Drinks Without Artificial Sweeteners

This hub rounds up drinks that skip artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), saccharin, neotame, and advantame. That covers a few different lanes: unsweetened fizzy waters (think Schweppes Black Cherry Seltzer), sugar-sweetened classics (original ginger ale), and naturally sweetened options using stevia or monk fruit (hello, Zevia). If you’re avoiding artificial sweeteners for taste, gut reasons, or just curiosity, you’ve got range. Real talk: no artificial sweeteners doesn’t automatically mean low sugar or low calorie. Unsweetened seltzers and stevia-sweetened sodas are typically zero-calorie; sugar-sweetened soft drinks are not. Natural sweeteners like stevia can have a distinct aftertaste and are often blended with ingredients like erythritol, which some people tolerate differently. Budget-wise, seltzers are the value heroes, especially store brands or club packs. Zevia and other niche zero-cal sodas cost more per can; 2-liter bottles of regular ginger ale are cheap but bring calories. A few money savers: grab warehouse multipacks, watch for buy-one-get-one sales, or go DIY with a SodaStream and stevia drops (Truvia or Splenda Stevia). Nuance matters: the science on artificial sweeteners is still evolving and sometimes contradictory, and ‘natural flavors’ aren’t the same as whole fruit. This hub doesn’t declare moral winners—just gives you options without aspartame or sucralose, so you can choose what fits your taste, budget, and health goals.

Key Benefits

• Avoids aspartame, sucralose, and Ace-K for cleaner, simpler ingredient lists.
• Lets you choose between real sugar, stevia, monk fruit, or no sweetener.
• Helps reduce weird aftertastes some people notice with artificial sweeteners.
• Easy to find at mainstream stores, club packs, or online subscription deals.
• Supports predictable calories and carbs when you pick sugar-free seltzers or stevia.