Sprite Zero Sugar (also known as Diet Sprite or Sprite No Sugar, and known as simply Sprite in the Netherlands[1] and Ireland[2]) is a colorless, lemon-lime soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. It is a sugar-free variant of Sprite, and is one of the drinks in Coca-Cola's "Zero Sugar" lineup.
 A 20oz (591mL) plastic bottle of Sprite Zero Sugar | |
| Type | Sugar-Free Lemon-lime |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Color | Transparent |
| Related products | 7up, Sprite, Glorietta |
History edit
Sprite Zero Sugar originally began production as "Sugar Free Sprite" in 1974, and was renamed to "Diet Sprite" in 1983. In other countries, it was known as "Sprite Light". The brand "Sprite Zero" was first used in Greece in 2002.[3] Beginning in 2002, the name was changed almost worldwide to Sprite Zero, matching The Coca-Cola Company's launch of Fanta Zero and Coca-Cola Zero. In 2019, the drink was re-branded as "Sprite Zero Sugar" in order to align with the Coca-Cola Company's 2017 re-brand of Coca-Cola Zero as "Coca-Cola Zero Sugar" and its 2019 extension of that branding to its zero-calorie varieties of Coca-Cola Vanilla and Coca-Cola Cherry.
Ingredients edit
The following ingredients are listed here: carbonated water, citric acid, natural flavors, potassium citrate, and potassium benzoate, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium. (Aspartame contains phenylalanine.)
Varieties edit
| Name | Launched | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprite Cranberry Zero | 2013 | A cranberry-flavored Sprite Zero. It was first sold for the holiday season in 2013 and has been sold every holiday season since.
It was later introduced in Norway in August 2018. |
| Sprite Cherry Zero | 2017 | Sprite Zero with a Cherry flavor. Launched in 2017 in the United States as a permanent variety.[4] |
| Sprite Cucumber Zero Sugar | 2018 | Sprite Zero with a Cucumber flavor. It was introduced to the UK and Ireland in 2018, but was discontinued a year later. |
| Sprite Extra Sprite Fiber+ Sprite Plus |
2017 (Japan) 2018 (China) 2019 (Hong Kong and Macau) 2020 (Taiwan) |
Zero-sugar, zero-calorie Sprite with dietary fiber added. 7.5 grams of dietary fiber are included (approximately 30% of the daily fiber requirement for adults). According to the bottle, this is the amount of fiber found in two apples. First debuted in 2017, in Japan, then April 2018 in Chongqing, China, 2019 in Hong Kong, and finally, 2020 in Taiwan.[5] |
| Sprite Zero Lemon & Mint | 2018 | A low-calorie version of Sprite Ice that is available in Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Germany.[6][7][8][9] |
| Sprite Ginger Zero | 2020 | |
| Sprite Lemon+ Zero Sugar | 2022 | No Calorie version of Sprite Lemon+. |
Nutrition edit
Comparing Sprite Zero Sugar to other popular lemon-lime sodas:
| Soft drink | Calories | Fat | Sodium | Carbohydrates | Sugars | Aspartame | Acesulfame-Potassium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprite | 140 | 0g | 38mg | 38g | 38g | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Sprite Zero Sugar | 0 | 0g | 35 mg | 0g | 0g | 75 mg/355mL | 50 mg/355mL |
| 7up | 140 | 0g | 40 mg | 39g | 38g | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Diet 7up | 0 | 0g | 65 mg | 0g | 0g | 124mg / 355mL | 32mg / 355mL |
| Sierra Mist | 140 | 0g | 35 mg | 37g | 37g | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Diet Sierra Mist | 0 | 0g | 35 mg | 0g | 0g | 102mg / 355mL | 32mg / 355mL |
References edit
- ^ "Sprite Zero will become Sprite in the Netherlands". RetailDetail EU. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Sprite". ie.coca-colahellenic.com.
- ^ Diet Drinks Get Aliases New York Times. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Sprite Cherry Zero Sugar". Sprite® Cherry Zero Sugar - Sugar-Free Soda | Sprite®. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Fiber-filled Sprite debuts in Chongqing". China Daily. April 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Főoldal". hu.coca-colahellenic.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Τρία Έψιλον". gr.coca-colahellenic.com (in Greek). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Sprite limun nana 0.33l". www.maxi.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ [1]Archived August 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine