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Sweetened Beverages Roundup

We analyzed 595 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Sweetened Beverages shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 595 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Sweetened Beverages you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
2
Sugar
1g
Ocean Spray

Carbonated beverage with sweeteners, sparkling cranberry

Ingredients: Carbonated water, cranberry juice from concentrate (0.5%), acids (malic acid, citric acid), flavouring, acidity regulator (trisodium citrate), preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame k), vegetable and fruit concentrates (carrot, cranberry).

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
46
Sugar
10g
Ocean Spray

Apple juice

Ingredients: Apple juice (filtered water, apple juice from concentrate)

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
50
Sugar
11g
Tree Top Inc.

100% Apple Juice

Ingredients: Apple juice from concentrate (water, concentrated apple juice); ascorbic acid (vitamin c).

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
48
Sugar
11g
NestlΓ©

Juicy Juice Apple

Ingredients: APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, JUICE CONCENTRATE), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
43
Sugar
8g
MR.BROWN

ICED COFFEE

Ingredients: Water, coffee extract, sugar, milk powder, emulsifier (e473, e322).

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
38
Sugar
4g
Silk

Vanilla Coconutmilk

Ingredients: Coconutmilk (filtered water, coconut cream), cane sugar, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamin d2), sea salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, gellan gum.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
42
Sugar
10g
Ueshima Coffee (Ucc Hawaii) Corp

Melon Creamy Soda

Ingredients: Water, high fructose corn syrup, evaporated skimmed milk, citric acid, artificial flavor, ascorbic acid, sodium citrate, acesulfame-k, fd&c yellow 5, fd&c blue 1.

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
46
Sugar
10g
North Coast

Organic apple juice

Ingredients: apple juice

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
21
Sugar
3g
Safeway kitchens

Vegetable Juice

Ingredients: Tomato juice from concentrate (filtered water, tomato concentrate), reconstituted vegetable juice blend (filtered water and concentrated juices of carrots, celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach), salt, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), natural flavors, citric acid.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
46
Sugar
12g
Signature Kitchens,Safeway Inc.

100% Juice From Concentrate With Added Ingredient

Ingredients: Filtered water, apple juice concentrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c).

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
46
Sugar
12g
Signature Kitchens,Safeway Inc.

100% Apple Juice

Ingredients: Water, apple juice concentrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c).

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
44
Sugar
12g
refreshe,Safeway

Cola Soda

Ingredients: CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, CAFFEINE.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
refreshe,Safeway

Refreshe drinking water

Ingredients: drinking water

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
96
Sugar
14g
Lucerne Dairy Farms

Chocolate reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Grade a reduced fat milk, fat free milk, high fructose corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, corn starch, salt, carrageenan, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
4
Sugar
0g
Fruit2o, Sunny Delight Beverages Company

Fruit o beverages

Ingredients: (all flavors) purified water, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, citric acid, sodium citrate, sucralose, sodium hexametaphosphate, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
39
Sugar
10g
Canada Dry

Canada Dry

Ingredients: CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
50
Sugar
12g
Florida's Natural

100% pure juice

Ingredients: Pasteurized apple juice

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
31
Sugar
8g
Foco, Thai Agri Foods Co. Ltd.

Roasted Coconut Juice

Ingredients: Roasted coconut juice (80%), water, coconut pulp, sugar, citric acid (e330) as acidity regulators, potassium metabisulphite (e224) as preservative

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
89
Sugar
19g
Foco, Thai Agri Foods Co. Ltd.

Boisson Tamarin 35CL FOCO

Ingredients: Eau, pulpe de tamarin (18 %), sucre, sirop de fructose.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
44
Sugar
11g
Foco,Thai Agri Foods Co. Ltd.

Aloe vera drink with honey

Ingredients: EAU, ALOE VERA 40%, SUCRE, MIEL 1%, CORRECTEUR D'ACIDITE (E330).

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
60
Sugar
13g
Foco

Foco, basil seed drink

Ingredients: Water, sugar, basil, seed (10%) artificial cream soca flavor citric acid (e330) as acidty requlators

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
32
Sugar
8g
Sierra mist

Sierra mist, flavored soda, lemon-lime, lemon-lime

Ingredients: Carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium citrate, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), purified stevia leaf extract.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
150
Sugar
39g
1893

Cola 1893 cola

Ingredients: carbonated water, sugar, caramel color, natural flavor, phosphoric acid, sodium citrate, caffeine, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), modified food starch,, kola nut extract, ginger oleoresin

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Contains Phosphoric Acid
  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
25
Sugar
7g
Amp

Amp, energy, cherry blast

Ingredients: Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural flavor, taurine, guarana seed extract, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), sodium hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), citrus pectin, caffeine, gum arabic, niacinamide (vitamin b3), sucralose, calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), panax ginseng root extract, yerba mate extract, red 40, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), brominated vegetable oil, riboflavin (vitamin b2)

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
150
Sugar
40g
Pepsi

Pepsi

Ingredients: Carbonated water, sugar, caramel color, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid, natural flavor

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Phosphoric Acid
  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
44
Sugar
10g
Kimura

Ramune Melon

Ingredients: Carbonated water,high fructose corn syrup,citric acid,artificial flavor,trisodium citrate,sodium metaphosphate,fd & c yellow no.5,sodium tripolyphosphate,fd & c blue no.1,sodium pyrophosphate.

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
50
Sugar
10g
Kroger, The Kroger Co.

Original aloe vera drink

Ingredients: Water, aloe vera juice and pulp, cane sugar, calcium lactate, citric acid, natural flavor, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), xanthan gum.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Big K, The Kroger Co.

Diet cola soda

Ingredients: Carbonated water, caramel color, phosphoric acid, aspartame*, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, caffeine, natural flavor.

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
46
Sugar
12g
Kroger,The Kroger Co.

100% Unfiltered Juice From Concentrate

Ingredients: Water, apple juice concentrate.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
47
Sugar
11g
Kroger

Apple juice

Ingredients: Apple juice from concentrate (water, apple juice concentrate), ascorbic acid.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Sweetened Beverages category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 595 products in the Sweetened Beverages category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Sweetened Beverages?+
We rank Sweetened Beverages based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Sweetened Beverages here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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