Non-Aspartame laced cordials??

nice_guy80

Hello

I am looking for a fruit cordial you can buy in the supermarket that is not filled with asparame

something reasonably priced.
blackcurrant, orange or whatever flavour.

my search has taken me to Supervalu, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl but to no avail.

pearljamfan

the tesco high juices are good. i have apple on the go at the moment. i think most of those are sweetener free. mi wadi too, but seems to be getting hard to find.

nice_guy80

nope.
Mi Wadi is laced with the stuff.

Lyn256

Original Ribena

I've also been looking at the ingredients of cordials and thought I'd found a non-aspartame one in Aldi - only to discover that its full of another nasty-glucose-fructose syrup

nice_guy80

Lyn256 wrote: »

Original Ribena

I've also been looking at the ingredients of cordials and thought I'd found a non-aspartame one in Aldi - only to discover that its full of another nasty-glucose-fructose syrup

Ribena is far more expensive than other cordials.
Is it the price, as in - a big one, that I will have to pay for non-aspartame cordial?

EileenG

Haven't bought any for a while, but I have a vague memory that the M&S stuff was apartame free. Also, that very concentrated stuff that you normally use to make sodastream drinks is usually aspartame free.

Lyn256

Yes Ribena is expensive-usually €3.50+ a bottle-however if you keep an eye out its regularly on promotion-buy one get one free or with extra fill-50%-100% extra free

It's on offer in Superquinn at the moment-if thats any good to you- €2 a bottle

http://www.superquinn.ie/shopping/shopping/shop.aspx?prodid=41722

flikflak

http://www.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/shop/elderflower-cordial

These are fantsatic but you are looking at paying a lot more for them than some usual bog standard squash.

nbrady20009

flikflak wrote: »

http://www.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/shop/elderflower-cordial

These are fantsatic but you are looking at paying a lot more for them than some usual bog standard squash.

Have tried them before but wasn't that blown away by them. Might be worth experimenting with a few different flavours. Any sort of a flavour that masks BCAAs is a bonus

Gummy Panda

nbrady20009 wrote: »

Have tried them before but wasn't that blown away by them. Might be worth experimenting with a few different flavours. Any sort of a flavour that masks BCAAs is a bonus

Have you tried using a flavouring system from a bulk suppler?

MP Berry Blast - I haven't tried it with BCAA powder but its good at masking the CEE in my pre-workout, Pulse.

Lyn256

Was in M&S today-checked out the cordials-they are aspartame free.
There's a good range-Florida Orange, Cranberry/Raspberry, Blackcurrant-there's 2 or 3 other varieties-can't remember specifically what they were. The orange and blackcurrant are also available in 'no added sugar'-the sweetner used is sucralose
€1.89 per litre bottle

Gummy Panda

Lyn256 wrote: »

Was in M&S today-checked out the cordials-they are aspartame free.
There's a good range-Florida Orange, Cranberry/Raspberry, Blackcurrant-there's 2 or 3 other varieties-can't remember specifically what they were. The orange and blackcurrant are also available in 'no added sugar'-the sweetner used is sucralose
€1.89 per litre bottle

Going to check this out today. I loved their Florida orange juice. Hopefully their cordials will be nice.

rubadub

pearljamfan wrote: »

the tesco high juices are good..

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Ribena is far more expensive than other cordials.

Dunno how ribena get away with it, its only 5% blackcurrant juice too.
The tesco one is on offer at the moment, 50% blackcurrant juice!
2 For 2.50 Save 40c valid until 13/9/2011

the Ribena 2L is also on offer but still twice the price with one tenth the juice
Special OfferSAVE 1.59 Was 6.59 Now 5.00 valid from 23/8/2011 until 13/9/2011

Lyn256 wrote: »

Was in M&S today....-the sweetner used is sucralose

I think they use sucralose in their diet cola too, tesco own brand premium coke also has sucralose.

You could make your own mixing fruit juice with citric acid (got in asian shops or homebrew shops in bulk cheap enough)

nice_guy80

thought I had a Eureka moment this evening in Aldi

no aspartame listed on one of the High Juice strawberry flavour cordials.
"huzzah" I said!!!
however, when I got it home it has glucose-fructose syrup in it
the bottle clearly says "no artificial additives!!!"
how do they get away with labelling like that???

nbrady20009

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Have you tried using a flavouring system from a bulk suppler?

MP Berry Blast - I haven't tried it with BCAA powder but its good at masking the CEE in my pre-workout, Pulse.

No might stick in a bag with my next order, I'm stocked up for a while though, will make do with the cordials in the time being.

rubadub

nice_guy80 wrote: »

however, when I got it home it has glucose-fructose syrup in it
the bottle clearly says "no artificial additives!!!"
how do they get away with labelling like that???

I doubt the syrup is classed as artificial, I think it is synthetic compounds that are listed as artificial additives.

Just read the small print on the sides of labels, the front of packs are usually just a bunch of twisted statements to make you believe what they want, like "low fat muffins" translates as "there is so much sugar in these bad boys we couldn't squeeze as much fat as we wanted in them"

orangebud

nice_guy80 wrote: »

however, when I got it home it has glucose-fructose syrup in it

Glucose syrup seems to be everything these days its even in wheat bread

Is this one of the reasons for the obesity epidemic that's going in the western world?

nice_guy80

it is in a lot of stuff.

I found a cordial which I think has no aspartame or glucose syrup

Tesco High Juice 50% Blackcurrant

EileenG

nice_guy80 wrote: »

it is in a lot of stuff.

I found a cordial which I think has no aspartame or glucose syrup

Tesco High Juice 50% Blackcurrant

Bet there's sugar in it though.

nice_guy80

yep

but at this stage, i'd take sugar over aspartame

Gummy Panda

I got that M&S Florida orange today. I was standing there wondering why people said it sucralose in it, then I realised there is two different bottles.

I normally hate cordials but this stuff is lovely. Tastes like concentrated orange juice without the heartburn.

nice_guy80

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I got that M&S Florida orange today. I was standing there wondering why people said it sucralose in it, then I realised there is two different bottles.

I normally hate cordials but this stuff is lovely. Tastes like concentrated orange juice without the heartburn.

I have recently discovered this cordial too.
tastes ok, and there is no aspartame in it
pity about all the sugar, but its hard to find the perfect cordial

Gummy Panda

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I have recently discovered this cordial too.
tastes ok, and there is no aspartame in it
pity about all the sugar, but its hard to find the perfect cordial

There is two versions. One with sugar and one without.

meemeep

The original Robinson's barley water - only available in lemon and orange. It is expensive though.