Where to buy sweetener free drinks?

na1

Hello,
Since the "sugar tax" introduced in 2018, it seems that most merchants instead of increasing the retail price just switched from sugar to different sweeteners.
Almost all carbonated water in Lidl, Aldi or Tesco is now sugar free or reduced sugar. even some fruit juices and ketchup are made with sweeteners!

Now the only sugar sweetened drink I could find is the original Coke at some unreasonable price.

Just curious were is the best place to buy the sweetener free different carbonated drinks or (for example) cranberry juice?

L1011

Dunnes have all the old soft drinks in sub-2L bottles; as well as various options of tonic waters etc. Carbonated water generally had no sugar in it at all?

na1

Thanks,
I will check out Dunnes. (What I mean is carbonated soft drinks)

odyssey06

Squeez Cranberry Juice - sugar only, 19% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1025896000

Kelkin Cranberry Juice - sugar only, 25% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1005968001

Ocean Spray Classic uses Stevia which is a natural sweetener derived from plant leaves, 27% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1017091002

ps Stevia is the sweetener used in regular 7Up

rubadub

L1011 wrote: »

Dunnes have all the old soft drinks in sub-2L bottles;

Have dunnes own brand stayed full sugar? I know tescos all dropped.

I was in tesco trying to find a full sugar version of any lemonade or lemon & lime drink and I found none.

I am not talking about them only selling diet ones, its that the likes of 7up is no longer full sugar. TK, club, sprite, tesco own brand. Many dropped sugar to get in the lower tax bracket but use sweetener to make up for the reduced one.

Some more than others, e.g. TK is only 1.9% sugar
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256731255

Tesco show nutritional values on their website but some were incorrect.

club shows as 10% but I think it might be lower in the shop, and is expensive enough
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=271265801

na1

odyssey06 wrote: »

Squeez Cranberry Juice - sugar only, 19% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1025896000

Kelkin Cranberry Juice - sugar only, 25% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1005968001

Ocean Spray Classic uses Stevia which is a natural sweetener derived from plant leaves, 27% juice:
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1017091002

ps Stevia is the sweetener used in regular 7Up

Looks good, except the price....))

Tree

Club orange is still full sugar, as is regular coke as noted. Some of the crafty softdrinks (eg fentimans) are all (cane) sugar. For squashes all that's left is Ribena.

It's the worst idea.

rubadub

Tree wrote: »

For squashes all that's left is Ribena.

Ribena changed in the UK so guess it would have here.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ribena-flavour-ingredients-recipe-change-16854172

Tesco site says 11.9g carbs per 250ml
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=287632607

Old label showed a lot more

Tree

rubadub wrote: »

Ribena changed in the UK so guess it would have here.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ribena-flavour-ingredients-recipe-change-16854172

Tesco site says 11.9g carbs per 250ml
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=287632607

Old label showed a lot more

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