Mug Cream Soda 2 L: version 1
Saved 2026-09-12 16:05 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Mug Cream Soda 2 L** (UPC 012000009716), taken from the wanted queue where the 2007 Barcodepedia page "Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz" is still archived. Identity settled first: USDA Branded Foods (fdc_id 2493702, Label Insight, market US) and the Open Food Facts record both hold the same cream soda for this barcode, and PepsiCo's own US product facts page publishes the GTIN as "Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz", so the lookup's `conflict` flag is two catalogues agreeing, not a mismatch. What the entry carries and from where: - Ingredients (8 rows, label order) from the USDA label transcription; Open Food Facts repeats it word for word and is recorded as not independent. No photograph of this pack exists anywhere I could reach, so this is flagged as a research gap rather than passed off as read from the pack. - Two nutrition panels under one US label observation: the USDA per-100 ml conversion (50 kcal, 13.06 g sugars, 17 mg sodium; salt marked calculated), and the printed 12 fl oz (360 ml) serving column from the maker's page, from which only caffeine 0 mg and phosphorus 0 mg could be read — the Nutrition Facts label there is drawn by a script and is not in the served HTML. That is recorded as a nutrition gap. - Relations: brand_owner_at_sale and gs1_prefix_owner to company/pepsi-cola-north-america (that stub already states prefix 012000, so the registrant is not re-argued), and distributed_by to company/pepsico, verified from PepsiCo's own SmartLabel record for this barcode ("Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577", updated 2025-02-14). - Markets: one US row sourced from the maker's US site and the USDA record. ShopRite, King Kullen, Kroger and Safeway all carry this GTIN in their product URLs but answer HTTP 403 server-side, so no dated price is recorded. - No country_of_origin: nothing names the filling plant, and US Mug is bottled by independent bottlers under New Century Beverage Company's authority. Created alongside it: **family/mug-cream-soda** (the line across the 67 fl oz, 12 fl oz and 20 fl oz packs, the last two read from the maker's "Additional package sizes" links, GTINs 00012000009617 and 00012000004223) and **ingredient/yucca-mohave-extract** (Yucca schidigera, the Mojave yucca; its saponins are the food-grade surfactant that holds the foam). brand/mug and company/new-century-beverage-company were created by the agent building Mug Root Beer 2 L while I was researching, so my stubs for them were dropped and the existing keys reused; the other seven ingredients already existed. No photo: Open Food Facts holds none for this barcode and the maker's package image carries no reusable licence, so the page asks the community for one.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Mug Cream Soda 2 L <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00012000009716 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Mug Cream Soda 2 L | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/mug-cream-soda | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: us-label | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: The two-litre (67.6 fl oz) bottle of Mug cream soda, PepsiCo's caffeine-free cream soda, sold in the United States. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/mug | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10000201 | |
| 11 | 11 | net_content: 2 l | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_sale: US | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: 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 | − | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as the brand owner of this GTIN; Open Food Facts carries the same field as "PEPSICO, INC" and is not independent corroboration. | | |
| 21 | − | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | sourced | ^usda | Prefix 012000. company/pepsi-cola-north-america already states this prefix in gs1_prefixes on the strength of the same USDA brand-owner field, so the registrant is not re-argued here. | | |
| 22 | − | | distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel record for this barcode states "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577". | | |
| 18 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 19 | + | | ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 20 | + | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as the brand owner of this GTIN; Open Food Facts carries the same field as "PEPSICO, INC" and is not independent corroboration. | | |
| 21 | + | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | derived | ^usda | 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 on the strength of the same USDA brand-owner field, so the registrant is not re-argued here. | | |
| 22 | + | | distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel record for this barcode states "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577". | | |
| 23 | 23 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 26 | 26 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 27 | 27 | | ------- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 28 | 28 | | US | sourced | ^ppf | PepsiCo's United States product facts site publishes this GTIN as "Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz" with a package image dated 2025-08-08, and the SmartLabel record for the same barcode is a US English label; USDA Branded Foods holds it as a US retail label record. US grocery listings that carry the barcode in their product URL (ShopRite, King Kullen, Kroger, Safeway) all refused server-side retrieval with HTTP 403, so no dated retail price is recorded. | 2026-09-12 | | | | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 32 | 32 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 33 | 33 | | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 34 | 34 | | Mug Cream Soda | name | en | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | search | en | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | | Mug Caffeine Free Cream Soda | search | en | | | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Mug No Caffeine Cream Soda | 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 | us-label | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known | | |
