Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz: version 3
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# Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000002243
name: Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz
family: family/mountain-dew-code-red
default_observation: usda-label
summary: Cherry-flavoured Mountain Dew in a 20 fl oz single-serve plastic bottle, sold in the United States under UPC 012000002243.
brand: brand/mountain-dew
category: category/10000201
net_content: 20 floz
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: bottle
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-12
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsico | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods names Pepsico Inc. as the brand owner of this GTIN in a GDSN-supplied record. |
| distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | sourced | ^sl8 | The SmartLabel page PepsiCo publishes for this UPC carries the label line "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577". |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | derived | ^usdapcna | Derived: company/pepsi-cola-north-america no longer states this prefix; its attribution came from a pack or brand-owner record, not a registry (prefix audit 2026-09-14). prefix 012000; company/pepsi-cola-north-america already states this prefix in gs1_prefixes, sourced to the USDA record cited here, so the registrant is not re-argued on this page. |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| US | sourced | ^russells | Russell's of Neillsville, a grocery in Neillsville, Wisconsin, lists "MTN DEW CODE RED 20OZ" with SKU 012000002243, 44 units in stock at the store; PepsiCo's own United States product facts site also holds a page for this GTIN.[^ppf] | 2026-09-12 | new | | USD 2.69 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mountain Dew Code Red | name | en | | |
| Mtn Dew Code Red | name | en | | |
| Mountain Dew, Code Red, Cherry Flavor Dew | search | en | | |
| Mountain Dew Code Red Cherry Soda | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | --- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------ | ----- |
| ingredient/carbonated-water | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i1 | usda-label | | 1 | Carbonated Water | known |
| ingredient/high-fructose-corn-syrup | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i2 | usda-label | | 2 | High Fructose Corn Syrup | known |
| ingredient/concentrated-orange-juice | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i3 | usda-label | | 3 | Orange Juice Concentrate | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i4 | usda-label | | 4 | Citric Acid | known |
| ingredient/sodium-hexametaphosphate | sequestrant | label | The label adds "(To Protect Flavor)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^usda | i5 | usda-label | | 5 | Sodium Hexametaphosphate | known |
| ingredient/sodium-benzoate | preservative | label | The label adds "(Preserves Freshness)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^usda | i6 | usda-label | | 6 | Sodium Benzoate | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i7 | usda-label | | 7 | Natural Flavor | known |
| ingredient/caffeine | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i8 | usda-label | | 8 | Caffeine | known |
| ingredient/sodium-citrates | acidity regulator | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i9 | usda-label | | 9 | Sodium Citrate | known |
| ingredient/gum-arabic | stabiliser | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i10 | usda-label | | 10 | Gum Arabic | known |
| ingredient/calcium-disodium-edta | sequestrant | label | The label adds "(To Protect Flavor)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^usda | i11 | usda-label | | 11 | Calcium Disodium EDTA | known |
| ingredient/allura-red-ac | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i12 | usda-label | | 12 | Red 40 | known |
| ingredient/brominated-vegetable-oil | emulsifier | label | Present in the statement USDA captured; PepsiCo removed brominated vegetable oil from Mountain Dew by 2020, so this line is the mark of the older label.[^wikimd] | | | US | | | ^usda | i13 | usda-label | | 13 | Brominated Vegetable Oil | known |
| ingredient/tartrazine | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i14 | usda-label | | 14 | Yellow 5 | known |
| ingredient/brilliant-blue-fcf | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i15 | usda-label | | 15 | Blue 1 | known |
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## Pack history <!--pack_history-->
| label | from | until | market | net_content | pack_quantity | pack_format | source | note |
| ---------------------------- | ---- | ----- | ------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 20 fl oz single-serve bottle | | | US | 20 floz | 1 | bottle | ^ppf | PepsiCo's product facts page for this GTIN gives the serving as one bottle with one serving per container; the archived 2007 Barcodepedia entry for the same UPC read "Bottle".[^oldbp] |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| usda-label | United States label as captured by USDA Branded Foods | label | US | en | | | 2018-03-14 | supported | Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Orange Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hexametaphosphate (To Protect Flavor), Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Natural Flavor, Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Gum Arabic, Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Flavor), Red 40, Brominated Vegetable Oil, Yellow 5, Blue 1 | listed | | ^usda | GDSN record for this GTIN, USDA release 2026-04-30, label data modified 2018-03-14 and published 2021-03-19. It still lists brominated vegetable oil, which PepsiCo had removed from Mountain Dew by 2020, so this statement is an earlier label rather than the one on the shelf now. | 20 floz | 1 | | bottle | |
