FANTA ORANGE SODA >> NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE

RAPID REVIEW

January 2025

Historically, Orange Sodas were made with real Orange Juice. We see below the progression of #1 U.S. brand, Fanta Orange.

Originally, Fanta Orange was made using local citrus  . . . now, it has no real citrus and no real sugar and contains 4 ingredients banned at Whole Foods. (Sources: Historical Fanta can and bottle; Coca-Cola Fanta Web site 1/25; Whole Foods Web site 1/25; Source for Brand ranking: Statista 2025)

Shown below, here’s a close-up of what’s in Orange Fanta today, owned by Coca-Cola.

Fanta Orange has 4 ingredients banned at Whole Foods and, aside from the Carbonated Water, every ingredient has never been in any of our home kitchens to make a beverage >> these ingredients are circled in red and designated as Not In Kitchen™. (Source for banned ingredients: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 1/25)

The #1 U.S. Orange Soda Fanta contains High Fructose Corn Syrup, 2 Artificial Colors >> Yellow 6 and Red 40, Citric Acid which is an FDA-recognized Chemical Preservative plus Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Glycerol Ester of Rosin and Modified Food Starch. (Source: U.S. FDA 2025)

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