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Sprite
- Drinks
- Soft drinks
How much sugar is in Sprite?
One 355 ml serving contains 38 g of sugar. That works out at roughly 9–10 sugar cubes, or 76 % of the 50 g daily orientation value.
- Brand
- Sprite
- Serving
- Can · 355 ml
- Sugar per 100 ml
- 10.7 g
- Market
- United States
About Sprite
Sprite is a caffeine-free lemon-lime soda whose U.S. formula uses high fructose corn syrup. The 12 fl oz can is treated as one serving, matching the manufacturer's nutrition panel for that exact format.
Is that a lot of sugar?
Concentration
Medium sugar
10.7 g of sugar per 100 ml. The UK front-of-pack scheme calls a drink low up to 2.5 g and high above 11.25 g per 100 ml.
In one serving
A meaningful share of a typical day
The 355 ml serving carries 38 g — 76 % of the 50 g daily orientation value.
Concentration follows the UK Department of Health front-of-pack thresholds for total sugars. The serving reading follows the WHO orientation value for free sugars. Nutri-Score is reproduced from the source named above. All three are applied mechanically to the declared figures for the market shown. None of them is a judgement about the product, and none is medical or dietary advice — what a given amount of sugar means for you depends on your whole diet and circumstances.
Nutrition facts for Sprite
| Per | 100 ml | 355 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 165 kJ / 39 kcal | 586 kJ / 140 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| of which saturates | — | — |
| Carbohydrate | 10.7 g | 38 g |
| of which sugars | 10.7 g | 38 g |
| Fibre | — | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.05 g | 0.16 g |
What is in Sprite?
CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE).
Soft drinks compared
Mtn Dew
Can · 355 ml
46g
about 11–12 sugar cubes
13 g sugar / 100 ml
Coca-Cola
Can · 355 ml
38g
about 9–10 sugar cubes
10.8 g sugar / 100 ml
Sprite
Can · 355 ml
38g
about 9–10 sugar cubes
10.7 g sugar / 100 ml
Schweppes Tonic Water
Can · 355 ml
33g
about 8–9 sugar cubes
9.3 g sugar / 100 ml
Pepsi Zero Sugar
Can · 355 ml
0g
0 sugar cubes
0 g sugar / 100 ml
Same market only — figures for another country are not comparable. Sorted by sugar per serving.
Common questions about Sprite
- How much sugar is in Sprite?
- One 355 ml serving contains 38 g of sugar, which is 10.7 g per 100 ml.
- How many sugar cubes is that?
- Roughly 9–10 cubes at 4 g each, or 76 % of the WHO orientation value of 50 g of free sugars a day.
- How many calories are in Sprite?
- One 355 ml serving provides about 140 kcal (586 kJ).