Food & drink

Diet Coke 500 ml PET bottle

Front label photographed on shelf, 2025[14]

Market not established · English · unconfirmed

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2025-06-22
Pack
PET bottle

Front only: "Diet Coke — REFRESHING TASTE NO CALORIES NO SUGAR" on a beige-silver wrap with a QR prize promotion. No back, no panel and no barcode in frame, so nothing but the claim wording is taken from it

Other observations & source differences (7)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

  • Irish and Northern Irish label, 2014 supported · Compare evidence

    The only uploads that photograph the barcode: upload 2 shows the EAN-8 printed "5449 1496" beside "500ml" and the operator block, upload 3 the whole back panel, upload 4 the bottle on the shelf. Also prints "best served chilled", "500ml = 2 x 250ml" and "© 2013 The Coca-Cola Company"

  • Same label, 2017 print, with MADE IN GB supported · Compare evidence

    Word for word the ie-2014 statement, so the normalised ingredient rows are recorded once on ie-2014. This print adds an oval "MADE IN GB" origin mark, "2 SERVINGS" and "©2017 The Coca-Cola Company". No barcode and no operator block are in frame, so no market is assigned from it

  • British label, 2022-2023 unconfirmed · Compare evidence

    Uploads 8 and 9 (2022-11-13) photograph the single-column panel and upload 11 (2023-05-10) the ingredient block with the OPRL "Cap On / Recycle" mark; upload 10 is the whole bottle. Neither shows the barcode, and the British sibling 5000112633719 carries the same name and size

  • Front label photographed on shelf, 2025 unconfirmed · selected

    Front only: "Diet Coke — REFRESHING TASTE NO CALORIES NO SUGAR" on a beige-silver wrap with a QR prize promotion. No back, no panel and no barcode in frame, so nothing but the claim wording is taken from it

  • Irish label as reproduced by SuperValu supported · Compare evidence

    A retailer reproduction of the label, not a photograph: SuperValu prints the same operator addresses and NI/ROI helpline numbers as the photographed pack. A third wording, keeping caffeine inside the flavourings as in 2014 but bracketing the acids as in 2023

  • Coca-Cola GB brand page supported · Compare evidence

    The maker's own British page, word for word the gb-2023 statement, so the normalised rows stay on gb-2023. Kept for its complete per-100 ml panel and because it shows the article is still in the British range. Covers the brand, not this pack size

  • Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence

Statements on the label

  • Refreshing taste, no calories, no sugar[14]label · Printed under the wordmark on the front of the 2025 wrap
Barcode
54491496 check digit OK
Net content
500 ml
Pack
PET bottle
Last observed on sale
2026-09-17
Last sale evidence
Asia Market (Dublin) shows it in stock at EUR 1.99 and Dee Bee Wholesale marks the line ACTIVE at RRP GBP 2.19, both printing this barcode, on 2026-09-17
Made in
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Status
active

About this product

The half-litre PET contour bottle of Diet Coke sold in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and one of the few Coca-Cola articles to carry an eight-digit barcode: an EAN-8 has no company prefix, because GS1 Belgium and Luxembourg issues each number in the 540-549 range singly rather than in a block.[3] The back label names two bottlers, Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Ltd. of 12 Lissue Road, Lisburn and Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Ltd. of Ballycoolin, Dublin 11, with a freephone number for each jurisdiction, and credits the recipe to The Coca-Cola Company.[4] Coca-Cola HBC describes itself as the group's strategic bottling partner for the island and fills at Knockmore Hill in Lisburn.[5] Dublin and British sellers still list the bottle by this barcode.[1][2]

Diet Coke was unveiled on 8 July 1982 and keeps that name in the United States, Great Britain and Ireland while much of the rest of Europe sells it as Coca-Cola Light.[6] The old Barcodepedia catalogued this barcode as "Diet Coke 500ml bottle" in 2009, with a producer line generated from the prefix rather than from any label.[7] Three ingredient wordings are on record for the number: the 2014 and 2017 labels declare "Natural Flavourings Including Caffeine, Phosphoric Acid, Citric Acid" under a "with Vegetable Extracts" denomination,[4][8] a 2023 British label reads "with Plant Extracts" and splits out a caffeine flavouring,[9] and the Irish sheet SuperValu publishes keeps caffeine inside the flavourings while bracketing the acids.[10] Every version declares no sugar and no calories, and warns that it contains a source of phenylalanine.[11]