| 44 | 44 | | ingredient/fructose-glucose-syrup | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | hfcs | us-label | | 2 | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP | known | | |
| 45 | 45 | | ingredient/flavourings | | label | The label declares natural and artificial flavour as one entry, so it is recorded as undifferentiated flavourings rather than as natural flavourings. | | | US | | | ^usda | flavour | us-label | | 3 | NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR | known | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ingredient/sodium-benzoate | preservative | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | benzoate | us-label | | 4 | SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS) | known | | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient/citric-acid | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | citric | us-label | | 5 | CITRIC ACID | known | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | caramel | us-label | | 6 | CARAMEL COLOR | known | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ingredient/yucca-mohave-extract | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | yucca | us-label | | 7 | YUCCA MOHAVE EXTRACT | known | | |
| 50 | 50 | | ingredient/calcium-disodium-edta | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | edta | us-label | | 8 | CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR) | known | | |
| 51 | 51 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | 53 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 54 | 54 | | 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 | | |
| 55 | 55 | | -------- | -------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 56 | 56 | | us-label | US label, 2 L bottle | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-12 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, YUCCA MOHAVE EXTRACT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR). | listed | | ^usda | No photograph of this pack exists on Open Food Facts and no retrievable retailer page reproduces the label, so the ingredient statement is the Label Insight transcription published by USDA FoodData Central (record dated 2023-03-16); Open Food Facts repeats the same sentence word for word and is not independent corroboration. PepsiCo's own product facts page for the barcode, whose package image is dated 2025-08-08, and its SmartLabel record, updated 2025-02-14, describe the same article and are the source of the printed serving figures. | 2 l | | | bottle | | | |
| 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 | | us-serving | us-label | Per 12 fl oz (360 ml) serving | 360 ml | as_sold | The printed column; PepsiCo's product facts page states about 6 servings per container. | transcribed | | ^ppf | Only the caffeine and phosphorus figures could be read: the Nutrition Facts label on the maker's page is drawn by a script and the values are not in the served HTML, so the printed calorie, sugar and sodium column is not transcribed here. | | |
| 63 | 63 | | us-100ml | us-label | Per 100 ml | 100 ml | as_sold | Not printed on the pack: USDA FoodData Central converts the printed 12 fl oz column to 100 ml. | transcribed | | ^usda | Scaled back to the printed 360 ml serving these figures give about 180 kcal, 47 g of sugars and 61 mg of sodium. | | |
| 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 | − | | us-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | A zero stated on the panel is a number; retailers list the article as caffeine free. | | |
| 70 | − | | us-serving | phosphorus_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg (0% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | | | |
| 71 | − | | us-100ml | energy_kcal | 50 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 72 | − | | us-100ml | carbohydrate_g | 13.06 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 73 | − | | us-100ml | sugars_g | 13.06 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 74 | − | | us-100ml | added_sugars_g | 13.1 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | USDA carries added sugars at one decimal; the difference from the total is rounding, not a second sugar source. | | |
| 75 | − | | us-100ml | fat_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 76 | − | | us-100ml | protein_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 77 | − | | us-100ml | sodium_mg | 17 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 78 | − | | us-100ml | salt_g | 0.043 | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; the US label declares sodium only. | | |
| 67 | + | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 68 | + | | ---------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 69 | + | | us-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | | | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | A zero stated on the panel is a number; retailers list the article as caffeine free. | | |
| 70 | + | | us-serving | phosphorus_mg | 0 | exact | | | 0 mg (0% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | | | |
| 71 | + | | us-100ml | energy_kcal | 50 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 72 | + | | us-100ml | carbohydrate_g | 13.06 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 73 | + | | us-100ml | sugars_g | 13.06 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 74 | + | | us-100ml | added_sugars_g | 13.1 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | USDA carries added sugars at one decimal; the difference from the total is rounding, not a second sugar source. | | |
| 75 | + | | us-100ml | fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 76 | + | | us-100ml | protein_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 77 | + | | us-100ml | sodium_mg | 17 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | | | |
| 78 | + | | us-100ml | salt_g | 0.043 | | | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; the US label declares sodium only. | | |
| 79 | 79 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 80 | 80 | ||
