Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 21:44 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **product/00012000004926, Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L** (US 2-litre plastic bottle), from the wanted list (2007 title "pepsi cola caffeine free 2 liter bottle 676 fl oz"), plus a new **family/caffeine-free-pepsi** stub (declared on the claim first). brand/pepsi, company/pepsico, company/pepsi-cola-north-america, category/10000201 and all seven ingredient stubs already existed and are referenced. Identity settled first. The lookup flagged a `conflict`, but Open Food Facts and USDA both name "Pepsi Caffeine Free Cola 2 Liter Plastic Bottle". Three PepsiCo pages print this exact GTIN (fetch gtin_found verdict `listing`): the U.S. product facts page (Pepsi Caffeine Free, 67 fl oz, 12 fl oz servings, about 6 per container, caffeine 0 mg, phosphorus 50 mg), SmartLabel ("Pepsi, Caffeine Free, 2 L (2.1 QT), Bottle", "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577", updated 17 Aug 2023) and PepsiCo Partners ("Caffeine Free Pepsi 2L Plastic Bottle, 8 Per Case", SKU 3194). - Relations: distributed_by PepsiCo (verified, SmartLabel); brand_owner_at_sale PepsiCo (sourced, USDA brand_owner "Pepsico Inc."); gs1_prefix_owner Pepsi-Cola North America (sourced), because that stub already states prefix 012000, even though the lookup's prefix_owner came back null. - Markets: US verified from PepsiCo Partners and the maker's facts page. No price: Partners pricing errored, and Kroger, King Kullen and Harris Teeter refused or timed out. - Ingredients: 7 label rows from the USDA GDSN record (fdc 1459296); Open Food Facts repeats them from a single contributor. - Nutrition (structure v2): a USDA per-100 ml panel (43 kcal, 11.69 g carbohydrate, 11.64 g sugars, 9 mg sodium, and so on) and a maker per-serving panel with caffeine 0 mg and phosphorus 50 mg. The rest of the maker's label is drawn by a script and is recorded as not_researched. - About: history from Wikipedia (Pepsi Free, 1982, renamed by 1987) and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page (identity only). - Research gaps: the maker panel is unreadable; USDA's 16.9 fl oz serving conflicts with PepsiCo's 12 fl oz; brand owner naming differs (PepsiCo vs Pepsi-Cola North America); no country of origin or bottler; no licensed photo (Open Food Facts has none, so off_images is not sent).. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00012000004926 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/caffeine-free-pepsi | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: usda-label | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: The 2-litre (67 fl oz) plastic bottle of caffeine-free Pepsi cola sold in the United States. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/pepsi | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10000201 | |
| 11 | 11 | net_content: 2 l | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_sale: US | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: plastic bottle | |
| 14 | 14 | status: active | |
| 15 | 15 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 18 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 19 | − | | ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 20 | − | | distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel page for UPC 012000004926 reads "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577" (information updated 17 August 2023). | | |
| 21 | − | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsico | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods (GDSN) names "Pepsico Inc." as brand owner of this GTIN; the Open Food Facts record repeats the same field and is not independent corroboration. | | |
| 22 | − | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | sourced | ^usdaprefix | Prefix 012000 is stated in the gs1_prefixes of company/pepsi-cola-north-america, citing the USDA Branded Foods record for UPC 012000001215; not re-argued here. | | |
| 18 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 19 | + | | ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 20 | + | | distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel page for UPC 012000004926 reads "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577" (information updated 17 August 2023). | | |
| 21 | + | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsico | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods (GDSN) names "Pepsico Inc." as brand owner of this GTIN; the Open Food Facts record repeats the same field and is not independent corroboration. | | |
| 22 | + | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | derived | ^usdaprefix | 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 is stated in the gs1_prefixes of company/pepsi-cola-north-america, citing the USDA Branded Foods record for UPC 012000001215; not re-argued here. | | |
