The 411 on Mt. Dew

Regular Mountain Dew soft drink (8 fl. oz)
Contains: Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, concentrated orange juice and other natural flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), caffeine, sodium citrate, gum arabic, erythorbic acid (preserves freshness), calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor) and brominated vegetable oil, yellow 5.

Calories 110
Total Fats (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 50
Potassium (mg) 0
Total Carbohydrates (g) 31
Protein (g) 0
Caffeine (mg) 37

High-Fuctose Corn Syrup is produced by processing corn starch to yield glucose, and then processing the glucose to produce a syrup that contains fructose.
A link exists between obesity and high HFCS consumption, especially from soft drinks
The fructose in HFCS is converted to fatty acids by the liver at a greater rate than is glucose.

Sodium Benzoate. As a food additive it is used as a preservative, effectively killing most yeasts, bacteria and fungi. Sodium benzoate is effective only in acidic conditions (pH < 3.6) making its use most prevalent in foods such as preserves, salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbon dioxide), jams (citric acid), fruit juices (citric acid), and chinese food sauces (soy, mustard, and duck). It is also found in alcohol-based mouthwash.

Gum arabic, a natural gum also called gum acacia, is a substance that is taken from two sub-Saharan species of the acacia tree, Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. It is used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer
Gum arabic is a complex mixture of saccharides and glycoproteins, which gives it one of its most useful properties: it is perfectly edible


Citric acid is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. It is a natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic (sour) taste to foods and soft drinks.

Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans.
Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness

The most common short-term effects of drinking caffeine are: caffeine is a mild stimulant that makes you feel more alert, makes your heart beat faster, is a diuretic, so it makes you go to the toilet more, raises your body temperature and makes your digestive system produce more acid.
It can take 4 to 6 hours for the effects of caffeine to wear off.
Moderate caffeine intake is probably not harmful to healthy adults. However, regular large amounts (over 350mg/day) may cause dependency, also called caffeinism and adversely affect health.
Large amounts of cola drinks (34 - 68 fl.oz per day) as well as daily morning coffee may also lead to excessive caffeine intake.

Some of the most common symptoms of excessive caffeine intake are:
· chronic insomnia
· persistent anxiety
· depression
· restlessness
· heart palpitations
· upset stomach
· headaches when caffeine is not present

Contrary to popular belief, Mt. Dew does not contain the most caffeine, Coca-Cola does. 10 mg. Per 12oz. serving more!

Calcium Diosodium EDTA is added as a preservative to prevent catalytic oxidation by metal ions or stabilizer and for iron fortification.



Brominated Vegetable Oil: The addition of bromine increases the density of the oil, and the amount of bromine is carefully controlled to achieve a density that is the same as the water in the drink. As a result, the BVO remains suspended in the water instead of forming separate layers.

[ahotjock71]

What!? I thought the main ingredient was anti-freeze!

[Nonimus]

Is this alcoholic or wot?

[dolphwasser]

How many did YOU have to be able to enter a post like that!!!????

That was amazing!

And informative.

a girl at work claims that the coloring agent in Mt. Dew causes sterililty. She keeps telling me I'll never get my girlfriend pregnant.

Addendum: It's supposed to be "High Fructose Corn Syrup"

Not Fuctose

Although, the latter does sound better.

[tyler1987]

ive heard from many people that drinking mt.dew consistantly makes your penis shrink......no lie.

Originally Posted by jethillsong

ive heard from many people that drinking mt.dew consistantly makes your penis shrink......no lie.

No wonder my dick is so small.

[eddielee]

Gum arabic is a strange ingredient. I wouldn't have expected an exotic tree gum to be in Mt. Dew. Yahoo Mt. Dew!

[natedogg323]

Not only am I addicted to Smoking, now I see I have caffeinism!!

Mt. Dew was sent by the Gods to make us happy.

[Aussieguy01]

so is this a pro mountin dew post or a con? lol

[poetstud1981]

Originally Posted by jethillsong

ive heard from many people that drinking mt.dew consistantly makes your penis shrink......no lie.

i dont know but my roommates Cock is 6.5 inches and he drinks lots of mtn dew and no shrinkage there. i drink mtn dew as well adn no shrinkage either.

so i think ur statement is not true

[bedbugy]

why not purchase a juicer and make yor own from fresh veg and fruit god that shit they had makes me cringe

Mt. Dew is bad for you and tastes like urine... I tried it before. Disgusting.

Originally Posted by Aussieguy01

so is this a pro mountin dew post or a con? lol

Neither, it's simply the 411 on Mt. Dew. Use it as you wish.

[pills]

Why not just take speed? Sounds healthier.

[theatreboi]

^Mt. Dew DOES (I promise I read it somewhere reliable A.K.A. not the internet) lower your sperm count, but then again, so does having a laptop on your lap...so who cares?

Originally Posted by Theyoungman

Mt. Dew is bad for you and tastes like urine... I tried it before. Disgusting.

I've tried it before, too. Mt. Dew does not taste like urine. Unless, maybe you added salt to it and drank it warm.

It does look like urine, I'll give you that.

Something that looks and tastes like urine is Miller High Life Beer (warm, of course) Yuck!

[luminum]

Okay, the sterility thing is over exaggerrated. Drinking things liek Mt. Dew will not cause significant sperm count decline in any way.

Thbt. But still, try not to drinkt he stuff if I can help it. Not that good.