Choose a small no-added-sugar concentrate if you are travelling light, or a larger bottle if several campers will share it—but only if you can obtain enough safe drinking water for dilution. Compare sugars and energy on the stated diluted basis: a high-juice squash can contain naturally occurring sugars despite having no added sugar. Check the current pack for mixing, ingredients and storage instructions before you leave.
A small concentrate takes less packing space than several ready-to-drink bottles, provided you have safe drinking water and a container for mixing. Waitrose & Partners lists a Robinsons Mini bottle that makes up to 20 drinks and warns against drinking it undiluted.
A larger bottle can be shared around camp when water and a clean mixing container are available. Waitrose & Partners states 60 servings for its Essential Apple & Blackcurrant concentrate at a suggested ratio of one part squash to nine parts water.
Compare sugars in the diluted drink rather than relying on a no-added-sugar label. Check the exact flavour’s sweeteners, sulphites and any phenylalanine warning if an ingredient restriction applies.
Start with water access and carrying space, then compare the drink as mixed and the instructions on the bottle you intend to take.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Diluted nutrition | Check sugars and energy per stated diluted serving, alongside the mixing ratio. A no-added-sugar claim does not establish zero total sugars. | I want to compare what will be in my drink, not just what the concentrate is called. Sainsbury's lists 50% fruit juice for its High Juice Orange No Added Sugar squash, so fruit content matters to this choice too. |
| Water and servings | Confirm safe drinking-water access, the dilution directions and stated servings. Waitrose & Partners suggests one part squash to nine parts water and states 60 servings for its Essential Apple & Blackcurrant bottle. | Will there be enough water and a clean container to mix drinks throughout the event? If I am carrying everything myself, bottle size matters as well as the number of servings. |
| Ingredients | Read the current flavour’s sweetener list, sulphite information and any phenylalanine warning. The NHS says aspartame is unsuitable for people with phenylketonuria (PKU). | Someone sharing the squash needs to avoid a particular ingredient, so I need to check this bottle rather than assume every no-added-sugar flavour has the same recipe. |
| Storage | Check where the bottle must be kept after opening and how long the instructions say to use it. Do not apply one squash’s directions to another. | Can I follow the opened-bottle instructions with the cooling and storage space available at camp? |
Fruit ingredients can contribute sugars even when no sugar has been added. The difference matters if you are comparing high-juice squash with other no-added-sugar varieties.
Compare the sugar and energy declarations for the drink after dilution, using each product’s mixing directions.
Concentrate still needs safe drinking water and a clean cup, bottle or jug. Waitrose & Partners warns that Robinsons Mini must not be drunk undiluted.
Confirm your festival’s drinking-water arrangements or bring enough water before choosing a concentrate.
Ingredient lists differ between products. Waitrose & Partners lists aspartame and a phenylalanine warning for Ribena Blackcurrant No Added Sugar; the NHS says aspartame is unsuitable for people with PKU.
Check the current pack for the exact flavour, including sweeteners and sulphites, when an ingredient restriction applies.
Opened-bottle storage instructions can affect whether a squash is practical for a multi-day camp, particularly without refrigeration.
Read the pack before departure and choose a format whose instructions you can follow throughout the event.
These examples show differences worth checking on individual bottles; they do not describe every flavour in a brand’s range.
Its no-added-sugar range includes standard bottles and a small Mini concentrate for carrying individually.
Tesco Groceries lists a 1.5 L quadruple-strength no-added-sugar lemon squash.
Its High Juice Orange No Added Sugar squash is an option when stated fruit-juice content is part of the decision.
M&S Food lists both a no-added-sugar double-strength Orange Squash and a Pink Grapefruit High Juice squash.
Its Essential no-added-sugar concentrates include a larger Apple & Blackcurrant bottle suited to consideration for group mixing.
These no-added-sugar concentrates are options to consider when you can dilute squash with safe drinking water at camp. Compare each bottle’s ingredients and mixing instructions for your particular plans.
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A 1 L concentrate for mixing with safe drinking water at camp. Check the bottle’s dilution directions and current ingredient list, particularly if anyone sharing it has a sulphite restriction.
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This 1 L lemon concentrate needs water for mixing at camp. Aspartame and a phenylalanine warning are noted for this variant, so check the current pack if anyone sharing it has PKU; also check its dilution and storage directions.
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The 1.5 L bottle is a larger concentrate to consider for shared camp supplies, provided there is safe water for dilution. Check its current aspartame and sulphite information, opened-bottle storage directions and nutrition for the drink as mixed.
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This 850 ml concentrate offers a pineapple and passion fruit flavour to mix with water at camp. Check the current pack for its dilution guidance, diluted nutrition, aspartame and sulphite information, and storage instructions.
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This 1 L concentrate can be mixed where safe drinking water is available. Check the current pack for its dilution ratio, sugars in the diluted drink, sulphite information and instructions after opening.
No. Fruit ingredients can contribute naturally occurring sugars. Compare the sugars declared for the diluted drink and follow each bottle’s mixing directions; a no-added-sugar claim alone does not tell you the total.
Check the stated servings and dilution ratio as well as the bottle size. Waitrose & Partners says Robinsons Mini makes up to 20 drinks, while its Essential Apple & Blackcurrant concentrate states 60 servings at a suggested ratio of one part squash to nine parts water. Either choice still needs enough safe drinking water.
Follow the directions for the product you have. Waitrose & Partners explicitly warns not to drink Robinsons Mini undiluted, so arrange safe drinking water before packing that concentrate.
Check the current ingredients for aspartame, also called E951, and the associated phenylalanine warning. The NHS says aspartame is unsuitable for people with phenylketonuria (PKU); GOV.UK identifies the warning wording used for aspartame-containing food and drink.
No single storage instruction applies to every squash. Read the selected bottle’s directions before travelling, particularly whether it needs refrigeration after opening and when it should be used.