Want your favourite drink, but don’t want the sugar? No problem.
We offer more than 80 drinks across 20 different brands in Great Britain, which includes great-tasting, lower or no sugar and calorie alternatives. In fact, all of our sparkling soft drinks – Coca-Cola Classic, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Fanta and Lilt – have an equally delicious sugar-free option.
Since 2005, we’ve been busy working with our team of experts and nutritionists to refine our recipes and remove sugar from many of our regular soft drinks.
Did you know that in 2012, sugar in Sprite was reduced by 37% compared to its previous recipe?Most of this work involves sweeteners, more on that below.
What’s next? Between now and 2018, the Coca-Cola system is investing £15 million in developing new lower and no-sugar recipes. That includes launching a new sugar-free cola this summer – Coca Cola Zero Sugar which tastes and looks more like Coca-Cola Classic. It will replace Coca Cola Zero which launched in 2006.
Play the animation to see our sugar reduction timeline.
Cutting back on sugar doesn’t mean compromising on taste.
We’ve perfected ways of creating great-tasting drinks with less or no sugar, and the ways we do that are evolving over time. Stevia plant extract is the latest ingredient that we’re using to reduce or replace the sugar in some of our drinks.
It’s a zero-calorie sweetener and comes from the leaves of the stevia plant. You’ll find it in drinks such as glaceau vitaminwater zero.
Watch the video to find out more about stevia plant extract.
When it comes to picking up a pack of your favourite soft drink, we know you want more choice. So that’s why Coca-Cola European Partners have made sure there’s a size to suit a range of occasions.
The latest addition is the 250ml small can, which hit supermarket shelves in 2013. But you can also find refreshment in the form of a 150ml mini can, a standard 330ml can or a 1.75 litre bottle, designed for sharing with friends and family.
People are busy, so they want a quick and easy way to see what’s in their food and drink.
So when you pick up a can or bottle you’ll see that we list all the ingredients and nutritional information on the back – and on our website too – to help you make an informed choice.
A key priority for the Coca-Cola system is providing people with the clearest possible information about our drinks. In 2014 we started using the Department of Health’s colour-coded, front of pack nutrition labelling scheme. It’s there to help you choose the drink which best meets your needs and clearly shows you the calories and sugars in each serving.
These are just some of the ways in which the Coca-Cola system is reducing sugar across our drinks. By 2020 we aim for Great Britain to be the first country in the world selling more than 50% no or low sugar Coca-Cola.