Diet Pepsi 12 × 12 fl oz cans: version 1
Saved 2026-09-25 17:02 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added Diet Pepsi 12 × 12 fl oz cans (UPC 012000161070), named by family/diet-pepsi. Sources: USDA FoodData Central fdc_id 2494003 (identity, brand owner, ingredients, per-100 ml nutrition), PepsiCo product facts for the 12 fl oz Diet Pepsi (caffeine, phosphorus), Wikipedia Diet Pepsi (history, sweetener changes). Gaps: no Amazon US listing prints this UPC (candidates print 012000171864 / 012000172090); USDA holds an identical record for 012000161063; no photo; printed per-can panel unread. No stubs created: all existed.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Diet Pepsi 12 × 12 fl oz cans <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000161070
name: Diet Pepsi 12 × 12 fl oz cans
family: family/diet-pepsi
default_observation: usda-label
summary: Twelve-can pack of Diet Pepsi, PepsiCo's sugar-free cola, recorded in the United States under UPC 012000161070.
brand: brand/pepsi
category: category/10000201
net_content: 144 floz
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 12
pack_format: can
<!--/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. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsico | | | | | sourced | ^gs1gdsn | Prefix 0012000 is stated in gs1_prefixes on the company/pepsico page, which cites GS1's GDSN trading-partner list giving PepsiCo the location number 0012000000010 inside this block. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^usda | USDA FoodData Central holds a United States branded-label record for this exact GTIN (fdc_id 2494003, market US, brand owner Pepsi-Cola North America Inc., 144 fl oz package, one-can serving), available 2023-03-16. | 2026-09-25 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Diet Pepsi 12 pack cans | search | en | | |
| Diet Cola | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | --- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | -------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/carbonated-water | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i1 | usda-label | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known |
| ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i2 | usda-label | | 2 | CARAMEL COLOR | known |
| ingredient/aspartame | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i3 | usda-label | | 3 | ASPARTAME | known |
| ingredient/phosphoric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i4 | usda-label | | 4 | PHOSPHORIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/potassium-benzoate | preservative | label | The label adds "(PRESERVES FRESHNESS)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^usda | i5 | usda-label | | 5 | POTASSIUM BENZOATE | known |
| ingredient/caffeine | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i6 | usda-label | | 6 | CAFFEINE | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i7 | usda-label | | 7 | CITRIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i8 | usda-label | | 8 | NATURAL FLAVOR | known |
| ingredient/acesulfame-k | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | i9 | usda-label | | 9 | ACESULFAME POTASSIUM | 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 | | | 2023-03-16 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM. | listed | | ^usda | Label Insight record fdc_id 2494003, USDA release 2026-04-30, label data modified 2023-01-09 and available 2023-03-16; upper case as USDA stores the captured label text. USDA describes the article as "DIET COLA" under brand name DIET PEPSI. | 144 floz | 12 | | can | |
| ppf-formula | PepsiCo product facts, Diet Pepsi 12 fl oz | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-25 | unconfirmed | | | | ^ppf12 | Maker's page for the single 12 fl oz Diet Pepsi (GTIN 00012000008054); it describes the can inside this pack by product and size only, not this multipack barcode. | 12 floz | | | | |
<!--/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 normalisation | 100 ml | as_sold | USDA restates the label panel per 100 ml; the record's serving is 355 ml (household serving 1 can). | transcribed | | ^usda | The printed per-can column was not available; only the per-100 ml restatement is stored. |
| ppf-can | ppf-formula | Per 12 fl oz, PepsiCo product facts | 12 floz | as_sold | Serving size 12 fl oz (360 mL), 1 per container, as the maker's page states for the single 12 fl oz. | secondary | | ^ppf12 | Only caffeine and phosphorus were readable from the page served to the fetcher. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| -------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| usda-100 | energy_kcal | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | carbohydrate_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | sugars_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | protein_g | 0 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | sodium_mg | 10 | | | | | known | normalized | ^usda | |
| usda-100 | salt_g | 0.025 | | | | | known | calculated | ^usda | Salt equivalent computed from sodium; United States labels declare sodium, not salt. |
| ppf-can | caffeine_mg | 35 | | | | Caffeine 35mg | known | printed | ^ppf12 | |
| ppf-can | phosphorus_mg | 30 | | | 2 | 30 mg (2% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf12 | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon US: web searches for the full name, the brand (Diet Pepsi 12 pack cans) and the barcode 012000161070 on 2026-09-25, and five candidate /dp pages opened (B079D72S2B, B079TBDDQY, B079X66TYZ, B00NU603XU, B01KT5ASQQ); none prints this barcode. | |
| | identity | unknown | Amazon US B079D72S2B, "Diet Pepsi Cola Soda, 12 Fl Oz Cans (Pack of 12)", is plainly a twelve-can Diet Pepsi pack but prints UPC 012000171864, and B079X66TYZ prints 012000172090; either may be a later number for this pack, which is not confirmed. | ^amazon-us |
| | identity | unknown | USDA holds an identical record (fdc_id 2494002) for a second barcode, 012000161063; what distinguishes the two packs is not stated in either record. | ^usda2 |
| usda-label | nutrition | not_researched | Values are USDA's per-100 ml restatement, not a transcription of the printed panel; the printed per-can column is unread. | ^usda |
| | images | not_researched | No photograph of this pack: Open Food Facts has no record for this barcode and no licensed picture was found. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-25
note: Built from the USDA Branded Foods record for this GTIN, PepsiCo's product facts page for Diet Pepsi 12 fl oz and the Wikipedia article on Diet Pepsi.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Diet Pepsi 12 × 12 fl oz cans - UPC 012000161070
description: Twelve-can pack of sugar-free Diet Pepsi cola sold in the United States; ingredients, nutrition and sources for barcode 012000161070.
<!--/meta-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | ------------- |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2494003/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2494003, version 2023-03-16 | 2026-09-25 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2023-03-16 | 2494003 | | cc0 | | Label Insight |
| usda2 | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2494002/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2494002 | 2026-09-25 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | | 2494002 | | cc0 | | Label Insight |
| ppf12 | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?gtin=00012000008054 | Diet Pepsi - 12 fl oz | 2026-09-25 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | | 00012000008054 | | | | |
| wikidietpepsi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_Pepsi | Diet Pepsi | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079D72S2B | Diet Pepsi Cola Soda, 12 Fl Oz Cans (Pack of 12) | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B079D72S2B | product details, UPC | | | |
| gs1gdsn | https://www.gs1.org/docs/gdsn/stats/gdsn_trading_partners.pdf | GS1: GDSN trading partners, the companies publishing and receiving data in the Global Data Synchronisation Network, with their GLNs | 2026-09-25 | GS1 | catalogue | | | 0012000000010 PepsiCo; 0012000000003 Pepsi-Cola US | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Diet Pepsi in a pack of twelve 12 fl oz cans is a United States multipack of PepsiCo's sugar-free cola, recorded by USDA Branded Foods under this UPC with Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as brand owner and a net content of 144 fl oz.[^usda] The label statement USDA holds, available from 2023, sweetens it with aspartame and acesulfame potassium and lists caffeine.[^usda] PepsiCo's product facts page for the 12 fl oz Diet Pepsi gives 35 mg of caffeine per serving.[^ppf12] Diet Pepsi was test-marketed as Patio Diet Cola in 1963 and launched nationally the following year as the first diet cola distributed across the United States.[^wikidietpepsi]
Diet Pepsi switched from aspartame to sucralose in the United States in 2015 and returned to aspartame market-wide on 25 February 2018, the formula this record shows.[^wikidietpepsi]
<!--/about-->