| 23 | 23 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 26 | 26 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 27 | 27 | | ------- | -------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 28 | 28 | | US | verified | ^partners | PepsiCo's US trade ordering site lists UPC 012000004926 as "Caffeine Free Pepsi 2L Plastic Bottle, 8 Per Case" (SKU 3194) in its USD catalogue, and PepsiCo's U.S. product facts site lists the same GTIN (^ppf). No price shown: the pricing service reported an error on the day read. US grocery listings (King Kullen, Kroger, Harris Teeter) that carry the barcode refused or timed out on server retrieval. | 2026-09-13 | new | | | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 32 | 32 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 33 | 33 | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 34 | 34 | | Pepsi, Caffeine Free | name | en | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | Caffeine Free Pepsi | name | en | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | | Pepsi Caffeine Free Cola 2 Liter Plastic Bottle | search | en | | | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | search | en | | | | |
| 38 | 38 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 40 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 41 | 41 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 42 | 42 | | --------------------------------- | ---------- | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------ | ----- | | |
| 43 | 43 | | ingredient/carbonated-water | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | water | usda-label | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known | | |
| 44 | 44 | | ingredient/fructose-glucose-syrup | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | hfcs | usda-label | | 2 | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP | known | | |
| 45 | 45 | | ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | caramel | usda-label | | 3 | CARAMEL COLOR | known | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ingredient/sugar | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | sugar | usda-label | | 4 | SUGAR | known | | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient/phosphoric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | phos | usda-label | | 5 | PHOSPHORIC ACID | known | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | citric | usda-label | | 6 | CITRIC ACID | known | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | flavour | usda-label | | 7 | NATURAL FLAVOR | known | | |
| 50 | 50 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | 52 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 53 | 53 | | 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 | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------------- | ------------ | | |
| 55 | 55 | | usda-label | United States label as recorded by USDA Branded Foods | label | US | en | | | 2021-03-19 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, SUGAR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR. | listed | | ^usda | GDSN record fdc_id 1459296, data modified 2018-05-10, available 2021-03-19, USDA release 2026-04-30; upper case as USDA stores the label text. The Open Food Facts record carries the same statement from a single contributor and no photographs. | 2 l | | | plastic bottle | | | |
| 56 | 56 | | maker-facts | PepsiCo U.S. product facts page for this GTIN | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^ppf | PepsiCo's consumer facts page for GTIN 00012000004926 (size 67 fl oz): serving size 12 fl oz (360 mL), about 6 per container, caffeine 0 mg, phosphorus 50 mg (4% DV). The rest of the Nutrition Facts label is drawn by a script and could not be read. | | | | | | | |
| 57 | 57 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 58 | 58 | ||
| 59 | 59 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 60 | 60 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 61 | 61 | | ------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 62 | 62 | | usda-100 | usda-label | Per 100 ml, USDA normalisation | 100 ml | as_sold | USDA restates the label panel per 100 ml; the record's household serving is "16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Per Serving" (serving 507 ml). | transcribed | | ^usda | Not a transcription of the printed column. 43 kcal per 100 ml scales to about 155 kcal per 12 fl oz, which FDA rounding gives as 150. | | |
| 63 | 63 | | maker-serving | maker-facts | Per 12 fl oz (360 ml) serving | 360 ml | as_sold | Serving as stated on PepsiCo's product facts page for this GTIN, about 6 per container. | transcribed | | ^ppf | Only the caffeine and phosphorus lines are readable in the page text; the other rows of the maker's panel are rendered by a script. | | |
| 64 | 64 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 65 | 65 | ||