| ppf-2025 | PepsiCo product facts entry for this GTIN, August 2025 | label | US | en | | | 2025-08-08 | supported | | | | ^ppf | PepsiCo's United States product facts site holds a page keyed to GTIN 00012000002243 (formula 92301*01*10-01, form RTD, size 20), footed "Last updated on August 08, 2025". It publishes the serving size, caffeine and phosphorus figures but no ingredient statement in readable page text. | 20 floz | 1 | | bottle | |
| sl-2022 | SmartLabel revision published 24 May 2022 | label | US | en | | | 2022-05-24 | unconfirmed | | | | ^sl2 | PepsiCo publishes two SmartLabel revisions under this UPC: this one, headed "Mountain Dew, Code Red, Dew With A Rush Of Cherry Flavor", updated 24 May 2022, and a later one headed "Cherry Flavor Dew", updated 29 April 2025.[^sl8] Both load their panels from a script the server cannot read, so the wording of each revision is unread. | | | | | |
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## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| usda-100 | usda-label | Per 100 ml, USDA normalisation | 100 ml | as_sold | USDA restates the label panel per 100 ml; the printed per-bottle column was not available from that record. | transcribed | | ^usda | The record's own serving field reads 600 ml against a household serving of "20 fl oz (591 mL)", so only the per-100 ml restatement is stored here. |
| ppf-bottle | ppf-2025 | Per bottle, PepsiCo product facts 2025 | 20 floz | as_sold | PepsiCo prints "Serving Size 1 bottle" and "1 PER CONTAINER" for this article, so the bottle is the serving. | transcribed | | ^ppf | Only the two figures PepsiCo shows outside its nutrition-label widget are stored; the widget itself renders in a script the server cannot read. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ---------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| usda-100 | energy_kcal | 46 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | saturated_fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | trans_fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | cholesterol_mg | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | carbohydrate_g | 12.33 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | sugars_g | 12.29 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | fibre_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | protein_g | 0.01 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | USDA stores 0.01 g; a United States label rounds protein below 0.5 g per serving to 0, so this is a computed trace. |
| usda-100 | sodium_mg | 29 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | salt_g | 0.073 | | | | | known | calculated | ^usda | Salt equivalent computed from sodium; United States labels declare sodium, not salt. |
| ppf-bottle | caffeine_mg | 91 | | | | 91mg | known | printed | ^ppf | PepsiCo states 91 mg of caffeine for the 20 fl oz bottle. |
| ppf-bottle | phosphorus_mg | 80 | | | | 80 mg (6% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | PepsiCo states 80 mg of phosphorus, 6 % of the daily value, for the 20 fl oz bottle. |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| | ingredients | stale | The only ingredient statement found for this GTIN is USDA's capture of label data modified in March 2018, which still lists brominated vegetable oil; PepsiCo removed it from Mountain Dew by 2020. | ^usda |
| sl-2022 | ingredients | not_researched | PepsiCo's two SmartLabel revisions for this UPC (24 May 2022 and 29 April 2025) load their ingredient and nutrition panels from a script, so neither current statement could be read or transcribed. | ^sl8 |
| ppf-2025 | nutrition | not_researched | PepsiCo's product facts page renders its nutrition label in a widget the server cannot read; only the caffeine and phosphorus figures printed outside it were transcribed. | ^ppf |
| | packaging | unknown | The pack material is not stated by any source read; USDA's description calls it a plastic bottle, which is a label string rather than a packaging declaration. | ^usda |
| | markets | not_researched | Only a United States market is evidenced. Whether this UPC also ships to Canada, which shares the 0-01 prefix range, was not established. | ^gs1 |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-12
note: Built from the USDA Branded Foods GDSN record for this GTIN, the Open Food Facts record, PepsiCo's own product facts page keyed to this GTIN, its two SmartLabel revisions, a Wisconsin grocery listing that prints the UPC as its SKU, Wikipedia for the variant's history, and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia entry the wanted list links to.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz - UPC 012000002243
description: Cherry-flavoured Mountain Dew in a 20 fl oz bottle sold in the United States; ingredients, nutrition, market evidence and sources for barcode 012000002243.
