Earlier today I was beyond thirsty, though not for water, so I went to a convenient store to buy a Sprite. Once I got there I changed my mind on the Sprite, but I didn’t really know what else I wanted. After looking around I noticed Lipton’s Sparkling Green Tea. I’d seen the Sparkling versions of their green tea drinks before, but I was afraid to try them because I thought they’d taste like crap, but I was in the mood to experiment so I decided to give it a shot.
Price of Lipton’s Sparkling Berry Green Tea
A 20oz bottle cost $1.19.
Ingredients in Lipton’s Sparkling Berry Green Tea
The drink contains carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, green tea, natural flavor, sodium, hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), phosphoric acid, ascorbic acid (to protect flavor), potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor) caramel color, yellow 5, and blue 1.
The entire bottle contains 150 calories, 0g of total fat, 140mg of sodium, 40g of total carbohydrates, 40g of sugars, and 0g of protein. It doesn’t contain any vitamins or minerals, but the label states an 8oz serving provides 72mg of flavonoid antioxidants.
Taste of Lipton’s Sparkling Berry Green Tea
This drink tasted a lot better than I expected. The berry flavoring makes this taste a bit like raspberry tea, but I could also make out the flavors of blueberries and grapes as well. There’s not a lot of green tea flavor present, because it’s very sweet, but there is a slight dry bitter aftertaste present that teas give off.
The citric acid wasn’t super strong, but it was enough to make the tea fizzy and lively, because tea, even heavily sweetened tea drinks can taste very flat and boring.
The only downside to the Sparkling Berry is the high fructose corn syrup. It makes the green tea sweet, but it also gives it a heavy, syrupy texture like Lipton’s Brisk Tea or like a soft drink. I prefer tea taste more natural, watered down, and lightly sweetened, so I really didn’t care for the thick consistency of this.
In the End…
Overall, I really enjoyed the flavors and the fizziness of this Sparkling tea, it tastes like a mixture of green tea, and sparkling grape juice. I thought it refreshing and unique. I’d buy it again, and I wouldn’t mind trying the other flavors as well. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
