Sprite Vs 7UP: 10 Difference Between Sprite And 7UP

Sprite

Sprite is a colorless, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-cola Company in 1961-more than 50 years ago in response to the popularity of 7UP. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone. Today, it is the world’s leading lemon-lime flavored soda and the third best-selling soft drink brand worldwide. Sprite is now sold in more than 190 countries and always recognizable in its signature green packaging.

Sprite is an edgy brand that has a clear point of view about the world which makes it standout. Sprite soft drink has no artificial colors. It cuts through thirst, giving you sudden refreshment and clears the mind to inspire fresh thinking. In the United States, it has been the market leader in the lemon-lime soda category since 1989.

Major ingredients used to make sprite include:

Sodium Benzoate
Carbonated water
High fructose corn syrup
Citric acid
Artificial Flavor

Nutrition Facts

Content	Quantity (Per 100ml)
Energy (kJ)	53
Protein (g)	0
Glycaemic Carbohydrate (g)	3
Total Fat (g)	0
Saturated Fat (g)	0
Dietary Fibre (g)	0
Total Sodium (mg)	14

Why Is Sprite Called Sprite?

Coca-Cola owned the rights to the Sprite trademark since the 1940s long before there was ever a soft drink referred to as Sprite. In the early 1940s, Coca-Cola started running an advertising campaign featuring an elf-like figure referred to as Sprite Boy, who used the names ‘’Coca-Cola’’ and new nickname ‘’Coke’’ interchangeably in advertisements. Well, in 1958-three years to the launch of sprite soft-drink, Sprite Boy campaign was discontinued.

Therefore, the name Sprite originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group that ultimately chose the name Sprite for the soft drink.

What You Need To Know About Sprite

Sprite is a product brand of Coca-Cola Company.
Sprite was first introduced in the market in 1961.
Sprite was first introduced in United States of America.
Carbonation in sprite is very much less.
Sprite uses Sodium as the major salt in its formula.
Sprite is most famous in America, Europe and Africa.
The international market share of sprite is around 8%.
Sprite is easy to gulp down the esophagus.
Sprite has a large number of preservatives when compared to 7UP.
Sprite has small amount of fizz.

7UP

The 7UP brand originated from St.Louis Missouri, in the United States in 1929. It was created by Charles Leiper Grigg who spent several years testing 11 different formulations of lemon-flavored drinks with the aim of producing a wholesome and distinctive soft drink that would fulfill certain requirements: ‘’refreshing and quenching the thirst’’.

7UP was originally named ‘Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda’ and contained lithium citrate a mood-enhancing drug, until its use in soft drinks was banned in 1948.

Today the rights to the brand are held by Keurig Dr Pepper in the United States and by PepsiCo in the rest of the world. In the UK 7UP is bottled and distributed by Britvic on behalf of PepsiCo and is available widely across all major retailers, foodservice, leisure and licensed outlets.

7UP is available in individual (250ml. 330ml and 500ml) and family-size (1.25-litre, 1.5-litre and 2-litre) containers and in formats exclusive to the catering trade.

7UP Nutrition Facts

Content	Quantity (Per 100ml)
Calories	140
Total fats (g)	0 (0%DV)
Sodium (mg)	45 (2%DV)
Total carbohydrates (g)	39 (13%DV)
Sugar (g)	38
Protein (g)	0

Some Of the ingredients used to make 7UP include:

Calcium disodium
Sucralose
Potassium Benzoate
Potassium Citrate
Natural flavors
Filtered carbonated water.

Why Is This Drink Called 7UP?

There literally many theories as to where the 7UP got its name from. Some people opine that the name is in reference to the number of ingredients in its original recipe, with UP referring to the lift provided by the lithium citrate in the original drink.

There is also another group of people that put forward a claim that the name could be as a result of 7UP originally being bottled in 7 ounce bottles while competitor soft drinks were bottled in 6 ounce bottle.

What You Need To Know About 7UP

7UP is the brand of Pepsi Cola Company.
7UP was first introduced in the market in 1929.
7UP was first introduced in Germany.
Carbonation very much high in 7UP.
7UP uses Potassium as the major salt in its formula.
7UP is most famous in Asian Region.
The international market proportion for 7UP is less than 4%.
7UP taste a little bitter and hard to gulp down the esophagus.
7UP is 100% natural flavors.
7UP has a lot of fizz and stronger taste.

Difference Between Sprite And 7UP

BASIS OF COMPARISON	SPRITE	7UP
Rights Ownership	Sprite is a product brand of Coca-Cola Company.	7UP is the brand of Pepsi Cola Company.
Year Of Introduction	Sprite was first introduced in the market in 1961.	7UP was first introduced in the market in 1929.
Country Of Origin	Sprite was first introduced in United States of America.	7UP was first introduced in Germany.
Carbonation	Carbonation in sprite is very much less.	Carbonation very much high in 7UP.
Major Salt	Sprite uses Sodium as the major salt in its formula.	7UP uses Potassium as the major salt in its formula.
Popularity	Sprite is most famous in America, Europe and Africa.	7UP is most famous in Asian Region and United States.
Market Share	The international market share of sprite is around 8%.	The international market proportion for 7UP is less than 4%.
Taste And Gulping	Sprite is easy to gulp down the esophagus.	7UP taste a little bitter and hard to gulp down the esophagus.
Preservatives	Sprite has a large number of preservatives when compared to 7UP.	7UP is 100% natural flavors.
Fizz	Sprite has small amount of fizz.	7UP has a lot of fizz and stronger taste.