MTN DEW KICKSTART® Orange Citrus combines the great taste of DEW® with real fruit juice and just the right amount of kick to start your day. Juice + Caffeine + DEW®

MTN DEW KICKSTART® Black Cherry combines the great taste of DEW® with real fruit juice and electrolytes for taste. Juice + Caffeine + DEW® Find Near You.

Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, White Grape Juice Concentrate, Concentrated Orange Juice, Citric Acid, Sodium Polyphosphates (to Protect Flavor), Natural Flavor, Gum Arabic, Potassium Sorbate (Preserves Freshness), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Acesulfame Potassium, Sucrose Acetate ...

Mountain Dew, stylized as Mtn Dew in some countries, is a carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in 1940 by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman.

Mountain Dew Kickstart has proven one of PepsiCo's most successful US beverage launches in the past 10 years, with 50% growth in its second year on the market and retail sales now close to $250m.

Although Kickstart may look like an energy drink, it has far less caffeine, at 92 milligrams for a 16-ounce can. A comparable amount of regular Mountain Dew would have 72 milligrams of caffeine while a can of PepsiCo's Amp energy drink has 142 milligrams, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Although Kickstart may look like an energy drink, it has far less caffeine, at 92 milligrams for a 16-ounce can. A comparable amount of regular Mountain Dew would have 72 milligrams of caffeine while a can of PepsiCo's Amp energy drink has 142 milligrams, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

From the Package CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, SODIUM CITRATE, GUM ARABIC, ERYTHORBIC ACID (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), YELLOW 5.

Caffeine Content: 46mg/8 fl oz.; 92mg/16 fl oz. Caffeine. Kickstart Energizing fruit punch with just the right amount of kick.

Classic Mountain Dew is labeled as a citrus soda, which is often compared to lemon-lime. It originally touted its formula's use of actual orange juice in the recipe. But, if you ask me, it tastes a little less like all these delicious citrus fruits, and a little bit more like “liquid electricity.”

Bubbly, bright, and sweet, Mountain Dew is a beloved soda that has a near cult-like following. But this drink isn't just for sipping. It also makes for extra moist baked goods, tender cuts of meat, and fluffy cakes. Use its citrus flavor to amp up desserts, or add depth to savory dishes.

In 1974, orange flavoring was added to the Mountain Dew mix, along with that eye-popping green color we all know and love today; it's clear PepsiCo significantly helped elevate Mountain Dew into one of the most popular soda brands of all time.