WHAT'S IN PEPSI?
PEPSI — NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
Information updated October 2025
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Pepsi was once sweetened with only Sugar and now it contains High Fructose Corn Syrup as the second ingredient. Ingredients are always listed in descending order of amount.
Seen below, the majority of ingredients in Pepsi have never been in our home kitchens:
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And we leave you with some Pepsi ads from the good old days . . .
