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  <element id="mnst_TcccSubsidiariesAndTcccRelatedPartiesMember" name="TcccSubsidiariesAndTcccRelatedPartiesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_TcccIndependentBottlersMember" name="TcccIndependentBottlersMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_TcccSubsidiariesMember" name="TcccSubsidiariesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_TcccRelatedPartiesAndTcccIndependentBottlersMember" name="TcccRelatedPartiesAndTcccIndependentBottlersMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="mnst_PrincipalOwnersMember" name="PrincipalOwnersMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_ContractManufacturingExpensesRelatedParty" name="ContractManufacturingExpensesRelatedParty" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_ReyesCocaColaBottlingMember" name="ReyesCocaColaBottlingMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_AccountsPayableForOtherIntangibleAssets" name="AccountsPayableForOtherIntangibleAssets" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_May2018RepurchasePlanMember" name="May2018RepurchasePlanMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_ReceiveUsdPayRubMember" name="ReceiveUsdPayRubMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseNetMember" name="InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseNetMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="mnst_August2018RepurchaseProgramMember" name="August2018RepurchaseProgramMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
</xsd:schema>
