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 A can of Dr Pepper | |
| Type | Soft drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Keurig Dr Pepper (2008–present; United States) The Coca-Cola Company (United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea) PepsiCo (Canada and rest of Europe) |
| Distributor | Keurig Dr Pepper |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1885 |
| Color | Caramel |
| Flavor | Proprietary combination of 23 flavors |
| Related products | Pibb Xtra Dr. Wells Dr Thunder |
| Website | drpepper |
| Nutritional value per 12 fl oz (355 ml) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 150[1] kcal (630 kJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trans | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. Dr. Pepper was created in the 1880s by the American pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, and was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904. It is manufactured by Keurig Dr Pepper in the United States, by The Coca-Cola Company in the United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea, and by PepsiCo in Canada and Europe. Variants include Diet Dr Pepper and, beginning in the 2000s, a line of additional flavors.
Although Dr Pepper has similarities to cola, the American Food and Drug Administration has ruled that Dr Pepper is not a cola,[4][5] nor a root beer, nor a fruit-flavored soft drink.[6] Rather, Dr Pepper is said to be in a category of its own kind, called "pepper soda", named for the brand. Other soft drinks in this category, such as Dublin Original and Pibb Xtra, have a similar flavor profile.[7]
Dr Pepper is the second highest-selling carbonated soft drink in the United States, and the sixth highest-selling in the United Kingdom.[8][9][10]
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