Does Pepsi still make Diet Pepsi without aspartame?
Does Pepsi still make Diet Pepsi without aspartame?
PepsiCo is adding aspartame back to its flagship Diet Pepsi product. The company pulled the controversial ingredient in 2015, but brought it back in limited quantities a year later after backlash from brand loyalists. The aspartame-free version will still be available, but only via e-commerce.
Why is Diet Pepsi no longer aspartame-free?
The aspartame is back in Diet Pepsi. When the company announced last spring that it planned to remove aspartame from Diet Pepsi, it cited declining sales and health concerns stemming from scientific studies linking artificial sweeteners to obesity and cancer in lab rats.
What did Diet Pepsi replace aspartame with?
sucralose
Aspartame will be replaced with sucralose, which is also an artificial sweetener, but has not as much bad press, while acesulfame potassium (ace K) will remain in the formula.
When did Diet Pepsi start using aspartame again?
2016
The company faced a consumer backlash when it dropped aspartame from Diet Pepsi. So in 2016, it resurrected the aspartame version—only in limited quantities, and marketed it as “classic sweetener blend.” It kept the aspartame-free version as its mainstream variety.
Does Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free have aspartame?
Pepsi’s marquee diet soda will no longer be sweetened with aspartame; instead it will use a blend of sucralose. Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi will also make the switch, which the company said is in response to customer complaints about aspartame.
What’s better for you Pepsi or Diet Pepsi?
Healthy Eats Winner: Although both beverages have a long list of cons, diet soda wins this fight by the smallest of margins. Drinking large amounts of regular soda has been shown to lead to weight gain and a variety of long health conditions and switching to diet can help cut calories and shed pounds.
Does Pepsi 0 have aspartame?
Pepsi Zero Sugar (sold under the names Diet Pepsi Max until early 2009 and then Pepsi Max until August 2016), is a zero-calorie, sugar-free, ginseng-infused cola sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame K, marketed by PepsiCo. It has nearly twice the caffeine of Pepsi’s other cola beverages.
How much aspartame is in Diet Pepsi?
Amount of artificial sweeteners in diet soft drinks
| Beverage | Aspartame (mg) | Sucralose (mg) |
|---|---|---|
| Diet Pepsi | 124 | 0 |
| Diet Pepsi Lime | 125 | 0 |
| Diet Pepsi Vanilla | 125 | 0 |
| Pepsi Max | 125 | 0 |
Does Pepsi Zero have aspartame?
What Pepsi product does not have aspartame?
Aspartame is also a Coke Zero sweetener. Pepsi offers aspartame-free diet sodas too. Diet Pepsi with Splenda provides a diet soda without aspartame added. Note that other diet sodas from Pepsico, including Diet Mountain Dew and diet Mugg’s root beer, contain aspartame.