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Mexico (modern Nahuatl), officially the United Mexican States, is a federal republic in the southern half of North America.

It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico.

Covering almost two million square kilometers (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world.

With an estimated population of over 120 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America.

Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city.

Other metropolises include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century.

The staples are native foods, such as corn, beans, avocados, tomatoes, and chili peppers, along with rice, which was brought by the Spanish.

Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meats from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat, and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese), and various herbs and spices.

An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense).

For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish.

Many commercial products contain a secret ingredient that is purported to make them better than competing products.

In the pharmaceutical industry, an active ingredient is that part of a formulation that yields the effect expected by the customer.

Flavor (or flavour; see spelling differences) is the sensory impression of food or other substance, and is determined primarily by the chemical senses of taste and smell.

The "trigeminal senses", which detect chemical irritants in the mouth and throat, as well as temperature and texture, are also important to the overall gestalt of flavor perception.

The flavor of the food, as such, can be altered with natural or artificial flavorants which affect these senses.

Amp Energy (or simply Amp) is an energy drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. At the time of its introduction in 2001, Amp Energy was initially distributed under the Mountain Dew soft drink brand.

Since 2009, it has been produced and labeled under its own stand-alone trademark name.

The beverage is packaged in both 16-ounce and 24-ounce cans, and is sold in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

As of 2009, Amp Energy was the number four energy drink brand in the U.S. in terms of overall retail sales.