| 81 | 81 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 82 | 82 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 83 | 83 | | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 84 | 84 | | us-label | Caffeine 0 mg per 12 fl oz serving | manufacturer | ^ppf | US retailers list the article as "Mug Caffeine Free Cream Soda" and "Mug No Caffeine Cream Soda", but no photograph of the front label was available, so a printed caffeine-free flag is not recorded as a label claim. | | |
| 85 | 85 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | 87 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 88 | 88 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 89 | 89 | | ----------- | ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 90 | 90 | | us-label | ingredients | not_researched | The printed ingredient statement was not read from the pack: Open Food Facts holds no photograph of this barcode and the rows come from the USDA Label Insight transcription, whose record is dated 2023-03-16. | ^usda | | |
| 91 | 91 | | us-label | nutrition | not_researched | The printed Nutrition Facts column (12 fl oz) is drawn by a script on PepsiCo's product facts page and is absent from the served HTML, so only the per-100 ml conversion published by USDA and the printed serving size, caffeine and phosphorus figures are recorded. | ^ppf | | |
| 92 | 92 | | | identity | unknown | No source states a country of origin for this pack, and US Mug is filled by independent bottlers under the authority of New Century Beverage Company, so no filling plant is named. | ^wikimug | | |
| 93 | 93 | | | markets | not_researched | Four US grocery chains carry this GTIN in their product URLs (ShopRite, King Kullen, Kroger, Safeway) but all refuse server-side retrieval with HTTP 403, so the entry carries no dated retail price. | | | |
| 94 | 94 | | | images | unknown | No freely licensed photograph of the pack was found; Open Food Facts holds none and the maker's package image is not published under a reusable licence. | | | |
| 95 | 95 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 96 | 96 | ||
| 97 | 97 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 98 | 98 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 99 | 99 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-12 | |
| 100 | 100 | note: New entry built from the USDA Branded Foods record, the Open Food Facts record, PepsiCo's own product facts and SmartLabel pages for this barcode, Wikipedia and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page. | |
| 101 | 101 | <!--/research--> | |
| 102 | 102 | ||
| 103 | 103 | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 104 | 104 | title: Mug Cream Soda 2 L bottle (UPC 012000009716) | |
| 105 | 105 | description: The US two-litre bottle of Mug Cream Soda: label ingredients, nutrition, brand owner and barcode. | |
| 106 | 106 | <!--/meta--> | |
| 107 | 107 | ||
| 108 | 108 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 109 | 109 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 110 | 110 | | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- | | |
| 111 | 111 | | usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2493702/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2493702, version 2023-03-16 | 2026-09-12 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | registry | 2023-03-16 | 2493702 | | CC0 | | Label Insight | | |
| 112 | 112 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000009716 | Open Food Facts: Cream soda, cream | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0012000009716 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/product?gtin=00012000009716 | The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.): Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 00012000009716 | Serving information and additional package sizes | | | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | smartlabel | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000009716-0013-en-US/index.html | SmartLabel: Mug, Cream Soda (012000009716-0013-en-US) | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2025-02-14 | 012000009716-0013 | | | | | | |
| 115 | 115 | | wikimug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_Root_Beer | Wikipedia: Mug Root Beer | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | oldpage | https://web.archive.org/web/20070912211954/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000009716/mug-cream-soda-2-liter-bottle-676-fl-oz | Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | 2026-09-12 | Internet Archive Wayback Machine | other | 2007-09-12 | | | | | | | |
| 117 | 117 | <!--/references--> | |
| 118 | 118 | ||
| 119 | 119 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 120 | 120 | Mug Cream Soda in the two-litre bottle, 67.6 fl oz, is the large-format pack of the cream soda that PepsiCo sells beside the better known Mug Root Beer.[^wikimug] PepsiCo's own United States product facts site publishes this barcode as "Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz", with a printed serving of 12 fl oz (360 ml), about six to the bottle, and no caffeine.[^ppf] The label registered to Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. declares carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavor, sodium benzoate, citric acid, caramel color, yucca mohave extract and calcium disodium EDTA.[^usda] PepsiCo's SmartLabel record for the same barcode names PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York as the distributor.[^smartlabel] The barcode has identified this article since at least 2007, when the first Barcodepedia listed it as "Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz".[^oldpage] | |
| 121 | 121 | ||
| 122 | 122 | Mug began as Belfast Root Beer, launched in 1940 in San Francisco by the Belfast Beverage Company, by then owned by New Century Beverage Company; the name was shortened to Mug Root Beer in the 1950s and PepsiCo bought the brand in 1986. Mug Cream Soda and Diet Mug Cream Soda were added later and have never been as widely distributed as the root beer.[^wikimug] | |
| 123 | 123 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Mug Cream Soda 2 L <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000009716
name: Mug Cream Soda 2 L
family: family/mug-cream-soda
default_observation: us-label
summary: The two-litre (67.6 fl oz) bottle of Mug cream soda, PepsiCo's caffeine-free cream soda, sold in the United States.
