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What's
"Popular?"
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!!! I thought I'd share this with you readers. I thought
maybe it was me. Bottled teas...soft drinks...started being "gaggy"
sweet. I thought maybe it was me...I'm no spring chicken pecking in the
dirt anymore...as it were. But, maybe it's not me. Since warm weather
is here (I actually watched the tornado go over my house on 5/29/'19)
and a cold, frothy soda sounds good...consider the following.
70 Most Popular Sodas Ranked by How Toxic They Are - Eat This, Not
That..Jan. 17, 2019
Philadelphia is the first major US city to pass a tax on soda - 1.5
cents per ounce.
Category 1 Regular Sodas - Ranked
34)Fanta Grape: 12 fl oz - 180 calories, 48 g carbs, 48 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Natural
Flavors, Tartaric Acid, Potassium Sodium and Potassium Benzoate
(protects flavor), Citric Acid, Red 40, Blue 1.
33)Stewarts Wishmak Black Cherry: 12 fl oz - 180 calories, 44 g carbs,
44 g sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, Citric Acid,
Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Caramel Color, Red 40,
Blue 1.
32)Dr. Brown's Black Cherry: 12 fl oz - 180 calories, 45 g carbs, 45 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cherry
and other Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate
(preservative), Red 40.
31)A&W Cream Soda: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 46 g carbs, 45 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sodium
Benzoate, Caramel Color, Citric Acid, Yucca Extract, Natural and
Artificial Flavors, Caffeine.
30)Mug Crème Soda: 12 fl oz - 180 calories, 44 g carbs, 47 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Natural and
Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Caramel Color,
Disodium EDTA (protect flavor).
29)A&W Root Beer: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 47 g carbs, 45 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or sugar,
Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate, Natural and Artificial Flavors.
28)Mountain Dew: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 46 g carbs, 46 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Concentrated
Orange Juice, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Caffeine,
Erythobic Acid (preserve freshness), Gum Arabic, Calcium Disodium EDTA,
Brominated Vegetable Oil, Yellow 5. (brominated oil is a banned
flame retardant for plastics in Europe and Japan).
27)Mountain Dew Code Red: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 46 g carbs, 46
g sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup,
Orange Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium
Benzoate, Natural Flavor, Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Gum Arabic, Calcium
Disodium EDTA, Red 40, Brominated Vegetable Oil, Yellow 5, Blue 1.
26)Dr. Brown's Cream Soda: 12 fl oz - 180 calories, 44 g carbs, 44 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corm Syrup,
Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Caramel
Color.
25)Dr. Brown's Root Beer: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 42 g carbs, 42 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel
Color, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate, Gum Acacia,
Citric Acid, Caffeine Free.
24)Surge: 12 fl oz - 172 calories, 46.5 g carbs, 42 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin,
Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Orange Juice Concentrate, Potassium
Benzoate, Potassium Citrate, Caffeine, Calcium Disodium Edta, Yellow 5,
Yellow 6, Carob Bean Gum, Blue 1.
23)Mello Yellow: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 47 g carbs, 47 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Concentrated
Orange Juice, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium Edta,
Potassium Citrate, Caffeine, Yellow 5, Carda Bean Gum.
22)Sunkist: 12 fl oz - 170 calories, 44 g carbs, 44 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid,
Sodium Benzoate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Caffeine, Ester
Gum, Yellow 6, Red 40.
21)Barq's Root Beer: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 45 g carbs, 45 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Caffeine, Artificial and Natural Flavors,
Acacia.
20)Fanta Orange: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 45 g carbs, 44 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid,
Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Modified Food Starch, Sodium
Polyphosphates, Glyserol Ester Rosin, Yellow 6, Red 40.
19)Orange Crush: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 43 g carbs, 43 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid,
Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Ester Gum, Yellow 6, Red 40.
18)Mug's Root Beer: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 43 g carbs, 43 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Modified
Food Starch, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Qillaia Extract (tree bark, helps
foaming).