| 66 | 66 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 67 | − | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 68 | − | | ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 69 | − | | usda-100 | energy_kcal | 43 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 70 | − | | usda-100 | fat_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 71 | − | | usda-100 | saturated_fat_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 72 | − | | usda-100 | trans_fat_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 73 | − | | usda-100 | cholesterol_mg | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 74 | − | | usda-100 | carbohydrate_g | 11.69 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 75 | − | | usda-100 | sugars_g | 11.64 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 76 | − | | usda-100 | fibre_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 77 | − | | usda-100 | protein_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 78 | − | | usda-100 | sodium_mg | 9 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 79 | − | | usda-100 | salt_g | 0.023 | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; United States labels declare sodium only. | | |
| 80 | − | | usda-100 | potassium_mg | 2 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 81 | − | | usda-100 | calcium_mg | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 82 | − | | usda-100 | iron_mg | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 83 | − | | maker-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. | | |
| 84 | − | | maker-serving | phosphorus_mg | 50 | exact | 50 mg (4% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. | | |
| 85 | − | | maker-serving | energy_kcal | | | | not_researched | printed | ^ppf | The maker's per-serving calories are in the script-drawn label, which could not be read. | | |
| 67 | + | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 68 | + | | ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 69 | + | | usda-100 | energy_kcal | 43 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 70 | + | | usda-100 | fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 71 | + | | usda-100 | saturated_fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 72 | + | | usda-100 | trans_fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 73 | + | | usda-100 | cholesterol_mg | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 74 | + | | usda-100 | carbohydrate_g | 11.69 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 75 | + | | usda-100 | sugars_g | 11.64 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 76 | + | | usda-100 | fibre_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 77 | + | | usda-100 | protein_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 78 | + | | usda-100 | sodium_mg | 9 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 79 | + | | usda-100 | salt_g | 0.023 | | | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; United States labels declare sodium only. | | |
| 80 | + | | usda-100 | potassium_mg | 2 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 81 | + | | usda-100 | calcium_mg | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 82 | + | | usda-100 | iron_mg | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 83 | + | | maker-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | | | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. | | |
| 84 | + | | maker-serving | phosphorus_mg | 50 | exact | | | 50 mg (4% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. | | |
| 85 | + | | maker-serving | energy_kcal | | | | | | not_researched | printed | ^ppf | The maker's per-serving calories are in the script-drawn label, which could not be read. | | |
| 86 | 86 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 87 | 87 | ||
| 88 | 88 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 89 | 89 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 90 | 90 | | ----------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 91 | 91 | | maker-facts | Caffeine Free | manufacturer | ^ppf | Part of the product name PepsiCo gives this GTIN, with caffeine stated as 0 mg; a declaration, not a test by us. | | |
| 92 | 92 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 93 | 93 | ||
| 94 | 94 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 95 | 95 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 96 | 96 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | | |
| 97 | 97 | | maker-facts | nutrition | not_researched | PepsiCo's product facts page and SmartLabel page draw the full Nutrition Facts label, ingredients and allergens by script; only caffeine, phosphorus, serving size and servings per container were readable, so per-100 ml values come from USDA. | ^smartlabel | | |
| 98 | 98 | | usda-label | nutrition | disputed | USDA's household serving for this 2 L GTIN is 16.9 fl oz (507 ml) while PepsiCo's page gives 12 fl oz (360 ml), about 6 per container; the per-100 ml figures are unaffected, but no printed serving column is stored. | ^usda | | |
| 99 | 99 | | | identity | unknown | No source states a country of origin or bottler for this pack; US Pepsi is filled by regional bottlers, so no country_of_origin or bottled_by is recorded. | | | |
| 100 | 100 | | | relationships | disputed | USDA names Pepsico Inc. as brand owner of this GTIN, while the prefix-owner stub names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. from another Pepsi UPC; PepsiCo's SmartLabel names PepsiCo, Inc. as distributor. | ^usdaprefix | | |
