Type | Soft drink |
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Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
Country of origin | United States |
Introduced | June 28, 1972 (as Peppo) June 26, 1974 (as Mr. Pibb) June 27, 2001 (as Pibb Xtra) |
Discontinued | June 25, 1974 (as Peppo) June 26, 2001 (as Mr. Pibb) |
Color | Caramel |
Flavor | "Spicy cherry" [1] |
Variants | Pibb Xtra Pibb Zero Pibb Xtra/Zero Cherry Pibb Xtra/Zero Cherry-Vanilla |
Related products | Dr Pepper Dr. Wells Dr Thunder |
Pibb Xtra, formerly called Mr. Pibb (sometimes styled as Mr. PiBB), is a soft drink created and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. It is a kind of pepper soda [2] with several variants.
As of 2020, Pibb Xtra is sold in bottles, cans, and two-liter bottles, and is available in most Coca-Cola Freestyle machines.
First introduced as "Peppo" to compete against Dr Pepper, [3] the name was changed to "Mr. Pibb" after Dr Pepper sued The Coca-Cola Company for trademark infringement. [4] The original test markets for Mr. Pibb in 1972 were located in Waco, Texas [5] the birthplace of Dr Pepper, before the company moved to Dallas, Texas. [6] In 1980, Mr. Pibb was reformulated and marketed with the words "New Taste" printed prominently on the products. [7]
In 2001, a cinnamon-forward "spicy cherry" flavor replaced the original formula in many parts of the United States, marketed as a bolder version of original Mr. Pibb. [8] As recently as 2020, Pibb Xtra has been marketed as a "refreshing, spicy cherry alternative to regular cola". [1] [9] [10]
Pibb Xtra, introduced in 2001, replaced Mr. PiBB. It is not merely a re-branding, but a reformulation.
Pibb Zero replaced Diet Mr. PiBB.
Pibb is now available in some Freestyle machines at restaurant chains that do not serve Dr Pepper or regions where Dr Pepper is not bottled by a local Coca-Cola distributor, which introduced the brand to new countries exclusively through the machines. [11] In 2011, Pibb Xtra expanded to two new flavors: Pibb Xtra Cherry and Pibb Xtra Cherry-Vanilla. Released for Coca-Cola Freestyle machines, both new flavors were also released for Pibb Zero. Pibb Xtra Strawberry was released in 2018, along with Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola Strawberry.
Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate and potassium benzoate, artificial and natural flavors, caffeine, monosodium phosphate, lactic acid, polyethylene glycol.
Nutritional value per 12 fl oz (355 ml) | |
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Energy | 140 kcal (590 kJ) |
38 | |
Sugars | 40 |
Dietary fiber | 0 |
0 | |
Saturated | 0 |
Trans | 0 |
0 | |
Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
Vitamin A equiv. | 0% 0 μg |
Vitamin C | 0% 0 mg |
Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
Calcium | 0% 0 mg |
Iron | 0% 0 mg |
Potassium | 0% 0 mg |
Sodium | 2% 40 mg |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Cholesterol | 0 |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults. [12] |
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