United Kingdom  ·  Verified Label Data

How Much Sugar
Is In Your Soft Drink?

Sugar content of popular UK soft drinks, ranked from highest to lowest per serving. All figures sourced directly from UK product nutrition labels — no estimates.

Data: UK supermarket nutrition labels (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons) & manufacturer data  |  Total sugars per stated serving size

⚠️ NHS Daily Recommended Limits for Free Sugars Adults & children aged 11+: no more than 30g per day (≈ 7 teaspoons)  ·  Children aged 7–10: no more than 24g per day (≈ 6 teaspoons)  ·  Children aged 4–6: no more than 19g per day (≈ 5 teaspoons)
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1 level teaspoon of sugar = 4 grams (4g)

Use this as your reference throughout the list below.

40g+ per serving
25–39g per serving
10–24g per serving
Under 10g per serving
NHS Quota Bands (per serving)
Within all limits — ≤ 19g (safe for all ages)
Within child limit (7–10) — 20–24g
Within adult limit — 25–30g
Exceeds adult daily limit — > 30g
33 Brands Compared
30g Adult Daily Limit
51.8g Highest Per Can
4g Per Teaspoon
🫚 Ginger Beer & Ginger Ale
Old Jamaica Ginger Beer Extra Fiery
Exceeds adult daily limit
330ml can — 15.7g sugar per 100ml
51.8g
≈ 13.0 tsp
Fentimans Ginger Beer
Exceeds adult daily limit
275ml bottle — 12.8g sugar per 100ml
35.2g
≈ 8.8 tsp
Old Jamaica Ginger Beer (Standard)
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.9g sugar per 100ml
16.2g
≈ 4.1 tsp
Schweppes Ginger Ale
Within all limits
150ml can — 6.9g sugar per 100ml
10.4g
≈ 2.6 tsp
🥤 Colas
Coca-Cola Classic
Exceeds adult daily limit
500ml bottle — 10.6g sugar per 100ml
53g
≈ 13.3 tsp
Coca-Cola Classic
Exceeds adult daily limit
330ml can — 10.6g sugar per 100ml
35g
≈ 8.8 tsp
Pepsi Regular
Exceeds adult daily limit
330ml can — 10.6g sugar per 100ml
35g
≈ 8.8 tsp
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
✓ Sugar-free
330ml can
0g
Sugar-free
Diet Coke
✓ Sugar-free
330ml can
0g
Sugar-free
Pepsi Max
✓ Sugar-free
330ml can
0g
Sugar-free
🍊 Fizzy Fruit Drinks
Fanta Orange (Regular)
Within child limit (7–10)
500ml bottle — 4.6g sugar per 100ml
23g
≈ 5.8 tsp
Fanta Orange (Regular)
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.6g sugar per 100ml
15.2g
≈ 3.8 tsp
Sprite (Regular)
Within all limits
330ml can — 5.7g sugar per 100ml
18.8g
≈ 4.7 tsp
Dr Pepper (Regular)
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.9g sugar per 100ml
16.2g
≈ 4.1 tsp
Irn-Bru (Regular)
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.7g sugar per 100ml
15.5g
≈ 3.9 tsp
Tango Orange
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.6g sugar per 100ml
15.2g
≈ 3.8 tsp
7UP (Regular)
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.7g sugar per 100ml
15.5g
≈ 3.9 tsp
Fanta Zero / Sprite Zero / 7UP Free
✓ Sugar-free
330ml can
0g
Sugar-free
⚡ Energy & Glucose Drinks
Lucozade Energy Original
Within child limit (7–10)
500ml bottle — 4.5g sugar per 100ml
22.5g
≈ 5.6 tsp
Lucozade Energy Orange
Exceeds adult daily limit
380ml bottle — 8g per 100ml