17)Wild Cherry Pepsi: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 42 g carbs, 42 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Sugar, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavor, Caffeine, Citric Acid.
16)Crush Grapefruit: 12 fl oz - 160 calories, 43 g carbs, 43 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Tartaric Acid,
Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Acacia
Gum, Red 40, Blue 1.
15)Mist Twist (formerly Sierra Mist): 12 fl oz - 150 calories, 39 g
carbs, 39 g sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose
Corn Syrup, Clarified Lemon Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Natural
Flavors, Potassium Sorbate and Potassium Benzoate, Calcium Disodium
EDTA. (When it was Sierra MIst, it was sweetened with sugar and stevia.
Now, as Mist Twist, it is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup and
no natural sugar. It was number one on this list).
14)Stewart's Root Beer: 12 fl oz - 150 calories, 38 g carbs, 38 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel
Color, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid,
Quillaia Extract, Gum Acacia, Yucca Extract.
13)Cherry Coca-Cola: 12 fl oz - 150 calories, 42 g carbs, 42 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, , Caramel
Color, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavors, Caffeine.
12)Pepsi-Cola: 12 fl oz - 150 calories, 41 g carbs, 41 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Sugar, Phosphoric Acid, Caffeine, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor.
11)Pepsi Real Sugar: 12 fl oz - 40 g carbs, 40 g sugar. Ingredients:
Carbonated Water, Sugar, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Caffeine,
Natural Flavor. (In a 2014 review, your body can't tell the difference
between table sugar and high fructose corn syrup...they're both just
sugar).
10)Pibb Xtra: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 39 g carbs, 39 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate and Potassium Benzoate, Artificial
and Natural Flavors, Caffeine, Monosodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid,
Polyethalene Glycol.
9)7Up Cherry: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 39 g carbs, 38 g sugar.
Ingredients: Citric Acid, Filtered Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn
Syrup, Natural Flavors, Potassium Benzoate, Red 40.
8)Coca-Cola Classic: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 39 g carbs, 39 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color,
Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavors, Caffeine.
7)7Up: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 39 g carbs, 38 g sugar. Ingredients:
Filtered Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn syrup, Citric Acid,
Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium EDTA
6)Sprite: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 38 g carbs, 38 g sugar. Ingredients:
Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural
Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate.
5)Canada Dry Ginger Ale: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 36 g carbs, 35
g sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup,
Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Caramel Color.
4)Dr. Brown's Cel Ray: 12 fl oz - 140 calories, 34 g carbs, 34 g sugar.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid,
Extract of Celery Seed with other Natural Flavors, Sodium Benzoate,
Caramel Color.
3)Schweppes Ginger Ale: 12 fl oz - 120 calories, 33 g carbs, 32 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sodium
Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Natural Colors.
2)Seagram's Ginger Ale: 12 fl oz - 100 calories, 26 g carbs, 26 g
sugar. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric
Acid, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate, Caramel Color, Sodium
Benzoate, Ginger.
1)Coca-Cola Life: 12 fl oz - 90 calories, 24 g sugar. Ingredients:
Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, Caramel Color, Natural Flavors,
Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Benzoate, Caffeine, Stevia Leaf Extract.
Category 2 is Diet Sodas. It is the same ingredient list. Artificial
sugar is used...Aspartame being the usual choice. Number One on the
diet list is: Bai5 Bubbles Bolivia Black Cherry: 12 fl oz - 6 calories,
1g sugar. Ingredients: Filtered Carbonated Water, Bai Proprietary
Sweetener (Erythritol, Stevia Extract), Natural Flavors, Cherry Juice,
Maltic Acid, Citric Acid, Fruit and Vegetable Juice (color),
Coffeefruit Extract, White Tea Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate.
(Ironically, I started drinking the Bai blends because of their low
sugar content!).
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!!! MONA
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