Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz: version 1
Saved 2026-09-25 17:41 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz (UPC 012000172236), the barcode family/diet-pepsi names. PepsiCo SmartLabel (updated 17 Aug 2023) identifies this GTIN as an 8-pack of 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) bottles, 4 L total; the Oklahoma DHS Healthy Food Waiver UPC list (27 Jan 2026) agrees ("16.9 Fl Oz, 8 Count"). Ingredients, per-bottle nutrition and allergen statement from SmartLabel; caffeine 50 mg and phosphorus 50 mg from PepsiCo product facts (updated 8 Aug 2025); USDA Branded Foods record 2653670 as a second label observation and derived US market row. PepsiCo product facts describes the GTIN as a single 16.9 fl oz serving, recorded as a disputed identity gap. Amazon.com searched (full name, brand, barcode, variant selector on B079DD53W2): no 8-pack listing. No licensed photo exists.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00012000172236
name: Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz
family: family/diet-pepsi
default_observation: sl-2023
summary: Diet Pepsi, PepsiCo's sugar-free cola sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium, in a United States 8-pack of 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) plastic bottles, 4 L in total, under UPC 012000172236.
brand: brand/pepsi
category: category/10000201
net_content: 16.9 floz
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 8
pack_format: plastic bottle, 8-pack
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| distributed_by | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^sl2023 | PepsiCo's SmartLabel page for UPC 012000172236 prints "Distributed By PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577". |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pepsico | US | | | | verified | ^ppf | PepsiCo publishes the product facts for this GTIN on its own site; the USDA Branded Foods record names Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. as brand owner. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pepsico | | | | | sourced | ^gs1gdsn | Prefix 0012000; the company/pepsico page states it in gs1_prefixes, citing the GS1 list of GDSN trading partners, which gives PepsiCo the location number 0012000000010 inside this block. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^okdhs | The Oklahoma Department of Human Services Healthy Food Waiver UPC list of 27 January 2026 names UPC 012000172236 (GTIN-14 00012000172236) as "Pepsi Diet Soda Cola 16.9 Fl Oz, 8 Count", brand Pepsi. | 2026-09-25 | new | | |
| US | derived | ^usda | USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods record, fdc_id 2653670, published 2023-10-26, market US, brand owner Pepsi-Cola North America Inc., serving 1 bottle (500 ml). | 2026-09-25 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Pepsi Diet Soda Cola 16.9 Fl Oz, 8 Count | search | en | | |
| Diet Pepsi 8 - 16.9 FL OZ Bottles | 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 | | | ^sl2023 | i1 | sl-2023 | | 1 | Carbonated Water | known |
| ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i2 | sl-2023 | | 2 | Caramel Color | known |
| ingredient/aspartame | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i3 | sl-2023 | | 3 | Aspartame | known |
| ingredient/phosphoric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i4 | sl-2023 | | 4 | Phosphoric Acid | known |
| ingredient/potassium-benzoate | preservative | label | The label adds "(Preserves Freshness)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i5 | sl-2023 | | 5 | Potassium Benzoate | known |
| ingredient/caffeine | | label | SmartLabel gives the caffeine content as 50mg/16.9 fl oz. | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i6 | sl-2023 | | 6 | Caffeine | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i7 | sl-2023 | | 7 | Citric Acid | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i8 | sl-2023 | | 8 | Natural Flavor | known |
| ingredient/acesulfame-k | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^sl2023 | i9 | sl-2023 | | 9 | Acesulfame Potassium | known |
| ingredient/carbonated-water | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u1 | usda-2023 | | 1 | CARBONATED WATER | known |
| ingredient/caramel-colour | colour | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u2 | usda-2023 | | 2 | CARAMEL COLOR | known |
| ingredient/aspartame | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u3 | usda-2023 | | 3 | ASPARTAME | known |
| ingredient/phosphoric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u4 | usda-2023 | | 4 | PHOSPHORIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/potassium-benzoate | preservative | label | The record adds "(PRESERVES FRESHNESS)" after this ingredient. | | | US | | | ^usda | u5 | usda-2023 | | 5 | POTASSIUM BENZOATE | known |