<!--/meta-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------ | ----- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-c4178752.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000002243 | 2026-09-12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ----------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1459977/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1459977, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1459977 | | cc0 | | GDSN |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000002243 | Mountain dew code red soda, Mountain Dew | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0012000002243 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/product?gtin=00012000002243 | Mountain Dew Code Red - 20 fl oz | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2025-08-08 | 00012000002243 | | | | |
| sl8 | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000002243-0008-en-US/index.html | Mountain Dew, Code Red, Cherry Flavor Dew - SmartLabel revision 0008, updated 29 April 2025 | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2025-04-29 | 012000002243-0008 | | | | |
| sl2 | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000002243-0002-en-US/index.html | SmartLabel revision 0002, updated 24 May 2022 | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2022-05-24 | 012000002243-0002 | | | | |
| russells | https://russellsofneillsville.com/p/mountain-dew-code-red-soda-012000002243 | MTN DEW CODE RED 20OZ, SKU 012000002243 | 2026-09-12 | Russell's of Neillsville | retailer | | 012000002243 | | | | |
| wikicr | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew_Code_Red | Mountain Dew Code Red | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wikimd | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew | Mountain Dew | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| oldbp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070913044532/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000002243/mountain-dew-code-red-20-fl-oz | Mountain Dew Code Red, 20 fl oz, the 2006-2013 Barcodepedia entry for this UPC | 2026-09-12 | Barcodepedia (archived by the Internet Archive) | publication | 2007-09-13 | | Description | | | Amazon.com |
| usdapcna | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1624750/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1624750, the record company/pepsi-cola-north-america cites for GS1 prefix 012000 | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1624750 | | cc0 | | Label Insight |
| gs1 | https://www.gs1.org/standards/id-keys/company-prefix | GS1 Company Prefix: prefixes 000-019 are issued by GS1 US for the United States and Canada | 2026-09-12 | GS1 | registry | | | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Mountain Dew Code Red is the cherry-flavoured extension of PepsiCo's Mountain Dew, and this barcode is its 20 fl oz single-serve bottle for the United States.[^ppf] PepsiCo launched Code Red in stores in May 2001, the first large-scale departure from the brand's flagship citrus flavour, and it lifted overall Mountain Dew sales by six per cent in its first year.[^wikicr] USDA Branded Foods carries a GDSN record for this exact GTIN, naming Pepsico Inc. as brand owner and holding the label ingredient statement, while PepsiCo's own product facts site publishes a page keyed to the same number, giving 91 mg of caffeine and 80 mg of phosphorus for the bottle.[^usda][^ppf] The pack is still on shelves: a Wisconsin grocery lists it at USD 2.69 with the UPC as its SKU.[^russells]
The ingredient statement USDA captured in 2018 still names brominated vegetable oil, the citrus emulsifier PepsiCo removed from Mountain Dew by 2020, so it records an earlier label rather than the current one.[^usda][^wikimd] PepsiCo publishes two SmartLabel revisions under this UPC, updated in May 2022 and April 2025, but both render their panels from a script, so the wording now printed on the bottle is unread here.[^sl2][^sl8] The archived 2006-2013 Barcodepedia page that this barcode is still looked up for described it simply as a bottle.[^oldbp]
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