AMP is an energy drink produced and distributed by PepsiCo under the Mountain Dew soft drink brand. It was launched in 2001 to compete with Red Bull. The beverage is available in 8.4 fl.oz. and 16 fl.oz. (TALLBOY) cans and made with Mountain Dew's base flavor formula. It also contains MDX5, taurine, ginseng, B-vitamins, guarana and maltodextrin.

Nutrition Facts

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The following table compares AMP with Red Bull (the most popular “energy drink”), Mountain Dew’s “energy soda”, Coca-Cola’s “energy soda”, and as a baseline, Mountain Dew itself. Energy drinks are often marketed on, and chosen for, the perceived differences illustrated below.

	AMP	Red Bull	MDX	Coca-Cola Vault	Mountain Dew
package (fl.oz.)	8.45	8.45	14	20	12
calories	120	110	210	290	165
total fat (g)	0	0	0	0	0
saturated fat (g)	0	0	0	0	0
caffeine (mg)	75	80	83	118	56
taurine (mg)	897	1000	500	0	0
glucuronolactone (mg)	??	600	??	0	0
cholesterol (mg)	0	0	0	0	0
sodium (mg)	75	200	70	75	75
total carbohydrate (g)	32	28	58	78	47
dietary fiber (g)	0	0	0	0	0
sugars (g)	30	27	56	78	46
protein (g)	0	0	0	0	0
riboflavin ( RDA)	20%	100%
vitamin B6 ( RDA)	10%	250%
vitamin B12 ( RDA)	10%	80%
niacin ( RDA)	10%	100%
pantothenic acid ( RDA)	10%	50%

Most of the information on the above table is based on Mountain Dew’s own website which lists the data for an 8 fl.oz. “standard serving” even though the common package sizes are different.

Ingredients

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Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, orange juice from concentrate, natural flavors, guarana, sodium benzoate, sodium polyphosphates, maltodextrin, caffeine, gum arabic, erythoric acid, taurine, panax ginseng, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), potassium benzoate, brominated vegetable oil, yellow 5.

External links

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• Amp's Official Website
• Review of the AMP Energy Drink

Energy drinks | PepsiCo brands