If you want a lemon-led drink without aspartame in its listed ingredients, Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade and M&S Diet Cloudy Lemonade list sucralose and 0.2g sugars per 100ml and per 100g respectively. R.White’s Diet Lemonade and Sprite Zero Sugar list 0g sugars per 100ml, but both list aspartame and carry a phenylalanine warning; Sprite is also lemon-and-lime rather than conventional lemonade. For a first shop, check the current label and choose a pack you can use within its storage instructions.
If several people will use the drink, compare bottle size with how quickly it needs to be finished after opening. The Tesco 2L and M&S 1L cloudy lemonades both say to refrigerate after opening and consume within three days.
If the sugars figure matters to you, read the nutrition panel rather than relying on the words on the front. Tesco’s no-added-sugar cloudy lemonade lists 0.2g sugars per 100ml, while the R.White’s Diet Lemonade listing gives 0g per 100ml.
If you need to check for aspartame or a source of phenylalanine, inspect each drink’s current ingredients and warning. The listed R.White’s Diet Lemonade and Sprite Zero Sugar products contain aspartame and carry a phenylalanine warning; the Tesco and M&S cloudy lemonades list sucralose.
Start with the sugars figure and ingredients, then choose the flavour and pack format that suit the people drinking it.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugars | Read the sugars figure and its unit on the nutrition panel. Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade lists 0.2g per 100ml; M&S Diet Cloudy Lemonade lists 0.2g per 100g, so those figures use different bases. | I want to know how much sugar the drink actually lists, not assume that “no added sugar” means 0g. |
| Sweeteners | Check the current ingredients and any phenylalanine warning. The listed Tesco and M&S cloudy lemonades use sucralose; R.White’s Diet Lemonade and Sprite Zero Sugar list aspartame. | If aspartame or phenylalanine is relevant to me, the sweetener list matters as much as the sugars figure. |
| Flavour | Decide between cloudy lemonade, traditional-style diet lemonade and a lemon-and-lime drink. Sprite Zero Sugar is described as lemon-and-lime, not conventional lemonade. | I would rather pick the flavour my household expects than treat every diet or zero-sugar fizzy drink as interchangeable. |
| Pack size | Compare bottles with cans or multipacks. Check the quantity you will use and the storage instructions on the pack. | For a first shop, I may prefer individual cans if a large bottle would be difficult to finish. |
| After opening | Read the instruction for the specific bottle. Tesco’s 2L and M&S’s 1L cloudy lemonades say to refrigerate after opening and consume within three days. | Will the household finish an opened bottle within the period printed on it? |
Those words do not tell you the sugars figure: Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade lists 0.2g per 100ml, whereas the listed R.White’s Diet Lemonade has 0g per 100ml.
Compare the sugars line on the current nutrition panels, taking care to use the same measurement basis.
The listed R.White’s Diet Lemonade and Sprite Zero Sugar contain aspartame and carry a phenylalanine warning. The Food Standards Agency identifies aspartame as a source of phenylalanine relevant to people with phenylketonuria (PKU).
If this matters to you, check the ingredients and warning on the individual bottle or can rather than relying on “diet” or “zero sugar”.
The Tesco 2L and M&S 1L cloudy lemonades both say to refrigerate after opening and consume within three days.
Consider how many people will drink it and whether a smaller pack would be easier to use.
The ingredients, nutrition details and storage instructions that matter to your choice are printed on the pack you buy.
Check that pack before purchase, particularly if you are choosing by sweetener or need to avoid a particular ingredient.
These examples describe specific listed drinks, not every product made by each brand.
Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade is a 2L, lemon-led option.
M&S Diet Cloudy Lemonade offers a 1L cloudy lemonade format.
The listed R.White’s Diet Lemonade is a 2L traditional-style lemon-flavour drink.
The listed Sprite Zero Sugar is a lemon-and-lime alternative rather than conventional lemonade.
These canned options include a lemonade-labelled drink, lemon-and-lime alternatives and a lemon soda. Check each current pack if its ingredients or warnings affect your choice.
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A lemonade-labelled option in a 24-can pack for a household that can use that quantity. If aspartame matters, check the current ingredients and phenylalanine warning.
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Eight cans offer a smaller multipack than a 24-can option. Choose it if a Sprite drink suits your flavour preference, and check the current ingredients and warnings if sweeteners matter to you.
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A 24-can 7UP Zero pack to consider if the household can use a larger multipack. Check the current label for its sweeteners and any phenylalanine warning.
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This eight-can variant may suit a first shop that calls for fewer cans than the 24-pack. Check its current ingredients and warnings if you need to avoid a particular sweetener.
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A six-can lemon soda option if you are open to a drink labelled soda rather than lemonade. Check the current pack for ingredients, warnings and instructions after opening.
No. Check the nutrition panel for the drink itself: Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade lists 0.2g sugars per 100ml. The wording on the front does not replace that figure.
Tesco No Added Sugar Cloudy Lemonade and M&S Diet Cloudy Lemonade list sucralose in their ingredients. Check the current bottle before buying, particularly if you need to avoid aspartame: the listed R.White’s Diet Lemonade and Sprite Zero Sugar contain it.
Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine; the Food Standards Agency identifies this as relevant to people with phenylketonuria (PKU). If the warning matters to you, read the current ingredients and warning on each drink rather than judging by its category name.
It depends on how quickly you will use it. Tesco’s 2L and M&S’s 1L cloudy lemonades both instruct you to refrigerate after opening and consume within three days; compare that period with your likely use before choosing a bottle or cans.