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List of Mountain Dew flavors and varieties

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ65040777 ↗
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Mountain Dew, a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink owned by PepsiCo, has had numerous branded flavor variants since the original formula's creation in 1940. Notable variants include Diet Mountain Dew, Baja Blast, Code Red, LiveWire, Voltage, Major Melon, and Spark.

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