Varieties

There is a wide variety of fizzy drinks, including “clear,” cola, fruit flavours, and other flavours such as root beer and cream sodas. Clear fizzy drinks contain water, carbon dioxide, sweetener, flavours such as ginger, lemon, or lime, and other additives and preservatives. Colas contain the ingredients of clear fizzy drinks, with the addition of caffeine and colouring. Fruit fizzy drinks contain the ingredients of clear fizzy drinks, with the addition of fruit oils or flavourings and colouring. Diet fizzy drinks substitute a non-calorie sweetener, such as aspartame, in place of sugar or corn sweetener. Natural varieties, which use natural sweeteners and are free of artificial colours, flavours, and preservatives, are also available.