If individual cans matter most, Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple comes in a 4 x 250ml multipack, but it is a sparkling drink made with 49% pressed apple juice, not pure juice. If 100% apple juice matters more than the container, Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice comes in six 200ml cartons. Compare the ingredient list, serving size and nutrition label before choosing drinks for the table.
A can avoids pouring at the table. Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple is a 4 x 250ml can option that can be stored in a cupboard before chilling, according to Sainsbury’s and Cawston Press. It contains 49% pressed apple juice, so check that guests want a sparkling apple drink rather than 100% juice.
If juice content takes priority over cans, Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice provides six individual 200ml cartons. Its listed ingredient is 100% apple juice from concentrate.
Check the volume of each can or carton, the juice percentage and sugars per 100ml. Sainsbury’s lists 9.2g sugars per 100ml for its Pure Apple Juice; the NHS advises limiting fruit juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day.
Choose when: You want to hand each diner a can and would serve a sparkling apple drink.
Trade-off: Cawston Press’s 4 x 250ml example contains 49% pressed apple juice, not 100% juice.
Choose when: An individual serving of 100% apple juice matters more than a can.
Trade-off: Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice comes in 200ml cartons, so it does not meet a cans-only requirement.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Container and ingredients | Check whether the pack contains cans or cartons, whether the drink is sparkling, and the stated juice percentage. Cawston Press’s 4 x 250ml cans contain 49% pressed apple juice; Sainsbury’s 6 x 200ml cartons contain 100% juice from concentrate. | I want a drink each guest can pick up without pouring, but I need to decide whether cans or pure juice matter more. |
| Sugars | Read the nutrition label per 100ml as well as per container. Sainsbury’s lists 9.2g sugars per 100ml and 18.4g per 200ml carton for its Pure Apple Juice. | A “no added sugar” label would not tell me that a drink contains no sugars; I would check the nutrition figures for the drink I choose. |
| Servings and total volume | Compare both container size and pack total: four 250ml cans provide 1 litre, while six 200ml cartons provide 1.2 litres. For fruit juice and smoothies, the NHS advises a combined limit of 150ml a day. | For several diners, I need enough individual drinks without mistaking pack count for total volume. If serving fruit juice, I also want to consider the size of each portion. |
Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple contains 49% pressed apple juice and sparkling water, so its can multipack does not meet a 100% juice requirement.
Check the stated juice percentage and ingredient list. If pure juice is the deciding factor, consider the 100% juice carton format instead.
A statement about added sugar does not replace the sugars figure in the nutrition table.
Compare sugars per 100ml, then check the amount in the can or carton you intend to serve.
Four 250ml cans contain 1 litre in total; six 200ml cartons contain 1.2 litres. Container count alone does not show how much drink the pack provides.
Count the diners, then compare individual serving sizes and total pack volume.
These examples cover different apple-drink formats; a bottle or carton listing should not be treated as a can multipack.
Sainsbury’s and Cawston Press describe Sparkling Cloudy Apple as a 4 x 250ml can multipack.
Its Pure Apple Juice comes in a 6 x 200ml individual-serving pack.
Tesco’s listings include larger apple-juice bottles and Growers Harvest Apple Juice From Concentrate in 6 x 200ml cartons.
Sainsbury’s lists Copella Cloudy Apple Fruit Juice in a 1.35L bottle.
Tesco lists Tropicana Pressed Apple Fruit Juice in a 1.5L bottle.
These Joybuy options are multipacks of individual sparkling apple or apple-flavoured cans. Check the product name and current label if 100% apple juice, rather than an apple-flavoured soft drink, is essential.
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Six individual 250ml cans suit serving without pouring. The product name identifies this as lightly sparkling, 100% apple juice. Check the serving size if portion size matters: NHS guidance limits fruit juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day.
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Eight individual 330ml cans provide an apple-flavoured option for the table. If you specifically want apple juice, check the current ingredient list and juice percentage rather than relying on the apple flavour in the name.
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This 24-pack provides 330ml cans when more individual drinks are needed. It is labelled as an apple-flavoured option; check the current ingredients and juice percentage if the meal calls for apple juice.
No. Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple 4 x 250ml is a sparkling drink containing 49% pressed apple juice and sparkling water. Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice 6 x 200ml cartons list 100% apple juice from concentrate.
The NHS advises limiting fruit juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day. A 200ml carton of Sainsbury’s Pure Apple Juice is larger than that amount; compare the guidance with the portion of fruit juice you plan to serve.
Yes. Sainsbury’s describes the Cawston Press can multipack as suitable for cupboard storage before serving chilled. Follow the storage instructions and date on the pack you buy.
No. “No added sugar” describes what has been added, not necessarily the total sugars in the drink. Read the nutrition table per 100ml and check the size of the can or carton.