The soft drink company has been announcing its new drink with a mystery flavor for a week. The blue Fanta presents a perfect enigma that invites you to buy it to discover what it tastes like. Undoubtedly, a marketing strategy that will increase sales of soft drinks. In addition to maintaining the doubt and creating a debate on social networks, they bet on the sugar-free version so that no one can stay without trying it.
Made in the laboratory and with an advertisement in which the population smells fruits to find out the flavor, Fanta has posed a challenge for the summer. There are those who claim that it tastes like pineapple (like the famous Sugus candies), although most bets point to a tropical flavor. However, our real enigma is knowing if it is a healthy soft drink.
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Blue Fanta Ingredients
What The Fanta is the motto of the new blue soft drink. Despite its blue color, little has to be this with the flavor. From the same brand they assure that it is made up of three different flavors, and that blueberry is not among them. We have gone to its components to find out what it is made of and to know if, at least, it is healthy to take in a timely manner.
The list of ingredients is as follows:carbonated water, lemon juice from concentrate (3%), natural aromas, acidulants: citric acid (E-330) and malic acid (E-296), sweeteners: sodium cyclamate (E 952), acesulfame K (E- 950) and sucralose (E-955), preservative: potassium sorbate (E-202), brilliant blue FCF dye (E-133)«.
As they say, it is sugar-free and only contains three sweeteners in small amounts (0 gram per 1 of the product). Its main ingredient is carbonated water (sparkling water), so it is normal that it has so few calories (1 kcal in 100 grams). We could even say that it is more recommended than Coca Cola Zero, since the presence of aspartame (a sweetener that could have serious health risks) is eliminated.
As for the flavor, among its ingredients we only find concentrated lemon juice, although the key is in those natural aromas. It really does taste fruity and citrusy, very similar to other tropical flavored sodas. It may have a certain aftertaste of blueberries, tropical fruits and lemon.
What The Fanta is a healthy option?
We must be clear that The best option to hydrate is water. This in any of its varieties (natural, with gas or infusions) is totally valid to have adequate levels of hydration without sugar or calories. However, there are many of us who want other types of proposals when we go out for a drink.
In this case, most of us opt for sugar-free soft drinks, despite not being entirely healthy. Content Sweeteners It is what causes a blood reaction similar to sugar, despite not having much caloric content. And this blue Fanta is not far behind either. However, it presents improved nutritional values (compared to other soft drinks).
Could it be consumed in a timely manner as an alternative within a healthy diet? Yes, but being aware that its caloric content does not have much to do with gaining more or less weight. In no case is the use of sugary soft drinks or artificially sweetened beverages recommended as water substitutes. And be very careful if you have diabetes, since the effect of sweeteners on insulin is not fully known.