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-free, grapefruit-citrus flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo.

Packaging

Citrus blast comes in 12-ounce aluminum cans, 20-ounce

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s, and 2-liter plastic bottles. The plastic bottles are light-green tinted. The label has a yellow background and the text in the logo is red. On the top left-hand corner, there is a light blue banner with the words "New!" printed in white. On the top right-hand corner, there are the capitalized words "CAFFEINE FREE" printed in small, regular font.

Ingredients

The ingredients of Citrus Blast are: Carbonated water,

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, citric acid, grapefruit juice concentrate, modified food starch, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), glycerol ester of rosin, natural flavor, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness),

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A 20-ounce bottle contains 240 calories, 64 grams carbs, and 64 grams of sugars.

Varieties

* Citrus Blast (2011–Present) - The original flavor. A light yellow-green-colored, grapefruit-citrus-flavored soda that was developed in 2011 by PepsiCo to compete with

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, a similar grapefruit soda from The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. * Diet Citrus Blast (2011) - Reduced-calorie Citrus Blast. It was introduced shortly after the regular version of Citrus Blast. It is available in various parts of the United States.

References

*Review: Citrus Blast-Grapefruit-flavored Squirt knockoff from Peps

*The official Citrus Blast websit

*Citrus Blast product fact

*NEW! Naturally Flavored and Caffeine Free soda called Citrus Blas

*Citrus Blast review by SODACRAZ

*X-Entertainment review of Citrus Blas

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