Sodas
Fever-Tree Ginger Ale
6.8 fl oz/200 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 23
Fever-Tree Ginger Ale scores 23 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Caramel: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Ginger Ale
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Caramel minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 8.5 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 36 kcal / 100 ml minus 3 points
100 − 77.5 = 22.5 → 23
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 36 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8.5 g |
| Sugars | 8.5 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 6.8 OZA (200 ml)
Ingredients
- CARBONATED SPRING WATER
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- CITRIC ACID
- NATURAL GINGERS (not recognized)
- NATURAL FLAVOURS
- NATURAL CARAMEL (high concern)
Label text, as published
CARBONATED SPRING WATER, CANE SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL GINGERS, NATURAL FLAVOURS, NATURAL CARAMEL.
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More from Fever-Tree
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org