brand: brand/mug
category: category/10000201
net_content: 2 l
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: bottle
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | US | | | | sourced | ^usda | USDA Branded Foods names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as the brand owner of this GTIN; Open Food Facts carries the same field as "PEPSICO, INC" and is not independent corroboration. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | | | | | sourced | ^usda | Prefix 012000. company/pepsi-cola-north-america already states this prefix in gs1_prefixes on the strength of the same USDA brand-owner field, so the registrant is not re-argued here. |
| distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^smartlabel | PepsiCo's own SmartLabel record for this barcode states "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577". |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^ppf | PepsiCo's United States product facts site publishes this GTIN as "Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz" with a package image dated 2025-08-08, and the SmartLabel record for the same barcode is a US English label; USDA Branded Foods holds it as a US retail label record. US grocery listings that carry the barcode in their product URL (ShopRite, King Kullen, Kroger, Safeway) all refused server-side retrieval with HTTP 403, so no dated retail price is recorded. | 2026-09-12 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mug Cream Soda | name | en | | |
| Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | search | en | | |
| Mug Caffeine Free Cream Soda | search | en | | |
| Mug No Caffeine Cream 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 | water | us-label | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known |
| ingredient/fructose-glucose-syrup | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | hfcs | us-label | | 2 | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP | known |
| ingredient/flavourings | | label | The label declares natural and artificial flavour as one entry, so it is recorded as undifferentiated flavourings rather than as natural flavourings. | | | US | | | ^usda | flavour | us-label | | 3 | NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR | known |
| ingredient/sodium-benzoate | preservative | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | benzoate | us-label | | 4 | SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS) | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | citric | us-label | | 5 | CITRIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | caramel | us-label | | 6 | CARAMEL COLOR | known |
| ingredient/yucca-mohave-extract | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | yucca | us-label | | 7 | YUCCA MOHAVE EXTRACT | known |
| ingredient/calcium-disodium-edta | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | edta | us-label | | 8 | CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT 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 |
| -------- | -------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-label | US label, 2 L bottle | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-12 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, YUCCA MOHAVE EXTRACT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR). | listed | | ^usda | No photograph of this pack exists on Open Food Facts and no retrievable retailer page reproduces the label, so the ingredient statement is the Label Insight transcription published by USDA FoodData Central (record dated 2023-03-16); Open Food Facts repeats the same sentence word for word and is not independent corroboration. PepsiCo's own product facts page for the barcode, whose package image is dated 2025-08-08, and its SmartLabel record, updated 2025-02-14, describe the same article and are the source of the printed serving figures. | 2 l | | | bottle | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-serving | us-label | Per 12 fl oz (360 ml) serving | 360 ml | as_sold | The printed column; PepsiCo's product facts page states about 6 servings per container. | transcribed | | ^ppf | Only the caffeine and phosphorus figures could be read: the Nutrition Facts label on the maker's page is drawn by a script and the values are not in the served HTML, so the printed calorie, sugar and sodium column is not transcribed here. |
| us-100ml | us-label | Per 100 ml | 100 ml | as_sold | Not printed on the pack: USDA FoodData Central converts the printed 12 fl oz column to 100 ml. | transcribed | | ^usda | Scaled back to the printed 360 ml serving these figures give about 180 kcal, 47 g of sugars and 61 mg of sodium. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ---------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-serving | caffeine_mg | 0 | exact | Caffeine 0mg | known | printed | ^ppf | A zero stated on the panel is a number; retailers list the article as caffeine free. |
| us-serving | phosphorus_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg (0% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | |
| us-100ml | energy_kcal | 50 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | carbohydrate_g | 13.06 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | sugars_g | 13.06 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | added_sugars_g | 13.1 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | USDA carries added sugars at one decimal; the difference from the total is rounding, not a second sugar source. |
