Food & drink
Mug Root Beer 2 L 2 l bottle
The 2-litre (67.6 fl oz) bottle of Mug caffeine-free root beer sold in the United States.
Size & format
US label, earlier revision[4]
United States · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2021-03-19
- Net content
- 2 l
- Pack
- bottle
The GDSN label transcription USDA publishes for this GTIN, record modified 2018-01-11 and versioned 2021-03-19. It lists Modified Food Starch, which neither the current listing nor the maker's SmartLabel record carries; the date the recipe changed is not known, so valid_from and valid_until are left empty and the ingredient rows carry the USDA version date as `until`.
Nutrition
Nutrition panel
Per 100 mlas sold · Not printed on the pack: USDA FoodData Central converts the printed 12 fl oz column to 100 ml.[4]
| Nutrient | Amount per 100 ml |
|---|---|
| Energy | 44 kcalnormalized |
| Fat | 0 gnormalized |
| Carbohydrate | 11.94 gnormalized |
| of which sugars | 11.94 gnormalized |
| Fibre | Not researchednormalized |
| Protein | 0 gnormalized |
| Salt | 0.045 gcalculated |
| Sodium | 18 mgnormalized |
Original values, qualifications & sources
Per 100 ml
- Energy · kcal
- 44 kcal[4]known · exact · normalized
- Fat · g
- 0 g[4]known · exact · normalized
A carbonated soft drink declares zero fat; Open Food Facts flags typed zeros, but this one comes from the GDSN label record.
- Carbohydrate · g
- 11.94 g[4]known · exact · normalized
- of which sugars · g
- 11.94 g[4]known · exact · normalized
- Fibre · g
- Not researched[4]not_researched · exact · normalized
Not carried in the USDA record for this GTIN; a missing value is not zero. The printed panel declares the drink is not a significant source of dietary fibre.
- Protein · g
- 0 g[4]known · exact · normalized
As above.
- Salt · g
- 0.045 g[4]known · exact · calculated
USDA derives salt from sodium; the US label declares sodium only.
- Sodium · mg
- 18 mg[4]known · exact · normalized
Open Food Facts republishes the same GDSN record with slightly different rounding (43.89 kcal and 11.89 g sugars per 100 ml); it is the same line of evidence, not corroboration. The figures agree with the printed serving column: 43 g sugars and 65 mg sodium per 360 ml are 11.94 g and 18 mg per 100 ml.
Ingredients
Declared ingredients
- Carbonated water,
- Fructose-glucose syrup,
- Caramel colour,
- Sodium benzoate,
- Citric acid,
- Flavourings,
- Modified starch,
- Calcium disodium EDTA,
- Quillaia extract
Original statement & ingredient evidence
Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Modified Food Starch, Calcium Disodium EDTA (to Protect Flavor), Quillaja Extract.
Declared ingredients
- Carbonated water — Carbonated Water [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Fructose-glucose syrup — High Fructose Corn Syrup [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Caramel colour — Caramel Color [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Sodium benzoate — Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness) [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Citric acid — Citric Acid [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Flavourings — Natural and Artificial Flavor [4]US · until 2021-03-19knownDeclared as one item covering both natural and artificial flavour.
- Modified starch — Modified Food Starch [4]US · until 2021-03-19knownDropped from the later statement; this is the only revision that carries it.
- Calcium disodium EDTA — Calcium Disodium EDTA (to Protect Flavor) [4]US · until 2021-03-19known
- Quillaia extract — Quillaja Extract [4]US · until 2021-03-19knownSpelled "Quillaja" here and "QUILLAIA" on the later statement.
Other observations & source differences (2)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- US label, current supported · Compare evidence
The wording with its punctuation is the structured Ingredients field of the Amazon listing for this UPC, reproduced in label capitals, not a shop's prose. PepsiCo's own SmartLabel record for this UPC, revision 0005 updated 2025-02-14, lists the same eight ingredients in the same order as separate fields without the label punctuation, so the maker confirms the statement. No label photograph of this bottle was found, so the exact printed punctuation is still unverified.
- US label, earlier revision supported · selected
The GDSN label transcription USDA publishes for this GTIN, record modified 2018-01-11 and versioned 2021-03-19. It lists Modified Food Starch, which neither the current listing nor the maker's SmartLabel record carries; the date the recipe changed is not known, so valid_from and valid_until are left empty and the ingredient rows carry the USDA version date as `until`.
