Choose a can multipack if you want individual sparkling apple drinks for packed lunches: Cawston Press makes a 4 × 250ml sparkling drink with 49% pressed apple juice, while Appletiser offers 100% carbonated apple juice in 250ml cans. If you would rather have still juice in a smaller individual pack, Sainsbury’s 3 × 200ml cartons are an alternative. Check the ingredients and sugars as well as the pack format: according to the NHS, sugars naturally present in unsweetened fruit juice count as free sugars.
If you prefer to pack an individual can, Cawston Press offers four 250ml sparkling apple drinks per pack. Appletiser is another sparkling option in 250ml cans; check the number of cans when comparing packs.
Appletiser’s ingredient list identifies 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate. For a still drink, Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice comes as three 200ml cartons made with 100% fruit juice from concentrate.
An individual pack makes it easy to see how much you are carrying, but can and carton sizes differ. Compare the sugars per serving on the label: the NHS notes that sugars naturally present in unsweetened fruit juice count as free sugars.
Choose it when: You want a small can multipack and Cawston Press’s blend of 49% pressed apple juice and sparkling water suits you.
Bear in mind: This is a sparkling juice drink, not 100% apple juice.
Choose it when: You want 100% apple juice and are happy with a carbonated drink; Appletiser is sold in 250ml cans.
Bear in mind: Appletiser lists 10.5g sugars per 100ml, and the number of cans varies between packs.
Choose it when: You do not want carbonation or cans; Sainsbury’s offers 100% apple juice in a 3 × 200ml carton pack.
Bear in mind: These are 200ml cartons rather than the 250ml cans in the sparkling options.
Start with the drink you want—sparkling or still—then compare juice content, serving size and pack count.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Pack format | Check cans versus cartons, the number of drinks and the volume of each. Cawston Press has a 4 × 250ml can pack; Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice has a 3 × 200ml carton pack. | I want individual drinks I can put straight into a packed lunch. If I prefer still juice, a carton works without choosing a sparkling can. |
| Juice content | Read the ingredient list and juice percentage. Cawston Press lists 49% pressed apple juice with sparkling water; Appletiser lists 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate. | Does 100% juice matter to me, or would I rather have a sparkling apple drink with a different formulation? |
| Sugars and serving | Compare the label’s per-100ml and per-serving figures. Sainsbury’s lists 18.4g sugars per 200ml carton; the Joybuy Appletiser listing gives 26g per 250ml serving. The NHS says sugars naturally present in unsweetened fruit juice count as free sugars. | I want to know what is in the whole drink I am packing, not assume that ‘no added sugar’ or ‘100% juice’ tells me its total sugars. |
Those claims describe different things. Cawston Press’s sparkling drink contains 49% pressed apple juice and sparkling water; Appletiser’s ingredient list states 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate.
Check the ingredient list and juice percentage if the distinction matters to your choice.
A juice drink and a 100% juice can can have different listed sugars. According to the NHS, sugars naturally present in unsweetened fruit juice count as free sugars.
Use the nutrition panel to compare sugars per 100ml and per whole can or carton.
A retailer may carry apple juice in bottles or cartons without having the specific can multipack you want. Sainsbury’s listed the Cawston Press 4 × 250ml pack as out of stock when its product page was checked.
Confirm the exact format, pack count and current availability before relying on it for lunches.
An Appletiser case of 24 × 250ml cans and a pack of 6 × 250ml cans contain the same-sized individual drinks but different quantities.
Compare the can count and total volume before choosing a pack for regular lunches.
These examples help distinguish cans, cartons and bottles; a brand’s inclusion here does not mean every format is available from that brand.
Its Sparkling Cloudy Apple comes in a 4 × 250ml can pack, according to Cawston Press.
A sparkling 100% apple-juice option in 250ml cans, with both a 24-can external case listing and a 6-can Joybuy pack.
Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice offers a still alternative in a 3 × 200ml carton pack.
Tesco’s apple-juice range includes Growers Harvest apple juice from concentrate in a 6 × 200ml pack.
Copella Apple Juice appears in Tesco’s range as a 900ml product.
Tesco lists Tropicana Pressed Apple Fruit Juice in a 1.5L format.
M&S lists an individual 200ml apple juice.
This Appletiser pack is an option if you want 100% sparkling apple juice in individual cans for packed lunches. Check whether its six-can quantity suits how often you need one.
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Six individual 250ml cans offer a sparkling apple-juice option for packed lunches. The ingredient list states carbonated apple juice from concentrate (100%); the Joybuy listing gives 10.5g sugars per 100ml and 26g per 250ml serving. It says to store the drink in a cool, dry place.
No such conclusion follows from the juice percentage. Appletiser lists 10.5g sugars per 100ml and 26g per 250ml serving; the NHS says sugars naturally present in unsweetened fruit juice count as free sugars.
No. Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice is sold in 200ml cartons, while the Cawston Press and Appletiser cans described here hold 250ml each. Compare the serving size as well as the number of drinks in the pack.
The Cawston Press and Appletiser product information says to store them in a cool, dry place and enjoy or serve them chilled. Follow the storage instructions on the pack you buy.
Recycle Now says drink cans can be recycled at home and at some recycling points away from home. Empty and rinse the can, then check the collection arrangements where you are disposing of it.