Who is each format for?

Hosts serving a small group

A six-can pack gives you six sealed 250ml drinks. It suits a gathering where guests want one can each and you would rather not pour from a shared bottle.

Hosts choosing between fizz and still juice

Appletiser is sparkling apple juice. For guests who do not want carbonation, the cited Tropicana Orchard Apple and Copella Cloudy Apple options come in bottles instead.

Hosts checking ingredients and portions

Read the product name, ingredients and nutrition per serving if you need to distinguish apple juice from an apple-flavoured drink or plan how much to serve.

What should you check before buying?

Individual sparkling cans

Choose when: Each guest wants a sealed drink, and sparkling apple juice suits the group.

Bear in mind: Appletiser’s six-pack provides six fixed 250ml servings; it is not a still-juice option.

Still juice in bottles

Choose when: Guests prefer no fizz or you want to pour different serving sizes.

Bear in mind: A shared bottle needs glasses and pouring; individual bottles do not meet a can-format requirement.

Priority What to check Your needs
Serving format Check the container and total volume. Asda Groceries lists Appletiser as six 250ml cans, or 1.5L altogether. I would like guests to take a sealed drink without waiting for one to be poured.
Fizz or still juice Check whether the juice is carbonated. Appletiser is sparkling; the cited Tropicana Orchard Apple and Copella Cloudy Apple options are bottled still juices. If some guests do not want fizz, I need a still option rather than assuming every apple juice will suit them.
Serving size and sugars Compare nutrition on the same serving basis. Asda Groceries lists 26g sugars per 250ml Appletiser can. GOV.UK’s 5 A Day logo guidelines set 150ml as the maximum suggested juice serving for one portion. A whole can is 250ml, so I want to check its label rather than treat it as a 150ml juice portion.
Product description Read the product name and ingredients, not just the flavour. Asda Groceries lists Appletiser’s ingredient as carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%). I am buying apple juice, so an apple-flavoured drink would not meet the same requirement.

Common buying mistakes

  • Assuming an apple-flavoured can is apple juice

    Apple flavour on the front of a can does not establish what the drink contains. Asda Groceries identifies Appletiser specifically as carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%).

    Check the actual product name and ingredient list before choosing another canned drink as a substitute.

  • Overlooking the fizz

    Appletiser is sparkling, so it will not suit someone who wants still apple juice.

    Ask what guests prefer before choosing the six-can pack; use a clearly labelled still bottled juice if carbonation is unwanted.

  • Comparing pack counts without checking volume

    Six Appletiser cans contain 1.5L in total. Tesco Groceries lists the cited Tropicana shared bottle as 1.8L with twelve 150ml servings, while the Amazon UK listing describes the separate twelve-bottle multipack as 12 x 250ml.

    Compare total volume and how you intend to serve it, rather than treating the number of containers as the amount of drink.

  • Assuming 100% juice means no sugars

    Asda Groceries lists 26g sugars per 250ml Appletiser can, despite its ingredient being 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate.

    Check the nutrition panel per serving when comparing drinks for the table.

Relevant juice brands

Appletiser

A sparkling apple-juice option listed by Asda Groceries and Sainsbury’s in six 250ml cans.

  • The listed ingredient is carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%).
  • It is sparkling rather than still; Asda Groceries lists 26g sugars per 250ml can.

Tropicana

A bottled still-juice alternative when cans are not essential.

  • Tesco Groceries describes the 1.8L Orchard Apple pack as 100% pressed, not-from-concentrate juice with twelve 150ml servings.
  • The cited 12 x 250ml Tropicana multipack is identified by its Amazon UK listing as bottles, not cans.

Copella

A cloudy pressed-apple option for hosts serving still juice from bottles.

  • Copella lists Cloudy Apple in 250ml, 300ml, 900ml and 1.35L bottles.
  • Those listed formats do not provide the specified multi-pack of cans.

Apple juice cans on Joybuy

This option is for a small brunch where individual sparkling apple-juice cans suit the guests. Check the pack size against your guest count and whether anyone would prefer still juice.

Appletiser 100% Apple Juice Lightly Sparkling, six 250ml cans

Appletiser 100% Apple Juice Lightly Sparkling, 6 x 250ml cans

Six individual cans suit a brunch where each guest wants one sparkling drink without pouring. The listed ingredient is carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%), and the nutrition information gives 26g sugars per 250ml serving. This is not a still-juice option.

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Brunch buying questions

Is Appletiser in the six-can pack apple juice?

Yes. The cited Asda Groceries and Sainsbury’s listings describe the six 250ml cans as sparkling apple juice from concentrate and list carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%) as the ingredient. Check the pack label when buying for current product information.

How many guests will one six-pack serve?

One pack provides six 250ml cans, enough for six guests to have one can each. If guests may want another drink, plan the quantity around that rather than assuming one pack covers refills.

Does a 250ml can provide more than one 5 A Day juice portion?

No. GOV.UK’s 5 A Day logo guidelines set 150ml as the maximum suggested serving size for one fruit- or vegetable-juice portion; a larger drink does not turn juice into multiple portions.

What if a guest wants still apple juice?

Choose a clearly labelled still juice rather than the sparkling Appletiser cans. Tesco Groceries lists Tropicana Orchard Apple as pressed, not-from-concentrate juice in a 1.8L bottle, while Copella lists Cloudy Apple in several bottle sizes.