and a database on coca organizations/products/books from around the world.
Quinoa, coca leaf - and much more - the Andes and Amazonian are an incredible source of renewable plants that can serve as nutraceuticals - foods that are also medicinal.
Explore the hypocrisy of a global ban on coca leaf products, which are neither addictive nor destructive of health, as opposed to non-banned sugar and nicotine, the world's two most addictive and destructive drugs.