| ingredient/caffeine | | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u6 | usda-2023 | | 6 | CAFFEINE | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acid | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u7 | usda-2023 | | 7 | CITRIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u8 | usda-2023 | | 8 | NATURAL FLAVOR | known |
| ingredient/acesulfame-k | sweetener | label | | | | US | | | ^usda | u9 | usda-2023 | | 9 | ACESULFAME POTASSIUM | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Contents <!--contents-->
| item | quantity | gtin | source | note |
| ------------------------------------- | -------- | ---- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Diet Pepsi 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) bottle | 8 | | ^sl2023 | SmartLabel describes the pack as "8 - 16.9 FL OZ (1.05 PT) 500 mL, Bottles (Total Vol 135.2 FL OZ (4 L))". |
<!--/contents-->
## 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 |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- | ------------ |
| sl-2023 | PepsiCo SmartLabel, Diet Pepsi 8 - 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL) bottles | label | US | en | | | 2023-08-17 | supported | Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Aspartame, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Caffeine, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Acesulfame Potassium | listed | | ^sl2023 | The maker's SmartLabel page for UPC 012000172236 describes the pack as "8 - 16.9 FL OZ (1.05 PT) 500 mL, Bottles (Total Vol 135.2 FL OZ (4 L))" and states "Information updated on 17-Aug-2023"; `observed` is that update date. | 16.9 floz | 8 | | plastic bottle, 8-pack | |
| ppf | PepsiCo product facts, Diet Pepsi 16.9 fl oz | label | US | en | | | 2026-09-25 | supported | | | | ^ppf | PepsiCo's product facts page for GTIN 00012000172236 (formula F0000007855, ready to drink, size 16.9), last updated 8 August 2025; it gives the serving as 16.9 fl oz (500 mL), one per container, describing the single bottle rather than the 8-pack. | 16.9 floz | | | | |
| usda-2023 | USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods record 2653670 | label | US | en | | | 2023-10-26 | supported | CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM | listed | | ^usda | Label Insight record for GTIN 00012000172236, brand PEPSI, description "DIET SODA", package weight 16.9 fl oz, serving 500 ml (1 bottle), modified 2023-09-11 and published 2023-10-26; `observed` is the publication date. | 16.9 floz | | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| sl-bottle | sl-2023 | Per bottle, SmartLabel Nutrition Facts | 16.9 floz | as_sold | Serving Size 1 Bottle, 8 Servings Per Container; each bottle is 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL). | transcribed | | ^sl2023 | The panel adds "Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium." |
| ppf-bottle | ppf | Per 16.9 fl oz, PepsiCo product facts | 16.9 floz | as_sold | Serving Size 16.9 fl oz (500 mL), 1 per container, as the maker's page states. | secondary | | ^ppf | |
| usda-100ml | usda-2023 | Per 100 ml, USDA Branded Foods | 100 ml | as_sold | USDA normalises the label values to 100 ml. | secondary | | ^usda | Computed by USDA from the per-serving label values. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ---------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| sl-bottle | energy_kcal | 0 | | | | Calories 0 | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | fat_g | 0 | | | 0 | Total Fat 0 g | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | sodium_mg | 50 | | | 2 | Sodium 50 mg | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | carbohydrate_g | 0 | | | 0 | Total Carbohydrate 0 g | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | sugars_g | 0 | | | | Total Sugars 0 g | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | added_sugars_g | 0 | | | 0 | Includes Added Sugars 0 g | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| sl-bottle | protein_g | 0 | | | | Protein 0 g | known | printed | ^sl2023 | |
| ppf-bottle | caffeine_mg | 50 | | | | Caffeine 50mg | known | printed | ^ppf | SmartLabel gives the same figure, 50mg/16.9 fl oz. |
| ppf-bottle | phosphorus_mg | 50 | | | 4 | 50 mg (4% DV) | known | printed | ^ppf | |
| usda-100ml | energy_kcal | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | fat_g | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | sodium_mg | 10 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | carbohydrate_g | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | sugars_g | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | added_sugars_g | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
| usda-100ml | protein_g | 0 | | | | | known | printed | ^usda | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| sl-2023 | milk | free_from | ^sl2023 | SmartLabel: "According to the FDA, the most common food allergens are milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat and sesame. This product does not contain any of these common food allergens." |