| 101 | 101 | | | images | not_researched | No licensed photograph found: Open Food Facts holds none for this barcode, and PepsiCo's pack images carry no reuse licence. | ^off | | |
| 102 | 102 | | | markets | not_researched | Kroger, King Kullen and Harris Teeter list this UPC but refused or timed out on server retrieval, so no dated retail price is recorded. | | | |
| 103 | 103 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | 105 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 106 | 106 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 107 | 107 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-13 | |
| 108 | 108 | note: New entry built from the USDA Branded Foods record, the Open Food Facts record, PepsiCo's product facts, SmartLabel and PepsiCo Partners pages for this GTIN, Wikipedia and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia entry the wanted list links to. | |
| 109 | 109 | <!--/research--> | |
| 110 | 110 | ||
| 111 | 111 | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 112 | 112 | title: Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L bottle (UPC 012000004926) | |
| 113 | 113 | description: The US 2-litre bottle of caffeine-free Pepsi: ingredients, nutrition, distributor and barcode 012000004926. | |
| 114 | 114 | <!--/meta--> | |
| 115 | 115 | ||
| 116 | 116 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 117 | 117 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 118 | 118 | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- | | |
| 119 | 119 | | usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1459296/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1459296, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-13 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1459296 | | cc0 | | GDSN | | |
| 120 | 120 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000004926 | Open Food Facts: Pepsi Caffeine Free Cola 2 Liter Plastic Bottle | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0012000004926 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 121 | 121 | | ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?gtin=00012000004926 | The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.): Pepsi Caffeine Free - 67 fl oz | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 00012000004926 | More Information | | | | | |
| 122 | 122 | | smartlabel | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000004926-0001-en-US/index.html | Pepsi, Caffeine Free - SmartLabel | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2023-08-17 | 012000004926 | Footer: distributor statement | | | | | |
| 123 | 123 | | partners | https://www.pepsicopartners.com/pepsico/en/USD/BEVERAGES/Soft-Drinks/Caffeine-Free-Pepsi/p/1-HYK-365 | Caffeine Free Pepsi, Soft Drinks, PepsiCo Partners | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 1-HYK-365 | SKU 3194 | | | | | |
| 124 | 124 | | wikicfp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine-Free_Pepsi | Caffeine-Free Pepsi | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 125 | 125 | | oldpage | https://web.archive.org/web/20070913122848/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000004926/pepsi-cola-caffeine-free-2-liter-bottle-676-fl-oz | Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia (archived by the Internet Archive) | other | 2007-09-13 | | | | | Amazon.com | | |
| 126 | 126 | | usdaprefix | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1624750/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1624750, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1624750 | | cc0 | | Label Insight | | |
| 127 | 127 | <!--/references--> | |
| 128 | 128 | ||
| 129 | 129 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 130 | 130 | Pepsi Caffeine Free in the 2-litre plastic bottle is the large take-home pack of PepsiCo's caffeine-free Pepsi cola in the United States. PepsiCo's product facts site lists this barcode as the 67 fl oz size, with 12 fl oz servings, about six per bottle, and 0 mg of caffeine.[^ppf] PepsiCo's SmartLabel page for the UPC names PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York, as distributor,[^smartlabel] and its trade ordering site sells the bottle in cases of eight.[^partners] The US label declares carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sugar, phosphoric acid, citric acid and natural flavor, and USDA restates its panel as 43 kcal and 11.6 g of sugars per 100 ml.[^usda] | |
| 131 | 131 | ||
| 132 | 132 | The drink was introduced in 1982 as Pepsi Free, which PepsiCo claimed was 99.7 percent caffeine free, and took its present name by 1987.[^wikicfp] The first Barcodepedia recorded this barcode in 2007 as "Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz".[^oldpage] | |
| 133 | 133 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000004926
name: Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L
family: family/caffeine-free-pepsi
default_observation: usda-label
summary: The 2-litre (67 fl oz) plastic bottle of caffeine-free Pepsi cola sold in the United States.
