Students packing several lecture lunches
A multipack lets you keep individual cans for separate lunches. Ocado lists Maison Perrier Plain as 8 × 330ml cans; DASH Water also offers multi-can formats.
Who are these packs for?
People who prefer unflavoured fizz
Maison Perrier Plain is an option if you do not want fruit flavour. The DASH Water packs considered here are fruit-infused instead.
Students checking for sugar
DASH Water describes its fruit-infused range as containing no sugar or sweeteners. Check other sparkling drinks individually: the name alone does not tell you what is in the can.
What should you check?
Start with the container and pack size, then decide whether you want plain water or a particular flavour. Read the exact drink label rather than treating every sparkling can as the same product.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Can format | Check that the pack contains cans, then confirm the number of cans and the volume of each. A bottle multipack is a different format. | I want to take one can with lunch and keep the rest for other lecture days. |
| Plain or flavoured | Check the named flavour and pack contents. Ocado lists Maison Perrier Plain as 8 × 330ml cans; DASH Water describes its 16-can trial pack as a mix of grapefruit, peach, lime and raspberry. | For an unflavoured drink, I would choose a plain pack. If I want variety, a mixed-flavour pack is more relevant. |
| Ingredients and sugars | Read the ingredients and sugars line for the exact drink, including the per 100g information where shown. Do not assume that a sparkling drink is sugar-free. | I want to know whether the flavour comes in a drink with added sugar before stocking up. |
| Exact pack | Confirm the flavour, can count and current listing before ordering. The same brand can offer packs of different sizes. | A pack for several lunches needs the number of cans I expect, not just a familiar brand name. |
Common buying mistakes
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Assuming every sparkling-water-style drink is sugar-free
Ingredients differ. Marks & Spencer lists apple juice from concentrate and added sugar in its Sparkling British Apple Spring Water, with 7.6g sugars per 100g.
Check the ingredients and sugars line for the exact flavour rather than relying on the word ‘sparkling’.
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Picking up bottles when you need individual cans
The San Pellegrino and Highland Spring multipacks described here contain bottles, so they do not provide separate cans to take to lectures.
Look for ‘cans’ alongside the container count and volume before choosing a multipack.
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Assuming every pack from a brand has the same contents
A mixed-flavour pack and a single-flavour pack can contain different numbers of cans. That matters when you are stocking drinks for several lunches.
Check the exact flavour, can count and current listing rather than relying on the brand or a product photograph.
Brand and format references
Maison Perrier
Ocado lists both plain and passion-fruit sparkling water in cans.
- The plain option is listed as 8 × 330ml cans.
- The passion-fruit option is a flavoured 4 × 330ml pack, not the same drink or pack size.
DASH Water
DASH Water offers fruit-infused sparkling water in canned multipacks.
- Its 16-can trial pack combines grapefruit, peach, lime and raspberry; DASH describes it as containing no sugar or sweeteners.
- These are flavoured drinks, so check the particular flavour and pack count if you want a consistent lunch drink.
Highland Spring
Highland Spring describes a plain sparkling-water range that includes bottles.
- Its stated formats include a 500ml bottle and a 6 × 1L bottle multipack.
- That bottle multipack does not meet a requirement for individual cans.
San Pellegrino
Ocado lists San Pellegrino sparkling natural mineral water as a 6 × 1L bottle multipack.
- The listed pack provides separate 1L bottles if cans are not essential.
- It is not a multipack of cans for individual lecture lunches.
M&S
The M&S sparkling-drinks range illustrates why the exact product label matters.
- Marks & Spencer provides an ingredients list and sugars information for its Sparkling British Apple Spring Water.
- That apple drink contains juice from concentrate and added sugar; it should not be treated as plain sparkling water.
Sparkling water can multipacks at Joybuy
These packs cover a raspberry-flavoured option and two sparkling-water options for shoppers who want individual cans for lecture lunches. Check the exact listing before choosing a pack.
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DASH Water Wonky Raspberries Sparkling Water, 12 × 330ml
A raspberry-flavoured choice if you want to keep individual cans for several lecture lunches. The product name specifies 12 × 330ml; choose a plain sparkling water instead if you do not want fruit flavour.
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ICELANDIC GLACIAL Classic Sparkling Mineral Water, 10 × 330ml Cans
A sparkling mineral-water option in individual cans for lecture lunches. The product name specifies a 10 × 330ml can pack; confirm the pack contents on the listing before ordering.
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Cano Water Sparkling Ring Pull, 24 × 330ml
A larger pack of individual sparkling-water cans if you are stocking drinks for several lunches. The product name specifies 24 × 330ml and a ring-pull can.
Questions about choosing a pack
Should I choose plain or flavoured sparkling water for lunch?
Choose plain sparkling water if you do not want fruit flavour; Ocado lists Maison Perrier Plain in an 8 × 330ml can pack. If you prefer fruit flavour, DASH Water offers a mixed 16-can pack. Check its flavours before choosing it over a single-flavour pack.
How do I check whether a sparkling drink contains sugar?
Read the ingredients and sugars line for the exact product. Marks & Spencer lists apple juice from concentrate and added sugar in its Sparkling British Apple Spring Water, with 7.6g sugars per 100g. Do not assume that every drink described as sparkling water has the same ingredients.