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Sprite Zero Sugar

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.

Sprite Zero Sugar
A 20oz (591mL) plastic bottle of Sprite Zero Sugar
TypeSugar-Free Lemon-lime
ManufacturerThe Coca-Cola Company
OriginUnited States
ColorTransparent
Related products7up, Sprite

History

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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

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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

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NameLaunchedNotes
Sprite Cranberry Zero 2013 Sprite Zero flavored with spices and cranberry. It was first sold for the holiday season in 2013 alongside its regular counterpart and has been sold every holiday season until 2019, when Winter Spiced Cranberry Zero replaced it.[4][5] It was also sold in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Sprite Cherry Zero 2017 Sprite Zero with a cherry flavor. Launched in 2017 in the United States as a permanent variety along its regular counterpart.[6]
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. It debuted in 2017, in Japan, then April 2018 in Chongqing, China, 2019 in Hong Kong, and finally, 2020 in Taiwan.[7]
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. It was also sold in the Netherlands as simply Sprite Cucumber.
Sprite Zero Lemon & Mint 2018 A low-calorie version of Sprite Ice that is available in Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Germany.[8][9][10][11] It has also been sold in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Argentina, Brazil under different names, and as Sprite Chill Zero Sugar Mint in South Korea, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry Zero Sugar 2019 A replacement for the original Sprite Cranberry Zero. It is sold around the holiday season alongside the regular version.[5]
Sprite Lemon-Lime + Cactus 2020 A variant with added Cactus fruit flavoring. It was sold exclusively in Belgium and the Netherlands, and is the first Zero Sugar-exclusive variant sold in the world.[12]
Sprite Ginger Zero 2020 Sprite Zero with an added note of ginger to complement the classic lemon–lime flavor. Sold in the United States alongside the regular variety.
Sprite Lemon+ Zero Sugar 2022 No calorie version of Sprite Lemon+. Sold in Australia.
Sprite + Tea Zero Sugar 2025 Sprite Zero mixed with the taste of sweet tea. It was introduced as a limited edition in the United States and Canada in May 2025 alongside the regular counterpart, and was sold until October.[13] It will be re-released once again for a limited time in 2026.
Sprite Chill Zero Sugar Mango Citrus 2026 A mango/citrus flavored variant with cooling agents made to give the drink a "freezing" feel. It was released in the United States as a Walmart-exclusive in March 2026, and is the first Zero Sugar variant in the Sprite Chill lineup.[14]

Nutrition

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Comparing Sprite Zero Sugar to other popular lemon-lime sodas:

Soft drinkCaloriesFatSodiumCarbohydratesSugarsAspartameAcesulfame-Potassium
Sprite 140 0g 38 mg 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 124 mg / 355mL 32 mg / 355mL
Sierra Mist 140 0g 35 mg 37g 37g 0 mg 0 mg
Diet Sierra Mist 0 0g 35 mg 0g 0g 102 mg / 355mL 32 mg / 355mL

References

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  1. ↑ "Sprite Zero will become Sprite in the Netherlands". RetailDetail EU. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Sprite". ie.coca-colahellenic.com.
  3. ↑ Diet Drinks Get Aliases New York Times. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sprite Launches New Flavor to "Berry" up the Holidays". The Wall Street Journal. October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Greenhut, Stacy (2019-11-06). "Coca-Cola gets in holiday spirit with two new flavors". WJXT. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Sprite Cherry Zero Sugar". Sprite® Cherry Zero Sugar - Sugar-Free Soda | Sprite®. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Fiber-filled Sprite debuts in Chongqing". China Daily. April 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Főoldal". hu.coca-colahellenic.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Coca-Cola Τρία Έψιλον". gr.coca-colahellenic.com (in Greek). Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sprite limun nana 0.33l". www.maxi.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Erfrischungsgetränke für jeden Geschmack | Coca-Cola DE". Coca-Cola. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ↑ "Sprite lemon cactus". world.openfoodfacts.org. March 29, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sprite Drops Refreshing Take on Tea With New LTO – Sprite + Tea". www.coca-colacompany.com.
  14. ↑ https://www.southernliving.com/sprite-new-chill-flavor-11932275
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