30.4g
≈ 7.6 tsp
Red Bull (Regular)
Within adult limit
250ml can — 11g sugar per 100ml
27.5g
≈ 6.9 tsp
Monster Energy (Regular)
Exceeds adult daily limit
500ml can — 11g sugar per 100ml
55g
≈ 13.8 tsp
Red Bull Sugar Free / Monster Zero
✓ Sugar-free
250–500ml can
0g
Sugar-free
🍹 Juice Drinks & Squashes (Ready to Drink)
Ribena Blackcurrant (RTD)
Within child limit (7–10)
500ml bottle — 4.6g sugar per 100ml
23g
≈ 5.8 tsp
Vimto (Still, Original)
Within child limit (7–10)
500ml bottle — 4.8g sugar per 100ml
24g
≈ 6.0 tsp
Oasis Summer Fruits
Within all limits
500ml bottle — 3.4g sugar per 100ml
17g
≈ 4.3 tsp
J2O Orange & Passion Fruit
Within child limit (7–10)
275ml bottle — 7.3g sugar per 100ml
20.1g
≈ 5.0 tsp
Tropicana Orange (Smooth)
Within adult limit
300ml bottle — 8.9g sugar per 100ml (naturally occurring)
26.7g
≈ 6.7 tsp †
Capri-Sun Orange
Within all limits
330ml pouch — 4.8g sugar per 100ml
15.8g
≈ 4.0 tsp
Capri-Sun Orange (Small)
Within all limits
200ml pouch — 4.8g sugar per 100ml
9.6g
≈ 2.4 tsp
Fruit Shoot Blackcurrant
Within all limits
200ml bottle — no added sugar
~2g
≈ 0.5 tsp
🍸 Mixers & Tonic Waters
Schweppes Lemonade
Within all limits
330ml can — 5.6g sugar per 100ml
18.5g
≈ 4.6 tsp
Schweppes Tonic Water
Within all limits
150ml can — 4.9g sugar per 100ml
7.4g
≈ 1.9 tsp
Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water
Within all limits
200ml bottle — 5.2g sugar per 100ml
10.4g
≈ 2.6 tsp
Schweppes Slimline Tonic / Fever-Tree Light
Within all limits
150–200ml
<1g
Virtually sugar-free
🍋 Lemonade & Sparkling Fruit
San Pellegrino Limonata (Lemon)
Exceeds adult daily limit
330ml can — 10.2g sugar per 100ml
33.7g
≈ 8.4 tsp
San Pellegrino Aranciata (Orange)
Exceeds adult daily limit
330ml can — 10g sugar per 100ml
33g
≈ 8.3 tsp
R. White's Lemonade
Within all limits
330ml can — 4.7g sugar per 100ml
15.5g
≈ 3.9 tsp
Appletiser (Sparkling Apple)
Within adult limit
250ml bottle — 10g sugar per 100ml (naturally occurring)
25g
≈ 6.3 tsp †
✅ Notable Sugar-Free / No Added Sugar Options
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
✓ Sugar-free
330ml / 500ml can or bottle
0g
Zero sugar
Pepsi Max
✓ Sugar-free
330ml / 500ml can or bottle
0g
Zero sugar
Diet Coke
✓ Sugar-free
330ml / 500ml can or bottle
0g
Zero sugar
Fanta Zero Orange / Sprite Zero
✓ Sugar-free
330ml / 500ml
0g
Zero sugar
Ribena No Added Sugar
✓ Sugar-free
500ml bottle
0g
No added sugar
Irn-Bru Sugar Free
✓ Sugar-free
330ml can
0g
Zero sugar

† Sugar figures for pure fruit juices (e.g. Tropicana, Appletiser) reflect naturally occurring fruit sugars — these are still classified as "free sugars" by the NHS and count towards your daily limit.

All figures are total sugars per stated UK serving size. Data sourced from UK supermarket nutrition labels (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons) and manufacturer product pages. Recipes and formulations can change following sugar tax (SDIL) reformulations; always check current packaging for up-to-date figures.

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