Editing Mountain Dew (section)

==Ingredients==
{{Further|List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties}}
In its primary market of the [[United States]], the ingredient composition of Mountain Dew is listed as: "[[carbonated water]], [[high-fructose corn syrup]] (in much of the U.S.), concentrated [[orange juice]], [[citric acid]], natural flavors, [[sodium benzoate]], [[caffeine]], [[Trisodium citrate|sodium citrate]], [[erythorbic acid]], [[gum arabic]], [[calcium disodium EDTA|Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid]], and [[Tartrazine|yellow 5]]."<ref name=dewingredientlist>{{cite web|title=Pepsi Product Facts&nbsp;— Mountain Dew Ingredient List|url=http://www.pepsicobeveragefacts.com/Home/Product?formula=44316%2A01%2A01-07&form=RTD&size=20|publisher=PepsiCo, Inc.|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609115839/http://www.pepsicobeveragefacts.com/Home/Product?formula=44316*01*01-07&form=RTD&size=20|archive-date=9 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ingredient makeup of Mountain Dew varies based on the country of production. For example, in Canada, the sweetener listed is "glucose-fructose"<ref>{{cite web|title=PepsiCo Canada Pepsi-Cola Brands|url=http://pepsico.ca/en/brands/Pepsi_Cola-Brands.html#MountainDew-reg_softdrink_fb|website=PepsiCo.ca|access-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516063918/http://pepsico.ca/en/brands/Pepsi_Cola-Brands.html#MountainDew-reg_softdrink_fb|archive-date=16 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (another name for high-fructose corn syrup), and until 2012, it was [[caffeine-free]] by default.<ref name=dewcanadaingred>{{cite news|last=Tanner|first=Steve|title=Mountain Dew Throwback (December 2009 Rerelease)|url=http://www.bevreview.com/2010/01/07/mountain-dew-throwback-december-2009-rerelease/|newspaper=BevReview|date=7 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125222143/http://www.bevreview.com/2010/01/07/mountain-dew-throwback-december-2009-rerelease/|archive-date=25 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Formerly, the composition included [[brominated vegetable oil]], an emulsifier banned in foods throughout [[Europe]] and in [[Japan]]. As of 2020, this ingredient has been removed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pepsicobeveragefacts.com/Home/Product?formula=44316*01*01-10&form=RTD&size=12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607212833/https://www.pepsicobeveragefacts.com/Home/Product?formula=44316*01*01-10&form=RTD&size=12|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2020|title=PepsiCo Beverage Facts - Mtn Dew Nutrition Facts|date=29 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="ABC News">{{cite news|last1=Conley|first1=Mikaela|title=Flame Retardant in Your Mountain Dew? Yep|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/12/15/flame-retardant-in-your-mountain-dew-yep/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216015905/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/12/15/flame-retardant-in-your-mountain-dew-yep/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2011|publisher=ABC News|date=15 December 2011}}</ref>

In response to negative publicity around high-fructose corn syrup, PepsiCo in 2009 released a limited-run production of Mountain Dew Throwback, a variation consisting of sugar in place of high-fructose corn syrup.<ref name=hfcs>{{cite news|last=Engber|first=Daniel|title=The decline and fall of high-fructose corn syrup|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2216796/|newspaper=Slate|date=28 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120183404/http://www.slate.com/id/2216796/|archive-date=20 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Mountain Dew Throwback subsequently was re-released for brief periods (generally 8–12 weeks at a time), including a second wave from December 2009 to February 2010 and a third wave in the summer and fall of 2010.<ref name="throwback2nd">{{cite news|url=http://www.bevreview.com/2010/01/07/mountain-dew-throwback-december-2009-rerelease/|title=Mountain Dew Throwback » December 2009 Rerelease|last=Tanner|first=Steve|date=7 January 2010|work=BevReview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125222143/http://www.bevreview.com/2010/01/07/mountain-dew-throwback-december-2009-rerelease/|archive-date=25 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="throwback3rd">{{cite news|url=http://www.bevreview.com/2010/06/16/throwback-thirds-pepsi-dew-throwback-to-return-for-3rd-run-in-august-for-5-weeks/|title=Pepsi, Dew Throwback to return for 3rd run in August for 5 weeks|last=Tanner|first=Steve|date=16 June 2010|work=BevReview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112062850/http://www.bevreview.com/2010/06/16/throwback-thirds-pepsi-dew-throwback-to-return-for-3rd-run-in-august-for-5-weeks/|archive-date=12 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> A fourth eight-week production run began in March 2011, before becoming a permanent addition to the Mountain Dew flavor line-up, until being discontinued again during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=limitedreleasestatus>{{cite news|last=Tanner|first=Steve|title=Pepsi, Dew Throwback return in 2011 for 4th limited run, perhaps extended beyond 8 weeks|url=http://www.bevreview.com/2011/01/07/pepsi-dew-throwback-return-in-2011-for-4th-limited-run-perhaps-extended-beyond-8-weeks/|newspaper=BevReview|date=7 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114202416/http://www.bevreview.com/2011/01/07/pepsi-dew-throwback-return-in-2011-for-4th-limited-run-perhaps-extended-beyond-8-weeks/|archive-date=14 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A {{cvt|12|USoz|mL|0}} can of Mountain Dew contains 54&nbsp;mg of caffeine (equivalent to {{convert|54/12|mg/USoz|mg/L|0|disp=out}}).<ref>[http://www.math.utah.edu/~yplee/fun/caffeine.html "Caffeine Content Of Popular Drinks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105041909/http://www.math.utah.edu/~yplee/fun/caffeine.html |date=5 January 2013 }}. Department of Mathematics, College of Science, [[The University of Utah]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref>

===Tartrazine===
An urban legend about Mountain Dew ingredients is that dye Yellow #5 (tartrazine) lowers sperm count.<ref name=dewsp>{{cite news|last=Mayer|first=Heather|title=Fact or Myth: Mountain Dew lowers sperm count|url=http://dailyorange.com/2007/03/fact-or-myth-mountain-dew-lowers-sperm-count/|newspaper=The Daily Orange (Syracuse, New York)|date=6 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302113218/http://dailyorange.com/2007/03/fact-or-myth-mountain-dew-lowers-sperm-count/|archive-date=2 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Tartrazine has never been scientifically linked to any of the alleged effects in the legends, nor has any other component of the drink.<ref name=dewyellow5>{{cite news|last=Pelisek|first=Christine|title=Offbeat: Mr. Happy Does the Dew|newspaper=[[LA Weekly]]|date=19 April 2000|url=http://laweekly.com/news/offbeat/mr-happy-does-the-dew/11480/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016184218/http://laweekly.com/news/offbeat/mr-happy-does-the-dew/11480/ |archive-date = 16 October 2007}}</ref>

===Alcohol===
In 2022, PepsiCo partnered with the [[Boston Beer Company]] to produce a line of alcohol-infused drinks in four flavors. Labelled "Hard Mtn Dew", the drinks were initially sold in [[Florida]], [[Iowa]] and Tennessee,<ref name=HardCNN>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/business/hard-mtn-dew-launch-states/index.html|title=Here's where you can get boozy Mountain Dew first|first1=Jordan|last1=Valinsky|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=22 February 2022|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> before expanding to other states.