Those familiar bright green bottles of Diet Mountain Dew. While there might be something of a cult following for the classic ...

Consumers didn't go for it, and Coke stopped selling the drink in the U.S. in 2008. Mr. Green's 2002 release was Pepsi subsidiary SoBe's only foray into the soda business, and it failed in a hurry.

Bicarbonate of soda was once used in to soften the skins of pulses while cooking, it was also added to green vegetables while cooking in order to preserve their colour. However, as this practice ...