Choose a 150ml can of 100% sparkling apple juice if you want juice with fizz and a whole can that fits the NHS advice to limit fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day. An apple-flavoured sparkling water is a different drink: M&S lists 16% apple juice and added sugar in its 330ml can. A full 250ml juice can exceeds the NHS daily juice guidance, even though it is also a convenient individual can.
Look for the juice percentage and ingredient list, rather than relying on apple imagery. Sainsbury’s lists Appletiser in a 150ml can as sparkling apple juice from concentrate made with 100% apple juice.
A 150ml can makes the serving size clear before you leave for lunch. The NHS advises limiting fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day and having them with meals.
If apple flavour and fizz matter more than buying pure juice, check how much juice the drink contains. M&S lists its 330ml Sparkling British Apple Spring Water as containing 16% apple juice from concentrate, alongside sugar and acids.
Start with the type of drink you want, then compare pack size and nutrition on the label. Still apple juice is an option only if fizz is not essential.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Juice content | Read the juice percentage and ingredient list. Sainsbury’s lists Appletiser as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate; M&S lists 16% apple juice in its sparkling spring-water drink. | I want to know whether I am buying sparkling apple juice or an apple-flavoured drink. |
| Pack size | Check the volume of the can you will drink. The NHS advises a combined limit of 150ml a day for fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies; a full 250ml can is larger than that amount. | A whole can with lunch is convenient, so I want its size to fit the serving I intend to have. |
| Sugars | Compare the sugars line per 100ml, then check the amount in the whole can. Sainsbury’s lists 10.5g per 100ml and 26g per 250ml for Appletiser. GOV.UK guidance counts sugars naturally present in fruit juice and concentrates as free sugars. | I want to compare like-sized amounts, without assuming that 100% juice or a claim about preservatives tells me the sugar content. |
| Dietary information | Read the ingredients and any allergen labelling on the pack you are buying. GOV.UK says regulated allergens present as ingredients in prepacked food or drink must be clearly labelled in the ingredients list. | If I have an allergy, intolerance or other strict dietary requirement, I need to check the actual can or bottle. |
M&S lists 16% apple juice in its sparkling spring-water drink, whereas Sainsbury’s lists Appletiser as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate. Both offer apple flavour and fizz, but they are different drink types.
If 100% juice matters to you, check the stated juice percentage and ingredients before choosing.
A full 250ml can exceeds the NHS advice to limit fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day.
If you want to follow that guidance with a whole can at lunch, check for a 150ml format.
A statement about preservatives does not describe the drink’s sugars. Sainsbury’s lists 10.5g sugars per 100ml for its 250ml Appletiser can, while GOV.UK guidance includes sugars naturally present in fruit juice and concentrates within free sugars.
Read the sugars value per 100ml and the can size together when comparing drinks.
For someone with an allergy or intolerance, the ingredients on the drink being purchased are the relevant product-specific information. GOV.UK requires regulated allergens present as ingredients in prepacked drinks to be clearly labelled.
Inspect the can or bottle before drinking, and ask the seller or manufacturer if anything is unclear.
These names cover different kinds of apple drink; a still juice is not a substitute for fizz if carbonation is part of your choice.
Sainsbury’s lists 150ml and 250ml cans of Appletiser sparkling apple juice made from 100% apple juice from concentrate.
M&S lists Sparkling British Apple Spring Water in a 330ml can for those choosing an apple-flavoured sparkling drink.
Tesco and Sainsbury’s apple-juice listings include Copella, including 300ml apple-juice bottles.
Tesco and Sainsbury’s apple-juice listings include Tropicana pressed or orchard apple juice.
Tesco’s apple-juice listings include own-label Apple Juice and 100% Pressed Apple Juice.
This option is a multipack of 250ml cans for someone who wants 100% sparkling apple juice to take to lunch or keep at work. Check the size of each can against the serving you intend to drink.
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Individual cans in a six-pack suit taking one to lunch or keeping several at work. Joybuy describes the drink as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate and lists 26g sugars per 250ml serving. A full can exceeds the NHS advice to limit fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day.
Yes, Sainsbury’s states that its 150ml Appletiser can represents one 5 A Day portion. The NHS says 150ml of fruit juice, vegetable juice or smoothie counts only once in a day and advises limiting them to a combined 150ml daily.
The NHS advises having juice and smoothies at mealtimes rather than between meals because the sugars released by juicing can affect teeth. If you choose sparkling apple juice for lunch, have it with the meal rather than sipping it through the afternoon.
No. M&S lists carbonated spring water and 16% apple juice from concentrate, along with sugar, citric acid and malic acid. Choose it for an apple-flavoured sparkling drink, not as a 100% juice equivalent.
A full 250ml can exceeds the NHS advice to limit fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day. If you want to drink a whole can while following that guidance, look for a 150ml format and account for any other juice or smoothies that day.
Check the ingredients and allergen labelling on the can or bottle you are buying. GOV.UK says regulated allergens present as ingredients in prepacked drinks must be clearly labelled in the ingredients list; ask the seller or manufacturer if you need clarification.