{{Short description|Brand of soft drink}} {{For|the sugar-sweetened version|Sprite (drink)}} {{Infobox beverage | name = Sprite Zero Sugar | image = Sprite Zero Sugar 1.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = A 20oz (591mL) plastic bottle of Sprite Zero Sugar | type = Sugar-Free [[Lemon-lime]] | manufacturer = [[The Coca-Cola Company]] | origin = [[United States]] | related = [[7up]], [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] | color = Transparent }} '''Sprite Zero Sugar '''(also known as '''Diet Sprite''' or '''Sprite No Sugar''', and known as simply '''Sprite''' in the Netherlands<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-10 |title=Sprite Zero will become Sprite in the Netherlands |url=https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/food/sprite-zero-will-become-sprite-netherlands/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=RetailDetail EU |language=en-US}}</ref> and Ireland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprite |url=https://ie.coca-colahellenic.com/en/our-24-7-portfolio/sparkling/sprite |website=ie.coca-colahellenic.com}}</ref>) is a colorless, [[Lemon-lime drink|lemon-lime]] [[soft drink]] produced by [[The Coca-Cola Company]]. It is a sugar-free variant of [[Sprite (drink)|Sprite]], and is one of the drinks in Coca-Cola's "Zero Sugar" lineup.
==History== Sprite Zero Sugar originally began production as "Sugar Free Sprite" in 1974, and was renamed to "Diet Sprite" in 1983. In other countries, it was known as "Sprite Light". The brand "Sprite Zero" was first used in Greece in 2002.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/20/business/media/20adcol.html Diet Drinks Get Aliases] New York Times. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2015.</ref> Beginning in 2002, the name was changed almost worldwide to Sprite Zero, matching The Coca-Cola Company's launch of [[Fanta]] Zero and [[Coca-Cola Zero]]. In 2019, the drink was re-branded as "Sprite Zero Sugar" in order to align with the Coca-Cola Company's 2017 re-brand of Coca-Cola Zero as "[[Coca-Cola Zero Sugar]]" and its 2019 extension of that branding to its zero-calorie varieties of [[Coca-Cola Vanilla]] and [[Coca-Cola Cherry]].
==Ingredients== The following ingredients are listed here: [[carbonated water]], [[citric acid]], [[natural flavors]], [[potassium citrate]], and [[potassium benzoate]], [[aspartame]], and [[acesulfame potassium]]. (Aspartame contains [[phenylalanine]].)
==Varieties== {| class="wikitable" !width=12%| Name !! Launched !! Notes |- |Sprite Cranberry Zero | style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | Sprite Zero flavored with spices and cranberry. It was first sold for the holiday season in 2013 alongside its regular counterpart and has been sold every holiday season until 2019, when Winter Spiced Cranberry Zero replaced it.<ref name="The Wall Street Journal">{{cite news | url=https://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131010-909911.html | title=Sprite Launches New Flavor to "Berry" up the Holidays | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=October 10, 2013 | access-date=November 7, 2013 | archive-date=May 9, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509190437/http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131010-909911.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> It was also sold in Belgium and the Netherlands. |- |Sprite Cherry Zero | style="text-align:center;"| 2017 |Sprite Zero with a cherry flavor. Launched in 2017 in the United States as a permanent variety along its regular counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprite Cherry Zero Sugar |url=https://www.sprite.com/products/sprite-cherry-zero-sugar |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Sprite® Cherry Zero Sugar - Sugar-Free Soda {{!}} Sprite® |language=en}}</ref> |- |Sprite Extra<br>Sprite Fiber+<br>Sprite Plus | style="text-align:center;"|2017 (Japan)<br> 2018 (China)<br>2019 (Hong Kong and Macau)<br> 2020 (Taiwan) |Zero-sugar, zero-calorie Sprite with dietary fiber added. 7.5 grams of dietary fiber are included (approximately 30% of the daily fiber requirement for adults). According to the bottle, this is the amount of fiber found in two apples. It debuted in 2017, in Japan, then April 2018 in Chongqing, China, 2019 in Hong Kong, and finally, 2020 in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fiber-filled Sprite debuts in Chongqing |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/chongqing/liangjiang/2018-04/08/content_35989407.htm |access-date=April 11, 2018 |work=China Daily|date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411063705/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/chongqing/liangjiang/2018-04/08/content_35989407.