| sl-2023 | peanuts | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | eggs | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | fish | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | crustacean shellfish | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | soy | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | tree nuts | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | wheat | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
| sl-2023 | sesame | free_from | ^sl2023 | Same SmartLabel statement. |
<!--/allergens-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| | images | unknown | No licensed photograph of this 8-pack is available: the barcode has no Open Food Facts record, and a front photo of the pack is wanted. | |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: searches for "diet pepsi 16.9 fl oz 8 pack", the brand "diet pepsi" and the barcode 012000172236 returned no listing of this 8-pack, and the Pepsi variant selector on ASIN B079DD53W2 offers Diet Pepsi 16.9 fl oz only as a pack of 6. | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DD53W2 |
| ppf | identity | disputed | PepsiCo's product facts page labels this GTIN "Diet Pepsi - 16.9 fl oz" with one serving per container, while PepsiCo's SmartLabel page and the Oklahoma DHS UPC list describe it as an 8-pack of 16.9 fl oz bottles; the page follows the SmartLabel description of the retail unit. | ^ppf |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-25
note: Built from PepsiCo's SmartLabel and product facts pages for this GTIN, the USDA Branded Foods record 2653670 and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Healthy Food Waiver UPC list.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz bottles - UPC 012000172236
description: Diet Pepsi 8-pack of 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) plastic bottles sold in the United States: ingredients, nutrition, 50 mg caffeine per bottle and sources for barcode 012000172236.
<!--/meta-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| sl2023 | https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000172236-0001-en-US/index.html | Diet Pepsi - SmartLabel, 8 - 16.9 FL OZ (1.05 PT) 500 mL, Bottles, UPC 012000172236 | 2026-09-25 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2023-08-17 | | Nutrition, Ingredients and Allergens tabs | | | |
| ppf | https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?gtin=00012000172236 | The Facts About Your Favorite Foods and Beverages (U.S.): Diet Pepsi - 16.9 fl oz | 2026-09-25 | PepsiCo | manufacturer | 2025-08-08 | F0000007855 | | | | |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2653670/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2653670, version 2023-10-26 | 2026-09-25 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | catalogue | 2023-10-26 | 2653670 | | CC0 | | |
| okdhs | https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/okdhs/documents/okdhs-document-library/excel/OK%20Healthy%20Food%20Waiver%20UPC%20List%2001272026.csv | Oklahoma Human Services: OK Healthy Food Waiver UPC List, 27 January 2026 | 2026-09-25 | Oklahoma Department of Human Services | publication | 2026-01-27 | 00012000172236 | | | | |
| wikidietpepsi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_Pepsi | Diet Pepsi | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| 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 | 2026-09-20 | GS1 | catalogue | | | 0012000000010 PepsiCo, 0012000000003 Pepsi-Cola US, 0012000000065 PepsiCo Inc. Brand Owner | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Diet Pepsi 8 x 16.9 fl oz is an eight-bottle multipack of PepsiCo's sugar-free cola sold in the United States, described by PepsiCo's SmartLabel page for this UPC as eight 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL) bottles, 4 L in total, distributed by PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York.[^sl2023] Its label lists carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor and acesulfame potassium, with 0 calories and 50 mg sodium per bottle.[^sl2023] PepsiCo's product facts page gives 50 mg caffeine and 50 mg phosphorus per bottle.[^ppf] Oklahoma's Healthy Food Waiver list names the barcode "Pepsi Diet Soda Cola 16.9 Fl Oz, 8 Count".[^okdhs]
Diet Pepsi was test marketed as Patio in 1963 and relaunched the following year as the first diet cola distributed nationally in the United States.[^wikidietpepsi] PepsiCo moved it to sucralose in 2015 and returned it to aspartame across the market on 25 February 2018.[^wikidietpepsi] The USDA Branded Foods record for this barcode, published in October 2023, carries the same aspartame and acesulfame potassium recipe.[^usda]
<!--/about-->