R Whites Lemonade now use Aspartame.

pinkshoes

Aspartame gives me headaches, so I can't have it.

Bought a bottle of regular Fanta the other day (haven't had it for years!! - and not the diet stuff), and on the front it said no artifical colours of flavourings, which I took to mean no sweetners either.

Ohps. WRONG. full of sweetner, apparently because their customers want less suger. Er... drink the diet version??

davetrousers

pinkshoes wrote: »

Bought a bottle of regular Fanta the other day (haven't had it for years!! - and not the diet stuff), and on the front it said no artifical colours of flavourings, which I took to mean no sweeteners either.

Ohps. WRONG. full of sweetener, apparently because their customers want less sugar. Er... drink the diet version??

Yup , what ISN'T written is as powerful as what is written.

If it said No Artificial sweeteners or colours, then it probably would contain artificial flavours (iyswim)

pulliptears

pinkshoes wrote: »

Aspartame gives me headaches, so I can't have it.

Bought a bottle of regular Fanta the other day (haven't had it for years!! - and not the diet stuff), and on the front it said no artifical colours of flavourings, which I took to mean no sweetners either.

Ohps. WRONG. full of sweetner, apparently because their customers want less suger. Er... drink the diet version??

We should sue for distress pink

prowla

I always check the label and put the thing back if it includes any artificial sweeteners (aspartame - yeeech).
The worst offender was one labelled "Traditional Lemonade" - how the @*&$! can a traditional drink have artificial sweetener?
Tesco & Sainsburys own brand lemonades are OK AFAIK.
Sainsbury's Tonic Water is the only one I can find without artificials too.

prowla

pulliptears wrote: »

I had a bottle of Fanta for the first time in years last month, only had a few mouthfulls then dropped it back in my handbag. Twenty minutes later the pains started. When I checked the Fanta label it had Aspartame listed. I'm sure it didn't have before

I have to be really careful with chewing gum and mints too. If anyone here is allergic to Asprin, then it's a very similar pain.

Ahh well, Water is keeping me healthier lol

Yep - I avoid Fanta and don't use chewing gum.

chou_123

prowla wrote: »

I always check the label and put the thing back if it includes any artificial sweeteners (aspartame - yeeech).
The worst offender was one labelled "Traditional Lemonade" - how the @*&$! can a traditional drink have artificial sweetener?
Tesco & Sainsburys own brand lemonades are OK AFAIK.
Sainsbury's Tonic Water is the only one I can find without artificials too.

M&S Tonic water is also artificial sweetener free.

On the Fanta note - emailed them saying that the 'No artificial flavours' text was misleading, and saying I would never buy Fanta again unless they used sugar as the sole sweetener etc etc. Got a reply saying most customers prefer the taste with sweeteners, yeah sure, more likely because it is cheaper.

Suffice to say I haven't bought Fanta since.

williham

Sainsburys don't put sweeteners in any of their drinks unless they specifically say "diet" or "sugar free".. which is how it should be.

pulliptears

prowla wrote: »

Yep - I avoid Fanta and don't use chewing gum.

I'm extra careful now, I thought I pretty much had it all figured out with what I could and couldnt drink, and naively thought that aspartame would only be in the Diet Option. Well thanks Fanta :mad:

I had a cappuccino from a sachet my sis in law gave me recently and even that had it in. It's annoying really because I do drink more Pepsi than I should and if I could handle Pepsi Max it would be slightly better for me lol

Aspartame side effects:
http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

davetrousers

pulliptears wrote: »

It's annoying really because I do drink more Pepsi than I should and if I could handle Pepsi Max it would be slightly better for me lol

Thing is fizzy pop should be considered a treat, not a staple.

NOTE: Pepsi Max has aspartame in it: The ingredient in question—acesulfame potassium—is combined with aspartame to provide the beverage's sweetness, whereas some other diet colas are sweetened by aspartame alone.

Swan_2

prowla wrote: »

<snip>Sainsbury's Tonic Water is the only one I can find without artificials too.

chou_123 wrote: »

M&S Tonic water is also artificial sweetener free <snip>

Lidl's tonic water is also artificial sweetener free, comes in a 6-pack of 500 ml bottles


I absolutely loathe the taste of artificial sweeteners (quite apart from any health issues) & always check the labels even if I've bought the item before

fortunately I'm a water drinker, never liked fizzy drinks/squash even as a child & I only drink soft drinks if they have alcohol in

so the ubiquity of aspartame etc isn't too much of a problem for me drinks-wise, it just makes me mad that it's appearing everywhere in products you don't expect it in & products there's really no need for it to be in


EDIT ... don't know if it's been mentioned before, but Tesco & Asda both do a premium lemonade that's artificial sweetener free, Lidl also do a drink very similar to Sprite/7-Up, it's in a 6-pack green 500 ml bottle, no artificials there either

though as this thread had proved, it's always wise to keep checking for any change in formula