Mountain Dew 1.5 L: history

Recorded observations

Observation dates identify evidence. Applicability dates identify the period a product state is known to describe. National labels can coexist.

• UAE bottle label, Arabic and English, photographed 2022 · evidence observed 2022-07-09
• United States label statement in USDA Branded Foods, modified 2019-08-21 · evidence observed 2019-08-21 · applicable until 2019-08-21
• Evidence awaiting context review

Dated evidence, newest first

1. 2019-08-21 · ingredients
   Ingredient list: US · until 2019-08-21^[2]
   • Earlier ingredient evidence; see its market and date qualifiers.
   Followed by "(PRESERVES FRESHNESS)".

Earlier ingredient lists

US · until 2019-08-21

• Carbonated water^[2]
• High fructose corn syrup (sweetener)^[2]
• Concentrated orange juice^[2]
• Citric acid^[2]
• Natural flavourings (flavouring)^[2]
• Sodium benzoate (preservative)^[2] · Followed by "(PRESERVES FRESHNESS)".
• Caffeine^[2]
• Sodium citrates^[2]
• Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)^[2] · Followed by "(PRESERVES FRESHNESS)".
• Gum arabic^[2]
• Calcium disodium EDTA (sequestrant)^[2] · Followed by "(TO PROTECT FLAVOR)".
• Brominated vegetable oil^[2]
• Tartrazine (colour)^[2]

The current list is on the product page.

References

1. Photograph of the 1.5 L bottle's side label: barcode, Arabic and English ingredients, bottler line, energy icon Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2022-07-09. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0012000803864 imgid 1. Side label. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
2. USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1591308, version 2021-03-19 U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1591308. CC0. Upstream: Label Insight.
3. dew (Open Food Facts record) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0012000803864. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.
4. USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1624750, the record company/pepsi-cola-north-america cites for GS1 prefix 012000 U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1624750. CC0. Upstream: Label Insight.
5. Mountain Dew Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. Ingredients. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
6. Who We Are - Dubai Refreshment Company Dubai Refreshment. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Our history.
7. Mountain Dew 1.5L Bottle – 2kShopping 2kShopping. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14.
8. Mountain Dew, the 2006-2013 Barcodepedia entry for this UPC Barcodepedia (archived by the Internet Archive). publication. Published 2007-09-13. Accessed 2026-09-14.