Where it's sold

  • Asia Market [1] Ireland EUR 1.99 · new · sourced Asia Market, Dublin, lists "Coca-Cola Diet Coke 500ml" with "Barcode 54491496", code DIETCO02, in stock at EUR 1.99, and reproduces the 2014 ingredient statement
  • SuperValu [10] Ireland EUR 2.45 · new · sourced SuperValu Ireland lists "Diet Coke Bottle (500 ml)" at EUR 2.45 (EUR 4.90/l) plus a EUR 0.15 Re-turn deposit; the page prints no barcode but reproduces the same operator block and NI/ROI helpline numbers as the photographed pack
  • Dee Bee Wholesale [2] United Kingdom GBP 2.19 · new · sourced Dee Bee Wholesale (Grimsby) lists "Diet Coke Cola 500ml Bottle" under "EAN 54491496", pack 24 x 500ML, status ACTIVE, RRP GBP 2.19 including 20% VAT, added 09/01/2012; wholesale price behind a login
  • Global Trade Consortium [12] United Kingdom new · sourced Global Trade Consortium (Luton) lists "DIET COKE 500ML" with "Ean Barcode: 54491496", case 24x500ML, pallet 72, marked in stock; a trade site with no consumer price
  • Freemans Confectionery [13] United Kingdom new · sourced Freemans Confectionery lists "500ML DIET COKE BOTTLES 500ML X 24" with "Barcode : 54491496", code 04COCB03, layer 12, pallet 72; prices behind a login
  • Back label carries the British OPRL "Recycle — Cap On" sorting mark[9] United Kingdom · printed
  • Back label prints the Republic of Ireland freephone 1-800-317318 and names Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Ltd., Ballycoolin, Dublin 11 as an operator[4] Ireland · printed
  • Back label prints the Northern Irish freephone 0-800-317318 and names Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Ltd., Lisburn, BT28 2SZ as an operator[4] United Kingdom · printed

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Diet Coca-Cola 500 ml en
  • 5449000019813

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Asia Market

Asia Market: Coca-Cola Diet Coke 500ml

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Dee Bee Wholesale

Dee Bee Wholesale: Diet Coke Cola 500ml Bottle

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [2] ↗

GS1

GS1: GS1 Company Prefix, the prefix-to-member-organisation table

registry · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [3] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (20)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 6 / 7 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 6 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Irish and Northern Irish label, 2014: nutrient evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • British label, 2022-2023: nutrient evidence: 6 / 6 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • Irish label as reproduced by SuperValu: nutrient evidence: 16 / 16 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • Coca-Cola GB brand page: nutrient evidence: 8 / 8 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • relationships · unknown: A GTIN-8 carries no company prefix: GS1 Belgium and Luxembourg issues each number in the 540-549 range one at a time, and no public source names who holds 54491496, so there is no gs1_prefix_owner row
  • identity · disputed: Origin sources disagree: the 2017 label prints an oval "MADE IN GB", Asia Market's data sheet gives "Country Of Origin: Ireland" and SuperValu flags the article "Irish Made". Coca-Cola HBC fills at Knockmore Hill in Lisburn and at Ballycoolin in Dublin. Only the printed mark is recorded
  • identity · unknown: Dee Bee Wholesale lists a second code, EAN 5449000019813, under the same product record; it is held here as a gtin alias. Nothing else carries that number, Open Food Facts has no record of it, and no source states whether it is an older consumer code or a trade code
  • identity · unknown: No upload after 2017 shows the barcode. The 2022-2025 photographs are filed on this record but the British sibling 5000112633719 has the same name and size, so those labels are recorded as unconfirmed for this GTIN
  • markets · unknown: Open Food Facts tags this barcode France, India and United Kingdom. No French or Indian label, listing or operator address was found, and every photograph shows an English-language Irish and Northern Irish pack, so neither country is listed
  • markets · not_researched: Amazon: a search of amazon.co.uk returns Diet Coke 500 ml listings, including the single bottle B00VX1YKDI and several 24-bottle cases, but none of the pages read printed this barcode, so no Amazon row was added. Amazon has no Irish grocery storefront reachable here
  • nutrition · unknown: The 2023 back photograph crops the panel's fat row, so only energy, carbohydrate, sugars and salt are transcribed from that label
  • images · unknown: Open Food Facts upload 7 (2022-10-21) is a United States Nutrition Facts panel reading 170 calories, 43 g carbohydrate and 40 g sugars on a green pack: another product misfiled on this barcode, and not used here
  • relationships · unknown: Dee Bee Wholesale names "Coca Cola Enterprises" as the manufacturer of this line while the pack itself names Coca-Cola HBC. The trade record is not used for a relation; the printed operator block is
  • markets · unknown: Searched amazon.ie on 2026-09-17 for "Diet Coke 500 ml" (no results), "coca cola" (brand, 2 pages), "000054491496" (no results), plus "diet coke" and "diet coke 500ml bottle" sorted by price ascending: no listing of this article; No Diet Coke beverage of any size on the store: the brand search returns only merchandise (lip balms, LED signs, mugs, bedding, socks) and Coca-Cola Original Taste multipacks in glass (B01ET9ABXI 6 x 330 ml, B00DPKUKPC 24 x 330 ml, B0B2SB7Q2Z 24 x 200 ml, B00XA0EV16 4 x 200 ml); the "diet coke" sear
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.

