Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 20 fl oz: version 1

Saved 2026-09-12 16:03 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 20 fl oz** (GTIN 00012000016646), a wanted-list barcode from the 2006-2013 site. The sour black grape Mountain Dew was a ten-week US limited-time offer in the autumn of 2005. Identity was settled before writing: the Open Food Facts and USDA records the lookup flagged as a `conflict` in fact name the same product (MOUNTAIN DEW, PITCH BLACK II, grape soda, brand owner Pepsi-Cola North America Inc.), and OFF's record is a mirror of the USDA/Label Insight one, so the two are one line of evidence, not corroboration. Sources: the USDA Branded Foods record fdc_id 1627721 (ingredient statement, per-100 ml nutrition, brand owner, US market); its Open Food Facts mirror; the Pepsi-Cola North America launch announcement of 24 August 2005 (Purchase, N.Y.) as reproduced in full on brinksmarket.com, which gives the launch date, the ten-week window, the tagline "The black is back with a sour bite" and the pack formats (20-ounce bottles, two-litre bottles, 12-packs of 12-ounce cans); Wikipedia's *List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties* for the sequel-to-Pitch-Black history and the fact that it never returned; and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia entry for this barcode, cited for identity only and giving the container as a 20 oz bottle. No stubs were created: brand/mountain-dew, company/pepsi-cola-north-america and all thirteen ingredient entities (including ingredient/allura-red-ac for "RED 40" and ingredient/brilliant-blue-fcf for "BLUE 1") already exist. `gs1_prefix_owner` targets company/pepsi-cola-north-america, which already states prefix 012000 in `gs1_prefixes`. Deliberately not asserted: no `country_of_origin` (no source); no Canada market row (Pepsi-Cola North America covered Canada, but nothing evidences sale there); no family (no source names a Pitch Black product line this pack belongs to); no `successor_of` edge to the 2004 Pitch Black (no page for its barcode). The nutrition panel is USDA's per-100 ml normalisation, marked `method: normalized`, not a reading of the printed 8 fl oz column - no pack photograph exists anywhere I could find, and Open Food Facts has none. The OFF-computed 192 kJ was rejected as kcal x 4.184. The USDA record's dates (version 2021-03-19, modified 2017-06-25) postdate the 2005 sales window, so the ingredient statement is recorded as an observation that cannot be tied to a dated label revision; that, the unphotographed panel, the unverified 20 fl oz content and the missing image are all in Research gaps. `net_content` is written as `20 fl_oz`: both the announcement ("20-ounce bottles") and the old Barcodepedia entry ("20 oz bottle") name the format, and no metric figure is printed in any source, so no conversion was invented.. Current is v2.

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# Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 20 fl oz <!--product-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000016646
name: Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 20 fl oz
default_observation: usda-label
summary: Sour black grape limited-edition Mountain Dew, sold in the United States for ten weeks in the autumn of 2005.
brand: brand/mountain-dew
category: category/10000201
net_content: 20 fl_oz
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: bottle
status: discontinued
last_seen: 2005-11
last_seen_note: Announced as a ten-week limited-time offer running from late August 2005 until November; Wikipedia records that it never returned in any form.
<!--/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 records Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as the brand owner of this barcode.                                                      |
| marketed_by         | company/pepsi-cola-north-america | US     | 2005-08-24 | 2005-11 | true  | sourced | ^press | The launch announcement of 24 August 2005 is issued by Pepsi-Cola North America of Purchase, N.Y., the Pepsi beverage unit for the US and Canada. |
| gs1_prefix_owner    | company/pepsi-cola-north-america |        |            |         |       | sourced | ^usda  | Prefix 012000; company/pepsi-cola-north-america states that prefix in gs1_prefixes, and USDA names the same company for this barcode.             |
<!--/relations-->

## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status  | source | note                                                                                                                                                                                       | observed   | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US      | sourced | ^press | The launch announcement says the drink hit stores nationwide in the United States in 20-ounce bottles, two-litre bottles and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans, for ten weeks from 24 August 2005. | 2005-08-24 |           |        |       |
<!--/markets-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                        | type   | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mountain Dew Pitch Black II | name   | en     |      |       |
| Mountain Dew Pitch Black 2  | search | en     |      |       |
| Mtn Dew Pitch Black II      | 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/high-fructose-corn-syrup |                   | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | hfcs    | usda-label  |           | 2        | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid              | acid              | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | citric  | usda-label  |           | 3        | CITRIC ACID              | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings      | flavouring        | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | natflav | usda-label  |           | 4        | NATURAL FLAVORS          | known |
| ingredient/sodium-benzoate          | preservative      | label | The label's parenthesis reads "PRESERVES FRESHNESS". |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | benz    | usda-label  |           | 5        | SODIUM BENZOATE          | known |
| ingredient/caffeine                 |                   | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | caff    | usda-label  |           | 6        | CAFFEINE                 | known |
| ingredient/sodium-citrates          | acidity regulator | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | natcit  | usda-label  |           | 7        | SODIUM CITRATE           | known |
| ingredient/gum-arabic               | stabiliser        | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | arabic  | usda-label  |           | 8        | GUM ARABIC               | known |
| ingredient/ascorbic-acid            | antioxidant       | label | The label's parenthesis reads "TO PROTECT FLAVOR".   |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | ascorb  | usda-label  |           | 9        | ASCORBIC ACID            | known |
| ingredient/allura-red-ac            | colour            | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | red40   | usda-label  |           | 10       | RED 40                   | known |
| ingredient/calcium-disodium-edta    | antioxidant       | label | The label's parenthesis reads "TO PROTECT FLAVOR".   |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | edta    | usda-label  |           | 11       | CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA    | known |
| ingredient/brominated-vegetable-oil | stabiliser        | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | bvo     | usda-label  |           | 12       | BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL | known |
| ingredient/brilliant-blue-fcf       | colour            | label |                                                      |         |       | US     |      |       | ^usda  | blue1   | usda-label  |           | 13       | BLUE 1                   | 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 transcribed by USDA Branded Foods | label | US     | en       |            |             | 2021-03-19 | supported | CONTAINS**: CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, SODIUM CITRATE, GUM ARABIC, ASCORBIC ACID (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), RED 40, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL, BLUE 1. | listed                  |                          | ^usda  | The USDA record carries a version date of 2021-03-19 and a modified date of 2017-06-25, both later than the 2005 sales window, so the label revision this statement transcribes is not dated; no photograph of the pack has been found to check it. |             |               |             | bottle      |              |
<!--/observations-->

## 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 per-100) | 100 ml | as_sold     | USDA publishes per 100 ml; the label's own column is an 8 fl oz (240 ml) serving. | transcribed |              | ^usda  | Values are USDA's normalisation of the printed serving column, not a reading of the panel; the printed per-serving column has not been recorded from a photo. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->

## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel    | nutrient       | value | qualifier | printed_value | state          | method     | source | note                                                                                                                            |
| -------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| usda-100 | energy_kcal    | 46    |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  |                                                                                                                                 |
| usda-100 | fat_g          | 0     |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  | A declared zero on a United States soft-drink panel; the Open Food Facts mirror flags it as a typed zero.                       |
| usda-100 | carbohydrate_g | 12.5  |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  |                                                                                                                                 |
| usda-100 | sugars_g       | 12.5  |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  |                                                                                                                                 |
| usda-100 | protein_g      | 0     |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  | A declared zero on a United States soft-drink panel; the Open Food Facts mirror flags it as a typed zero.                       |
| usda-100 | sodium_mg      | 17    |           |               | known          | normalized | ^usda  | Sodium is the nutrient United States labels declare.                                                                            |
| usda-100 | salt_g         | 0.043 |           |               | known          | calculated | ^usda  | USDA derives salt from sodium; Open Food Facts publishes the unrounded 0.0425 g.                                                |
| usda-100 | caffeine_mg    |       |           |               | unknown        | printed    | ^usda  | Caffeine is in the ingredient list but no quantity is declared in the source.                                                   |
| usda-100 | energy_kj      |       |           |               | not_researched | printed    | ^usda  | Open Food Facts' 192 kJ is kcal x 4.184 computed by Open Food Facts, not a printed value; United States panels do not print kJ. |
<!--/nutrition_values-->

## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain        | state          | detail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | source  |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| usda-label  | nutrition     | not_researched | The printed per-serving (8 fl oz) Nutrition Facts column has not been read; only USDA's per-100 ml normalisation is recorded.                                                                                                               | ^usda   |
| usda-label  | ingredients   | stale          | The USDA record's dates (version 2021-03-19, modified 2017-06-25) postdate the 2005 sales window, so the ingredient statement cannot be tied to a dated label revision.                                                                     | ^usda   |
|             | identity      | unknown        | The 20 fl oz net content for this barcode rests on the archived 2006-2013 Barcodepedia entry, which named a 20 oz bottle, together with the launch announcement's list of pack formats; no listing that prints this barcode has been found. | ^oldbp  |
|             | images        | unknown        | No photograph of the pack under a reusable licence has been found; Open Food Facts holds none.                                                                                                                                              | ^off    |
|             | markets       | not_researched | No evidence of sale outside the United States was found, although Pepsi-Cola North America covered Canada as well.                                                                                                                          | ^press  |
|             | relationships | not_researched | The 2004 Mountain Dew Pitch Black has no page here, so no successor_of edge to its barcode can be recorded.                                                                                                                                 | ^mdwiki |
<!--/research_gaps-->

## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-12
note: Built from the USDA Branded Foods record for this barcode, the Open Food Facts mirror of it, the Pepsi-Cola North America launch announcement of 24 August 2005 and Wikipedia's flavour list. No pack photograph was available.
<!--/research-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref    | url                                                                                                           | title                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher                                  | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator | licence      | attribution                  | upstream                 |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| usda   | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1627721/nutrients                                                       | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1627721, version 2021-03-19                  | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture             | registry    | 2021-03-19 | 1627721       |         | cc0          |                              | Label Insight            |
| off    | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0012000016646                                                         | Mountain Dew, Pitch Black Ii, Soda, Grape, Grape                                               | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts                            | catalogue   |            | 0012000016646 |         | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors | USDA Branded Foods       |
| press  | https://www.brinksmarket.com/dew/old/2005/pitchblackII.htm                                                    | Pepsi-Cola North America Launches Mountain Dew Pitch Black II, press release of 24 August 2005 | 2026-09-12 | Mountain Dew Addicts                       | publication | 2005-08-24 |               |         |              |                              | Pepsi-Cola North America |
| mdwiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mountain_Dew_flavors_and_varieties                                      | List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties                                                     | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia                                  | publication |            |               |         | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |                          |
| oldbp  | https://web.archive.org/web/20070912212211/http://en.barcodepedia.com/012000016646/mountain-dew-pitch-black-2 | Mountain Dew Pitch Black 2, Barcodepedia entry archived 12 September 2007                      | 2026-09-12 | Barcodepedia (2006-2013), Internet Archive | catalogue   | 2007-09-12 |               |         |              |                              | upcdatabase.com          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Mountain Dew Pitch Black II was a sour black grape version of PepsiCo's Mountain Dew, sold in the United States as a ten-week limited-time offer running from late August 2005 until November.[^press] Pepsi-Cola North America announced it on 24 August 2005 as a sequel to the previous year's Pitch Black, adding what the company called a sour bite under the line "The black is back with a sour bite", and shipped it nationwide in 20-ounce bottles, two-litre bottles and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans.[^press] This barcode is the 20 fl oz bottle.[^oldbp] Its declared ingredients were carbonated water and high-fructose corn syrup with caffeine, brominated vegetable oil and the colours Red 40 and Blue 1.[^usda]

Unlike the 2004 original, which was re-released repeatedly and joined the core line-up after winning PepsiCo's 2016 DEWcision contest, Pitch Black II never returned in any form.[^mdwiki] Open Food Facts holds the same USDA-derived record for this barcode and carries no photograph of the pack, so the printed panel has not been read here.[^off]
<!--/about-->