Sparkling Ice Purple/White Variety
What You Should Know
Sparkling Ice Purple/White Variety is the bright, fizzy flavored-water you’ll find lining the refrigerated sparkling-water and flavored-beverage section of American supermarkets, often shelved near mixers, diet sodas, and enhanced waters. Packaged in single-serve PET bottles with glossy, colorful labels (and often sold in multi-packs), it reads as an everyday grab for people who want a bold, bubbly flavor without the calories of sugary soda. Occasions for purchase range from quick weeknight grocery runs and party drink bins to car-cup-holder road trips or a cooler for backyard games. The brand positions itself as a fun, modern alternative to soda — youth-oriented, social-media friendly, and marketed to calorie-conscious but taste-driven consumers; its advertising leans into bright aesthetics, trendy flavor names, and “zero sugar”/“0 calories” cues. Label characteristics include prominent flavor photography, “natural flavors” claims, added-vitamin callouts, and often small print about artificial sweeteners (sucralose) and preservatives; there’s no organic certification and the “natural” wording is limited to flavors or juice concentrate. In plain processing terms, this is a highly processed, formulated beverage made from carbonated water plus concentrated juices, non-nutritive sweetener, colors, gums, preservatives, and added vitamins. Sensory notes: the mouthfeel is crisp and effervescent with an immediate artificial-sweet finish, fruit-fragrance top notes, and a light syrupy aftertaste; the ritual is casual — chilled, sipped from a bottle or poured over ice at a cookout. It’s familiar, colorful, and designed for convenience and flavor impact rather than whole-food nourishment.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
Black, Raspberry:, 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)., Cherry, Limeade:, Carbonated, Water,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Cherry, Juice, Concentrate,, Lime, Juice, Concentrate,, Apple, Juice, Concentrate,, Fruit, and, Vegetable, Juice, (for, Color),, Beta, Carotene, (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,, Gum, Arabic,, Ester, Gum,, Calcium, Disodium, EDTA, (to, Protect, Flavor),, Potassium, Benzoate, (to, Ensure, Freshness)., Kiwi, Strawberry:, Carbonated, Water,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Kiwi, Juice, Concentrate,, Strawberry, 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,, Gum, Arabic,, Ester, Gum,, Potassium, Benzoate, (to, Ensure, Freshness)., Orange, Mango:, Carbonated, Water,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Orange, Juice, Concentrate,, Fruit, and, Vegetable, Juice, (for, Color),, Beta, Carotene, (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,, Gum, Arabic,, Ester, Gum,, Calcium, Disodium, EDTA, (to, Protect, Flavor),, Potassium, Benzoate, (to, Ensure, Freshness)..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •Ester Gum - Processed emulsifier
- •Potassium Benzoate - Synthetic preservative
- •Calcium Disodium EDTA - Synthetic preservative
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains non-nutritive sweetener (sucralose), artificial and natural flavors, colors, gums, preservatives, and added vitamins — indicative of an ultra-processed, industrially formulated product.
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Common Questions about Sparkling Ice Purple/White Variety
Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people! Sparkling Ice is low in calories at just 5 per serving, and it has no added sugars, which is a plus for those watching their sugar intake. However, it does contain artificial sweeteners like sucralose, so if you're sensitive to those or prefer to avoid them, it might not fit into your definition of healthy.