All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ Asia Market: Coca-Cola Diet Coke 500ml Asia Market. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: DIETCO02. "Barcode 54491496", price, ingredients, origin field.
  2. ↑ Dee Bee Wholesale: Diet Coke Cola 500ml Bottle Dee Bee Wholesale. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 881404. "EAN 54491496" and "EAN 05449000019813", RRP, pack configuration, status, panel.
  3. ↑ GS1: GS1 Company Prefix, the prefix-to-member-organisation table GS1. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. "540 - 549 GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg"; "0000001 - 0000099 Unused to avoid collision with GTIN-8".
  4. ↑ Open Food Facts photos: 2014 back label with the EAN-8 and the operator block Open Food Facts. pack. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 2-4. Uploads 2 (barcode, 500ml, operator block), 3 (whole back panel), 4 (bottle on shelf), 2014-11-12. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: Open Food Facts.
  5. ↑ Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland: homepage, Wayback capture Coca-Cola HBC. manufacturer. Published 2026-06-15. Accessed 2026-09-17. "strategic bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company"; Knockmore Hill production facility in Lisburn.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia: Diet Coke Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-17. Launch date and the Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Light naming split. cc-by-sa-4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
  7. ↑ Barcodepedia 2006-2013 via the Wayback Machine: "Diet Coke 500ml bottle" Barcodepedia. other. Published 2009-08-27. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 54491496. Page title and "EAN8 - 54491496".
  8. ↑ Open Food Facts photo: 2017 back label with the MADE IN GB mark Open Food Facts. pack. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 5. Upload 5, 2017-11-27, 2389 x 2564 px, filed under the French ingredients key but showing an English label. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: Open Food Facts.
  9. ↑ Open Food Facts photos: 2022-2023 British label, panel and bottle Open Food Facts. pack. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 8-11. Uploads 8 and 9 (panel, 2022-11-13), 10 (bottle) and 11 (ingredient block and Recycle mark), 2023-05-10. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: Open Food Facts.
  10. ↑ SuperValu: Diet Coke Bottle (500 ml) SuperValu. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 1016995006. Ingredients, two-column panel, manufacturer address block, price and deposit.
  11. ↑ Coca-Cola GB: Diet Coke The Coca-Cola Company. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Ingredient statement and per-100 ml panel of the British range.
  12. ↑ Global Trade Consortium: DIET COKE 500ML Global Trade Consortium. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 10043. "Ean Barcode: 54491496", case and pallet configuration.
  13. ↑ Freemans Confectionery: 500ML DIET COKE BOTTLES 500ML X 24 Freemans Confectionery. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 04COCB03. "Barcode : 54491496", case and pallet configuration.
  14. ↑ Open Food Facts photo: 2025 front label on the shelf Open Food Facts. pack. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 12. Upload 12, 2025-06-22, 1761 x 3657 px. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: Open Food Facts.

Further sources

Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.

  • Open Food Facts: Diet Coke 500 ml Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 0000054491496. Product record and its eleven uploads. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.

Barcode & identifiers

EAN-8
54491496
GTIN-14
00000054491496
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000054491496

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