brand: brand/pepsi
category: category/10000201
net_content: 2 l
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: plastic bottle
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel page for UPC 012000004926 reads "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577" (information updated 17 August 2023). |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsico | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods (GDSN) names "Pepsico Inc." as brand owner of this GTIN; the Open Food Facts record repeats the same field and is not independent corroboration. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | sourced | ^usdaprefix | Prefix 012000 is stated in the gs1_prefixes of company/pepsi-cola-north-america, citing the USDA Branded Foods record for UPC 012000001215; not re-argued here. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | -------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | verified | ^partners | PepsiCo's US trade ordering site lists UPC 012000004926 as "Caffeine Free Pepsi 2L Plastic Bottle, 8 Per Case" (SKU 3194) in its USD catalogue, and PepsiCo's U.S. product facts site lists the same GTIN (^ppf). No price shown: the pricing service reported an error on the day read. US grocery listings (King Kullen, Kroger, Harris Teeter) that carry the barcode refused or timed out on server retrieval. | 2026-09-13 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Pepsi, Caffeine Free | name | en | | |
| Caffeine Free Pepsi | name | en | | |
| Pepsi Caffeine Free Cola 2 Liter Plastic Bottle | search | en | | |
| Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | 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 | water | usda-label | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known |
| ingredient/fructose-glucose-syrup | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | hfcs | usda-label | | 2 | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP | known |
| ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | caramel | usda-label | | 3 | CARAMEL COLOR | known |
| ingredient/sugar | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | sugar | usda-label | | 4 | SUGAR | known |
| ingredient/phosphoric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | phos | usda-label | | 5 | PHOSPHORIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | citric | usda-label | | 6 | CITRIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | flavour | usda-label | | 7 | NATURAL FLAVOR | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## 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 recorded by USDA Branded Foods | label | US | en | | | 2021-03-19 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, SUGAR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR. | listed | | ^usda | GDSN record fdc_id 1459296, data modified 2018-05-10, available 2021-03-19, USDA release 2026-04-30; upper case as USDA stores the label text. The Open Food Facts record carries the same statement from a single contributor and no photographs. | 2 l | | | plastic bottle | |
| maker-facts | PepsiCo U.S. product facts page for this GTIN | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^ppf | PepsiCo's consumer facts page for GTIN 00012000004926 (size 67 fl oz): serving size 12 fl oz (360 mL), about 6 per container, caffeine 0 mg, phosphorus 50 mg (4% DV). The rest of the Nutrition Facts label is drawn by a script and could not be read. | | | | | |
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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 record's household serving is "16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Per Serving" (serving 507 ml). | transcribed | | ^usda | Not a transcription of the printed column. 43 kcal per 100 ml scales to about 155 kcal per 12 fl oz, which FDA rounding gives as 150. |
| maker-serving | maker-facts | Per 12 fl oz (360 ml) serving | 360 ml | as_sold | Serving as stated on PepsiCo's product facts page for this GTIN, about 6 per container. | transcribed | | ^ppf | Only the caffeine and phosphorus lines are readable in the page text; the other rows of the maker's panel are rendered by a script. |
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## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| usda-100 | energy_kcal | 43 | | | 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 | 11.69 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | sugars_g | 11.64 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | fibre_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | protein_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | sodium_mg | 9 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | salt_g | 0.023 | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; United States labels declare sodium only. |
| usda-100 | potassium_mg | 2 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | calcium_mg | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | iron_mg | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| maker-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. |
| maker-serving | phosphorus_mg | 50 | exact | 50 mg (4% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | As stated on the maker's page. |
