A 250ml Appletiser can provides 28g of carbohydrate from 100% carbonated apple juice, making it an option when you want to count a canned serving within a training fuelling plan. A 250ml Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple can provides about 11.25g and contains 49% apple juice, so it is not an equivalent carbohydrate swap. If cans are unnecessary, Sainsbury's 200ml pure apple-juice cartons provide 21g per carton; these figures come from the respective ASDA and Sainsbury's product labels.
Single-serving nutrition figures make it possible to count a drink alongside other planned fuel. ASDA lists 28g of carbohydrate per 250ml Appletiser can; Sainsbury's lists 4.5g per 100ml for Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple, or about 11.25g per 250ml can.
Multipacks offer servings that can be counted separately: Appletiser comes in six 250ml cans, Cawston Press in four 250ml cans, and Sainsbury's Pure Apple Juice in three 200ml cartons. The carton option is relevant if the serving size matters more than having a can.
Appletiser is listed as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate. Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple is listed as a sparkling drink containing 49% pressed apple juice, so check the ingredients as well as the carbohydrate figure.
Start with carbohydrate per serving, then check whether the juice content and pack format fit how you plan to use the drink.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate per serving | Compare the stated serving size and carbohydrate: ASDA lists 28g per 250ml Appletiser can, while Sainsbury's lists 4.5g per 100ml for Cawston Press, or about 11.25g per 250ml can. A 2015 review in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde advises 30–60g per hour for intense exercise lasting 1–2.5 hours; neither can alone reaches the lower figure. | I want to know what one can contributes alongside any other food or drink in my plan, rather than treating it as a complete hour's fuel. |
| Juice content | Read the ingredients and product description. ASDA lists Appletiser as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate; Sainsbury's lists Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple as containing 49% pressed apple juice with sparkling water. | If I specifically want 100% juice, an apple-flavoured or lower-juice sparkling drink does not meet that preference. |
| Portion and pack | Check both the number of servings and the volume of each: Appletiser is 6 × 250ml cans, Cawston Press is 4 × 250ml cans, and Sainsbury's Pure Apple Juice is 3 × 200ml cartons. Sainsbury's lists 21g of carbohydrate per carton. | A carton works for me if I need a countable serving but not a can. If I plan to drink during a run, I also need to try the format and timing in training. |
| Everyday intake | Consider routine juice consumption separately from an event-specific plan. The NHS Eatwell Guide recommends limiting fruit juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day as general dietary guidance; a 250ml can exceeds that amount. | I want to distinguish what I choose for a training session from how much juice I usually drink. The NHS figure is not a product-specific marathon fuelling rule. |
ASDA lists 28g per 250ml Appletiser can, whereas the carbohydrate figure on Sainsbury's Cawston Press listing works out to about 11.25g per 250ml can. The two drinks also have different juice contents.
Compare the nutrition information for the actual serving you intend to drink, as well as the ingredient list.
A 2015 review in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde advises 30–60g of carbohydrate per hour for intense exercise lasting 1–2.5 hours. Even the 28g Appletiser can falls below the lower figure on its own.
Count the can together with any other planned fuel, and try the combination and timing during training.
Appletiser is listed as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate, while Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple contains 49% pressed apple juice. Those descriptions do not mean the same thing.
If 100% juice is important to your choice, confirm it in the ingredients on the pack rather than relying on the front label.
These references distinguish the documented can and carton formats; they do not indicate which products are currently available at a particular shop.
A six-pack of 250ml sparkling cans listed by ASDA as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate.
Sparkling Cloudy Apple comes in four 250ml cans and is listed by Sainsbury's as containing 49% pressed apple juice.
Pure Apple Juice is listed in a three-pack of 200ml cartons containing 100% apple juice from concentrate.
Tesco Groceries lists apple-juice options from these names in bottle and individual-serving formats.
This six-can Appletiser multipack is an option for counting a 250ml apple-juice serving within a marathon-training fuelling plan.
No image available
For a portioned drink in a training plan, each 250ml can provides 28g of carbohydrate. The six-pack contains 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate. One can is below the 30g-per-hour lower figure cited in a 2015 Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde review for intense exercise lasting 1–2.5 hours; count other planned fuel and try the sparkling drink during training.
Not on its own against the 30g-per-hour lower figure advised for intense exercise lasting 1–2.5 hours in a 2015 Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde review. ASDA lists 28g of carbohydrate per can. What else belongs in a plan depends on the session, other food and drink, and what you have tried in training.
No. Sainsbury's lists it as containing 49% pressed apple juice and 4.5g of carbohydrate per 100ml, or about 11.25g per 250ml can. ASDA lists the compared Appletiser can as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate with 28g of carbohydrate per 250ml.
Try the drink, portion size and timing during training before making it part of an event plan. The listed Appletiser and Cawston Press cans are sparkling, but their product information cannot tell you how you will tolerate them while running.
No. The NHS Eatwell Guide recommends limiting fruit juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day as general dietary guidance because they contain free sugars; it does not set a product-specific marathon fuelling rule. A 250ml can exceeds that general daily amount, so keep routine consumption and an event-specific plan distinct.
Check the serving volume, carbohydrate per serving, ingredients, juice content, pack quantity and date marking on the actual pack. UK government food-labelling guidance identifies the food name, quantity, ingredients where required and date marking among the information to provide on pre-packed food.