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2018|language=en}}</ref> |- |Sprite Cucumber Zero Sugar | style="text-align:center;"|2018 |Sprite Zero with a Cucumber flavor. It was introduced to the UK and Ireland in 2018, but was discontinued a year later. It was also sold in the Netherlands as simply Sprite Cucumber. |- |Sprite Zero Lemon & Mint | style="text-align:center;"|2018 |A low-calorie version of Sprite Ice that is available in Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Főoldal|url=https://hu.coca-colahellenic.com/hu/|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=hu.coca-colahellenic.com|language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Coca-Cola Τρία Έψιλον|url=https://gr.coca-colahellenic.com/gr/|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=gr.coca-colahellenic.com|language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sprite limun nana 0.33l|url=https://www.maxi.rs/online/Picje-kafa-i-chaj/Sokovi/Gazirani-sokovi/Sprite-limun-nana-0-33l/p/7450896|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=www.maxi.rs|language=sr|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124060445/https://www.maxi.rs/online/Picje-kafa-i-chaj/Sokovi/Gazirani-sokovi/Sprite-limun-nana-0-33l/p/7450896|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.coca-cola-deutschland.de/media-newsroom/sprite-neue-sommersorte-und-frischer-look]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210055/https://www.coca-cola-deutschland.de/media-newsroom/sprite-neue-sommersorte-und-frischer-look|date=August 27, 2018}}</ref> It has also been sold in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Argentina, Brazil under different names, and as Sprite Chill Zero Sugar Mint in South Korea, Germany and the United Kingdom. |- |Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry Zero Sugar | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |A replacement for the original Sprite Cranberry Zero. It is sold around the holiday season alongside the regular version.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Greenhut |first=Stacy |date=2019-11-06 |title=Coca-Cola gets in holiday spirit with two new flavors |url=https://www.news4jax.com/digital-life-365/2019/11/06/coca-cola-gets-in-holiday-spirit-with-two-new-flavors-2/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=WJXT |language=en}}</ref> |- |Sprite Lemon-Lime + Cactus | style="text-align:center;"|2020 | A variant with added [[Opuntia|Cactus fruit]] flavoring. It was sold exclusively in Belgium and the Netherlands, and is the first Zero Sugar-exclusive variant sold in the world.<ref>https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5449000268808/sprite-lemon-cactus</ref> |- |Sprite Ginger Zero | style="text-align:center;"| 2020 |Sprite Zero with an added note of [[ginger]] to complement the classic lemon–lime flavor. Sold in the United States alongside the regular variety. |- |Sprite Lemon+ Zero Sugar | style="text-align:center;"|2022 |No calorie version of Sprite Lemon+. Sold in Australia. |- | Sprite + Tea Zero Sugar | style="text-align:center;"|2025 | Sprite Zero mixed with the taste of sweet tea. It was introduced as a limited edition in the United States and Canada in May 2025 alongside the regular counterpart, and was sold until October.<ref>https://www.coca-colacompany.com/media-center/sprite-drops-refreshing-take-on-tea-with-new-lto-sprite-tea</ref> It will be re-released once again for a limited time in 2026. |- | Sprite Chill Zero Sugar Mango Citrus | style="text-align:center;"|2026 | A mango/citrus flavored variant with cooling agents made to give the drink a "freezing" feel. It was released in the United States as a Walmart-exclusive in March 2026, and is the first Zero Sugar variant in the Sprite Chill lineup.<ref>https://www.southernliving.com/sprite-new-chill-flavor-11932275</ref> |}
==Nutrition== Comparing Sprite Zero Sugar to other popular lemon-lime sodas: <!-- This section is incomplete without Sierra Mist. --> {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{nowrap|Soft drink}} !! Calories !! Fat !! Sodium !! Carbohydrates !! Sugars !! Aspartame !! Acesulfame-Potassium |- | [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] | 140 | 0g | 38 mg | 38g | 38g | 0 mg | 0 mg |- | {{nowrap|'''Sprite Zero Sugar'''}} | 0 | 0g | 35 mg | 0g | 0g | 75 mg/355mL | 50 mg/355mL |- | [[7up]] | 140 | 0g | 40 mg | 39g | 38g | 0 mg | 0 mg |- | Diet 7up | 0 | 0g | 65 mg | 0g | 0g | 124 mg / 355mL | 32 mg / 355mL |- | [[Sierra Mist]] | 140 | 0g | 35 mg | 37g | 37g | 0 mg | 0 mg |- | Diet Sierra Mist | 0 | 0g | 35 mg | 0g | 0g | 102 mg / 355mL | 32 mg / 355mL |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.sprite.com/zero-sugar-hub Official product page]
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