| us-100ml | fat_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | protein_g | 0 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | sodium_mg | 17 | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| us-100ml | salt_g | 0.043 | | | known | calculated | ^usda | USDA derives salt from sodium; the US label declares sodium only. |
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## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-label | Caffeine 0 mg per 12 fl oz serving | manufacturer | ^ppf | US retailers list the article as "Mug Caffeine Free Cream Soda" and "Mug No Caffeine Cream Soda", but no photograph of the front label was available, so a printed caffeine-free flag is not recorded as a label claim. |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| us-label | ingredients | not_researched | The printed ingredient statement was not read from the pack: Open Food Facts holds no photograph of this barcode and the rows come from the USDA Label Insight transcription, whose record is dated 2023-03-16. | ^usda |
| us-label | nutrition | not_researched | The printed Nutrition Facts column (12 fl oz) is drawn by a script on PepsiCo's product facts page and is absent from the served HTML, so only the per-100 ml conversion published by USDA and the printed serving size, caffeine and phosphorus figures are recorded. | ^ppf |
| | identity | unknown | No source states a country of origin for this pack, and US Mug is filled by independent bottlers under the authority of New Century Beverage Company, so no filling plant is named. | ^wikimug |
| | markets | not_researched | Four US grocery chains carry this GTIN in their product URLs (ShopRite, King Kullen, Kroger, Safeway) but all refuse server-side retrieval with HTTP 403, so the entry carries no dated retail price. | |
| | images | unknown | No freely licensed photograph of the pack was found; Open Food Facts holds none and the maker's package image is not published under a reusable licence. | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-12
note: New entry built from the USDA Branded Foods record, the Open Food Facts record, PepsiCo's own product facts and SmartLabel pages for this barcode, Wikipedia and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page.
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## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Mug Cream Soda 2 L bottle (UPC 012000009716)
description: The US two-litre bottle of Mug Cream Soda: label ingredients, nutrition, brand owner and barcode.
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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/2493702/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2493702, version 2023-03-16 | 2026-09-12 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | registry | 2023-03-16 | 2493702 | | CC0 | | Label Insight |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000009716 | Open Food Facts: Cream soda, cream | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0012000009716 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/product?gtin=00012000009716 | The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.): Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 00012000009716 | Serving information and additional package sizes | | | |
| smartlabel | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000009716-0013-en-US/index.html | SmartLabel: Mug, Cream Soda (012000009716-0013-en-US) | 2026-09-12 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2025-02-14 | 012000009716-0013 | | | | |
| wikimug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_Root_Beer | Wikipedia: Mug Root Beer | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| oldpage | https://web.archive.org/web/20070912211954/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000009716/mug-cream-soda-2-liter-bottle-676-fl-oz | Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz | 2026-09-12 | Internet Archive Wayback Machine | other | 2007-09-12 | | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Mug Cream Soda in the two-litre bottle, 67.6 fl oz, is the large-format pack of the cream soda that PepsiCo sells beside the better known Mug Root Beer.[^wikimug] PepsiCo's own United States product facts site publishes this barcode as "Mug Cream Soda - 67 fl oz", with a printed serving of 12 fl oz (360 ml), about six to the bottle, and no caffeine.[^ppf] The label registered to Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. declares carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavor, sodium benzoate, citric acid, caramel color, yucca mohave extract and calcium disodium EDTA.[^usda] PepsiCo's SmartLabel record for the same barcode names PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York as the distributor.[^smartlabel] The barcode has identified this article since at least 2007, when the first Barcodepedia listed it as "Mug Cream Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz".[^oldpage]
Mug began as Belfast Root Beer, launched in 1940 in San Francisco by the Belfast Beverage Company, by then owned by New Century Beverage Company; the name was shortened to Mug Root Beer in the 1950s and PepsiCo bought the brand in 1986. Mug Cream Soda and Diet Mug Cream Soda were added later and have never been as widely distributed as the root beer.[^wikimug]
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