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Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry 6 Pack
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Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry 6 Pack

Sparkling Ice
102 foz
Available at Foodtown
5
Calories
0g
Protein
0mg
Sodium
52
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry 6 Pack is a brightly packaged multipack of flavored sparkling water you’d find in the grocery store beverage aisle, often stacked near club sodas, flavored waters, and diet sodas or on endcaps with other impulse drink choices. The six-pack shrink-wrapped bottles sit beside single-serve chilled bottles in the refrigerated case at some stores, or on dry shelving with other multipacks. It fits casual shopping trips where shoppers want a lower-calorie soda alternative — think road trips, party prep, tailgates, or a picnic — and it’s commonly grabbed as a mixer for cocktails or a stand-alone refreshment after errands or light exercise. The brand leans into a youthful, social-media-friendly identity: colorful, fizzy, and positioned as a fun, guilt-free swap for full-sugar sodas; marketing targets teens, young adults and busy parents seeking flavorful hydration without calories. Labels boast “zero sugar” or “no calories,” highlight added vitamins and green tea extract, and use the phrase “natural flavors,” creating a health-halo despite containing artificial sweetener and preservatives; there’s no organic certification and the product is not marketed specifically to children. In plain terms it’s a highly processed flavored beverage made from carbonated water with tiny amounts of juice concentrate, sweetener (sucralose), acids, stabilizers and preservatives. Sensory experience is bright and effervescent: sharp carbonation, a pronounced berry aroma, a sweet lingering aftertaste from sucralose, and a slightly slick mouthfeel from stabilizers like gum arabic. It’s sold in clear plastic bottles with colorful labels and enjoyed chilled straight from the bottle, over ice, or as a colorful mixer at casual social gatherings.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 6
Calories5
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Carbonated, Water,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Blackberry, Juice, Concentrate,, Fruit, and, Vegetable, Juice, (for, Color),, Natural, Flavors,, Green, Tea, Extract,, D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Acetate, (Vitamin, E),, Niacinamide, (Vitamin, B3),, Calcium, Pantothenate, (Vitamin, B5),, Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride, (Vitamin, B6),, Biotin,, Cyanocobalamin, (Vitamin, B12),, Sucralose,, Citric, Acid,, Tartaric, Acid,, Gum, Arabic,, Potassium, Benzoate, (to, Ensure, Freshness)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Potassium Benzoate - Synthetic preservative
No Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This product contains industrial formulations (sucralose, natural flavors, preservatives, stabilizers) and added vitamins rather than whole foods, which aligns with the NOVA definition of ultra-processed foods. The ingredient list and functional additives indicate significant industrial processing and formulation.

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Common Questions about Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry 6 Pack

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target, right? Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry is low in calories (just 5 per serving) and has no added sugars, which is a plus if you’re watching your intake. However, it does contain artificial sweeteners like sucralose, which some people prefer to avoid. So, it’s kind of healthy in moderation, especially if you’re looking for a fizzy drink without the sugar crash!

Perfect For

road-trip
game-day-prep
movie-night
post-workout

Vibe:

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