Low carb soft drink - or is it?

[David H]

Lately I've taken to drinking Vive Pear and Elderflower from ALDI.
To me it seems the lesser of two evils.

Nutritional info per 100ml

Energy ................. 3Kcals
Protien ................. Trace
Carbohydrates ....... 0.5g
of which sugar is .... 0.4g
Fat ...................... Trace
saturates .............. Nil
Fibre .................... Trace
Sodium ................. Trace
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For a similiar amount of 7up

Energy ...................... 50Kcals
Fat ........................... Nil
Sodium ...................... 25mg
Carbs ........................ 12g
of which sugar ............ 12g

Is it too good to be true, am I just fooling myself.

Is Vive Pear and Elderflower sparkling fruit crush better to drink than regular soft drinks ??????

 

[LeeLee]

Ooh! I'll have to look out for that one. Most elderflower drinks I've seen are full of sugar.

 

[DeusXM]

Well, think about it. An average can of drink is around 330ml. So your Elderflower drink would contain 1.7g of carbs if you drank a can of it. 7Up will contain nearly 40g of carbs (or in other words, as much as a sandwich).

So yeah, the carb count in the Elderflower drink is negligible and on a par with a diet soft drink.

 

[Mark T]

There are quite a few different diet soft drinks out there now, with varying amounts of sugar.

Currently I'm drinking Lemon & Lime zero added sugar from Sainsbury's (0.1g Carb per 100ml).

But there is also Dandelion & Burdock, Orange, Ginger, Pink Lemonade...

They are all sweetened with Sucralose.

 

[LeeLee]

Tesco do a Vimto looky-likey called Fizzio Zero. Very refreshing, but needs ice to dilute it as it's a bit sweet for my taste.

Try making a quinoa porridge with diet cream soda instead of milk.