Mountain Dew?!
Is it only available in America?
I live in the UK but I've never seen it over here...
Answers: What is Mountain Dew and what does it taste like?
Is it only available in America?
I live in the UK but I've never seen it over here...
Wow, I can't imagine life without it. Just kidding, it's not that great, but it's still pretty good. It's a carbonated drink, kind of like 7 Up or Sprite (or any other lemon-lime soda), but the lemon flavor is much stronger. It has a lot of caffeine in it. It also comes in different flavors. I think so far I've seen a red one and a blue one, but I've only seen the blue one at Taco Bell (a Mexican fast food restaurant; I don't think the UK has it). You might be able to buy it over the Internet, but I'm not entirely sure. If you guys have American food stores over there, they might have some.
it is a lemon and lime soda,i'm not sure if they sell it in the UK
Mountain Dew is a soft drink like Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-Up.
Not sure how to describe the taste, but it does not taste like Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-Up, Dr. Pepper. It has it's own unique taste.
I think Mountain Dew is only available in the US. When I lived and traveled around Asia for 3 years, I never saw Mountain Dew.
It doesn't taste that great, so you aren't missing anything!
i love mountain dew!
It's taste is very hard to describe.
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 yellow-green and semi-opaque.
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.)
* Sodium citrate
* Gum arabic
* Erythorbic acid (preserves freshness)
* Calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor)
* Brominated vegetable oil
* Yellow 5
Mountain Dew (and its energy drink counterpart known as AMP) often incurs the disapproval of some health experts[2] due to its relatively high caffeine content for a soft drink (or energy drink). However, Mountain Dew marketed in Australia and Canada (see Dew Fuel/Mountain Dew Energy varieties below) — as well as several U.S. states — has no caffeine added at all (Health Canada states that caffeine cannot be in non-cola food products[3]). Nevertheless, Mountain Dew contains tartrazine (“FD&C Yellow No. 5” in the US), which could lead to allergic reactions in some people. This has also led to a false urban legend that the Yellow No. 5 in Mountain Dew reduces the sperm count of male drinkers.[4] Mountain Dew, like many citrus flavored sodas, contains citric acid and sodium benzoate.
Recent reports to the Food and Drug Administration indicate that some soft drinks may contain high levels of benzene that are above the FDA's limit for public drinking water.[5] The source of the benzene appears to be from a reaction of ascorbic acid or erythorbic acid, and sodium benzoate. Mountain Dew contains erythorbic acid and sodium benzoate. However, calcium disodium EDTA and sugars have been shown to inhibit benzene creation, and Mountain Dew has not been found to have toxic levels of benzene; though benzene is present in the drink. There has been a call, recently, for soft drink companies to address the toxic chemical reaction that takes place in many similar beverages.[6]
Diet Mountain Dew contains aspartame. Mountain Dew's brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is another source of contention. More than 100 countries ban BVO for its adverse health effects. However, the exact quantity of bromine put into fat cells from BVO is questioned.
I'll smuggle some into the UK for ya.
wow there's no mountain dew in UK...
it's like a lemon soda...
mountain dew is a mixture of soda and lemon..yeah its really good, so refreshing...i dont have any idea if it is available in UK..
Awwwww...no Mountain Dew for you? That's sad! Unlike some of the other answerers...I LOVE Mountain Dew! It's different than other drinks! SOOOOOO GOOD! You must come to America to DO THE DEW!!
I'd it tastes like 7-up with maybe 1/3 0f orange juice mixed in/why it not release over there maybe too much caffenine in it i was over there last summer and i only found it in Tesco stores on Tap at soda fountain?..me i fellin love Shandys (tennants-7-up mixers).
It is pretty nasty, be glad you have never had to taste this aweful soda, as for me, I like Ginger-Ale, Sierra Mist, or 7-up.