Mountain Dew is a caffeinated, sweet, citrus-flavored soft drink produced by
PepsiCo, Inc. The main formula was invented in Marion, Virginia, named and first
marketed in Johnson City, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee in 1948, then by the
Minges family in Fayetteville, North Carolina and across the United States in 1964.[1]
When removed from its characteristic green bottle, Mountain Dew is bright yellowgreen and semi-opaque.
As of 2006, Mountain Dew was the fourth-best-selling carbonated soft drink in the
United States, behind only Coca-Cola Classic, Pepsi-Cola, and Diet Coke. Diet
Mountain Dew ranked ninth in sales in the same year.[2]
Ingredients
Mountain Dew lists its ingredients as:
Carbonated water
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
Concentrated orange juice and other natural flavors
Citric acid
Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness)
Caffeine (55.2 mg per 12 oz. [approx 355ml])
Sodium citrate
Gum arabic
Erythorbic acid (preserves freshness)
Calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor)
Brominated vegetable oil
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4g sodium carbonate
0.2 g luminol
0.5 g ammonium carbonate
0.4 g copper sulfate pentahydrate approx. 1 litre of distilled water.
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50 ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide approx. 1 litre of distilled water.