| maker-serving | energy_kcal | | | | not_researched | printed | ^ppf | The maker's per-serving calories are in the script-drawn label, which could not be read. |
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## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| maker-facts | Caffeine Free | manufacturer | ^ppf | Part of the product name PepsiCo gives this GTIN, with caffeine stated as 0 mg; a declaration, not a test by us. |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| maker-facts | nutrition | not_researched | PepsiCo's product facts page and SmartLabel page draw the full Nutrition Facts label, ingredients and allergens by script; only caffeine, phosphorus, serving size and servings per container were readable, so per-100 ml values come from USDA. | ^smartlabel |
| usda-label | nutrition | disputed | USDA's household serving for this 2 L GTIN is 16.9 fl oz (507 ml) while PepsiCo's page gives 12 fl oz (360 ml), about 6 per container; the per-100 ml figures are unaffected, but no printed serving column is stored. | ^usda |
| | identity | unknown | No source states a country of origin or bottler for this pack; US Pepsi is filled by regional bottlers, so no country_of_origin or bottled_by is recorded. | |
| | relationships | disputed | USDA names Pepsico Inc. as brand owner of this GTIN, while the prefix-owner stub names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. from another Pepsi UPC; PepsiCo's SmartLabel names PepsiCo, Inc. as distributor. | ^usdaprefix |
| | images | not_researched | No licensed photograph found: Open Food Facts holds none for this barcode, and PepsiCo's pack images carry no reuse licence. | ^off |
| | markets | not_researched | Kroger, King Kullen and Harris Teeter list this UPC but refused or timed out on server retrieval, so no dated retail price is recorded. | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: New entry built from the USDA Branded Foods record, the Open Food Facts record, PepsiCo's product facts, SmartLabel and PepsiCo Partners pages for this GTIN, Wikipedia and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia entry the wanted list links to.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Pepsi Caffeine Free 2 L bottle (UPC 012000004926)
description: The US 2-litre bottle of caffeine-free Pepsi: ingredients, nutrition, distributor and barcode 012000004926.
<!--/meta-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1459296/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1459296, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-13 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1459296 | | cc0 | | GDSN |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000004926 | Open Food Facts: Pepsi Caffeine Free Cola 2 Liter Plastic Bottle | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0012000004926 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?gtin=00012000004926 | The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.): Pepsi Caffeine Free - 67 fl oz | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 00012000004926 | More Information | | | |
| smartlabel | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000004926-0001-en-US/index.html | Pepsi, Caffeine Free - SmartLabel | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2023-08-17 | 012000004926 | Footer: distributor statement | | | |
| partners | https://www.pepsicopartners.com/pepsico/en/USD/BEVERAGES/Soft-Drinks/Caffeine-Free-Pepsi/p/1-HYK-365 | Caffeine Free Pepsi, Soft Drinks, PepsiCo Partners | 2026-09-13 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 1-HYK-365 | SKU 3194 | | | |
| wikicfp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine-Free_Pepsi | Caffeine-Free Pepsi | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| oldpage | https://web.archive.org/web/20070913122848/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000004926/pepsi-cola-caffeine-free-2-liter-bottle-676-fl-oz | Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia (archived by the Internet Archive) | other | 2007-09-13 | | | | | Amazon.com |
| usdaprefix | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1624750/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1624750, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2021-03-19 | 1624750 | | cc0 | | Label Insight |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Pepsi Caffeine Free in the 2-litre plastic bottle is the large take-home pack of PepsiCo's caffeine-free Pepsi cola in the United States. PepsiCo's product facts site lists this barcode as the 67 fl oz size, with 12 fl oz servings, about six per bottle, and 0 mg of caffeine.[^ppf] PepsiCo's SmartLabel page for the UPC names PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York, as distributor,[^smartlabel] and its trade ordering site sells the bottle in cases of eight.[^partners] The US label declares carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sugar, phosphoric acid, citric acid and natural flavor, and USDA restates its panel as 43 kcal and 11.6 g of sugars per 100 ml.[^usda]
The drink was introduced in 1982 as Pepsi Free, which PepsiCo claimed was 99.7 percent caffeine free, and took its present name by 1987.[^wikicfp] The first Barcodepedia recorded this barcode in 2007 as "Pepsi Cola Caffeine Free, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz".[^oldpage]
<!--/about-->