Product facts
Explore the family ↗- Barcode
- 012000009358 check digit OK
- Brand
- Mug
- Family
- Mug Root Beer
- Category
- Food/Beverage, Beverages, Non Alcoholic Beverages - Ready to Drink, Drinks Flavoured - Ready to Drink
- Net content
- 2 l
- Pack
- bottle
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1]
- GS1 prefix
- 001 · United States and Canada
- Status
- active
About this product
Mug Root Beer in the two-litre bottle, 67.6 fl oz, is the large-format pack of PepsiCo's caffeine-free root beer in the United States, catalogued by PepsiCo itself as SKU 3172, eight bottles to the case.[1] The pack is distributed by PepsiCo, Inc. of Purchase, New York.[2] Its current statement declares carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sodium benzoate, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, calcium disodium EDTA and quillaia extract, the last a foaming agent from the bark of the Chilean soap bark tree; an earlier revision also listed modified food starch.[3][4] PepsiCo gives the serving as 12 fl oz (360 ml), about six per container, and publishes the full Nutrition Facts column for this UPC on SmartLabel.[5] The barcode has named this article since at least 2007.[6]
More about this product
The drink was first sold in San Francisco in 1940 as Belfast Root Beer by the Belfast Beverage Company, a maker of sparkling water and ginger ale since 1877 that New Century Beverage Company had bought around 1925. Through the 1950s it was Belfast Old Fashioned Mug Root Beer before the name shortened to Mug Root Beer. PepsiCo bought the brand in 1986, replacing its own On-Tap Draft Style Root Beer, and the label has carried a bulldog named Dog holding a glass of root beer ever since.[7]
Where it's sold
🇺🇸 United States
PepsiCo Partners[1] sourced
- Listing observed
PepsiCo's own US B2B catalogue lists this GTIN as "Mug Root Beer 2L Plastic Bottle, 8 Per Case", SKU 3172, priced in USD; the shelf price is behind a trade login, so none is recorded. Amazon.com sells the same UPC as ASIN B000R9COWG. US grocery chains that list the barcode refuse server-side retrieval.
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Mug Root Beer en
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Partners: Mug Root Beer, 2l bottle, SKU 3172, UPC 012000009358, 8 per case
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [1] ↗USDA Agricultural Research Service
USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1458268, version 2021-03-19
registry · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [4] ↗Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Mug Root Beer Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz
other · Accessed 2026-09-12
Source & attribution [6] ↗Coverage & research gaps (8)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Context: 2 / 2 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- US label, current: nutrient evidence: 17 / 17 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- US label, earlier revision: nutrient evidence: 8 / 8 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- ingredients · unknown: Two ingredient statements are recorded and the date the recipe changed is not known: Modified Food Starch appears in the USDA GDSN transcription (record modified 2018-01-11) and in neither the current Amazon listing nor PepsiCo's SmartLabel record updated 2025-02-14.
- evidence · unknown: No photograph of this pack was found, so neither the ingredient statement nor the Nutrition Facts column has been read from the bottle itself; both come from the maker's SmartLabel record and a retailer listing for the same UPC.
- identity · unknown: No source states a country of origin. US Mug Root Beer is filled by independent bottlers under New Century Beverage Company, so no country_of_origin is recorded.
- markets · not_researched: No dated retail price: PepsiCo Partners requires a trade login and Giant Eagle, Weis, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Haggen, Kroger and Acme all blocked or timed out on server-side retrieval.
- relationships · disputed: GS1 publishes no licensee for prefix 012000. company/pepsi-cola-north-america states the prefix, so gs1_prefix_owner targets that stub as the rules require, but the stub's own page says it derived the prefix from the USDA brand owner of UPC 012000001215, and USDA names Pepsico Inc. as brand owner of this barcode. Which PepsiCo entity holds the licence is therefore still unestablished; a cleanup request has been filed on the stub.
- images · unknown: Open Food Facts holds no photograph of this bottle and no freely licensed picture was found, so the page asks the community for one.
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ PepsiCo Partners: Mug Root Beer, 2l bottle, SKU 3172, UPC 012000009358, 8 per case PepsiCo. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1-HYK-364.
- ↑ PepsiCo SmartLabel: Mug, Root Beer, Soda (012000009358) PepsiCo. manufacturer. Published 2025-02-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 012000009358-0005-en-US. Distributor block.
- ↑ PepsiCo SmartLabel: Mug Root Beer, ingredients and ingredient attributes (012000009358) PepsiCo. manufacturer. Published 2025-02-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 012000009358-0005-en-US. Ingredients tab. Upstream: PepsiCo SmartLabel record 012000009358-0005-en-US.
- ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1458268, version 2021-03-19 USDA Agricultural Research Service. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1458268. cc0. Upstream: GDSN.
- ↑ PepsiCo SmartLabel: Mug Root Beer, Nutrition Facts panel (012000009358) PepsiCo. manufacturer. Published 2025-02-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 012000009358-0005-en-US. Nutrition tab. Upstream: PepsiCo SmartLabel record 012000009358-0005-en-US.
- ↑ Barcodepedia in 2007, archived: Mug Root Beer Soda, 2 Liter Bottle, 67.6 fl oz Internet Archive Wayback Machine. other. Published 2007-09-13. Accessed 2026-09-12.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Mug Root Beer Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12. cc-by-sa-4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods, fdc_id 1624750: Caffeine Free Diet Cola, brand owner Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. USDA Agricultural Research Service. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1624750. Brand owner. cc0. Upstream: Label Insight.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Open Food Facts: Mug Root Beer Soda 2 Liter Plastic Bottle Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0012000009358. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.
- PepsiCo SmartLabel: Mug Root Beer, allergen statement (012000009358) PepsiCo. manufacturer. Published 2025-02-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 012000009358-0005-en-US. Allergens tab. Upstream: PepsiCo SmartLabel record 012000009358-0005-en-US.
- PepsiCo Product Facts (U.S.): Mug Root Beer, 67 fl oz PepsiCo. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 00012000009358. Serving size and minerals.
- Amazon.com: Mug Rootbeer, 67.6 Fl Oz Bottle (ASIN B000R9COWG, UPC 012000009358) Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: B000R9COWG. Ingredients field.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00012000009358- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0012000009358- UPC-A / GTIN-12
012000009358
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