Prebiotic Soda - Living Things
A lightly sparkling fruit soda with live cultures and chicory root fibre, low in sugar and with no sweeteners. Six flavours, made in the UK.
Living Things set out to make a soft drink that was not just sugar and bubbles. Each can has a dose of lactic acid bacillus live cultures and 2.4% chicory root inulin, a plant fibre, with fruit juice and natural flavourings doing the rest. The sugar is only what comes from the juice - under 1.7g per 100ml - and there are no artificial sweeteners or preservatives.
They taste like a grown-up fruit soda: not very sweet, properly fruity, with a gentle fizz.
- Live cultures (lactic acid bacillus) in every can
- Chicory root inulin fibre (2.4%)
- Under 1.7g sugar per 100ml, all from fruit juice
- No artificial sweeteners or preservatives
- Vegan and gluten-free
- Made in the UK, recyclable can
Choose Your Flavour
Lemon & Ginger - sharp lemon with a warm ginger finish.
Raspberry & Pomegranate - ripe raspberry and juicy pomegranate, balanced rather than sweet.
Peach & Blood Orange - soft peach against tangy blood orange, the fruitiest of the six.
Watermelon & Lime - juicy watermelon with a sharp lime finish, the summer one.
Rhubarb & Apple - crisp, tart rhubarb with sweet apple, a very British pairing.
Cherry & Lime - juicy cherry and zesty lime, the boldest flavour in the range.
Ingredients
Lemon & Ginger
Sparkling water, 9.8% white grape juice from concentrate, chicory root inulin (2.4%), natural flavouring, acid: citric acid, ginger root extract, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, lactic acid bacillus.
Raspberry & Pomegranate
Sparkling water, chicory root inulin (2.4%), 8.6% white grape juice from concentrate, natural flavouring, acid: malic acid, black carrot concentrate, lactic acid bacillus.
Peach & Blood Orange
Sparkling water, chicory root inulin (2.4%), 13.6% peach juice from concentrate, natural flavouring, blood orange extract, acid: citric acid, concentrates of carrot and pumpkin, lactic acid bacillus.
Watermelon & Lime
Sparkling water, chicory root inulin (2.4%), 8.6% white grape juice from concentrate, natural flavouring, acid: citric acid, carrot and blackcurrant concentrates, lactic acid bacillus.
Rhubarb & Apple
Sparkling water, chicory root inulin (2.4%), 9.7% fruit juices from concentrate (9.2% white grape juice, 0.5% apple juice), natural flavouring, natural rhubarb flavouring, acid: malic acid, lactic acid bacillus.
Cherry & Lime
Sparkling water, chicory root inulin (2.4%), 9.7% fruit juices from concentrate (5.0% cherry juice, 4.7% lime juice), natural flavouring, acid: malic acid, lactic acid bacillus.
Allergens
No allergens from the list of 14 in any flavour.
Nutrition Information (per 100ml)
Energy 13 kcal
Fat 0g
Carbohydrates 1.6g, of which sugars 1.5g
Fibre 2.0g
Protein 0g
Salt 0g
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place and serve chilled. Once opened, drink the same day.
FAQs
What is a prebiotic soda?
A soft drink with added plant fibre - here chicory root inulin - that feeds the bacteria in your gut, plus live cultures. Living Things describe theirs as a gut-friendly alternative to ordinary fizzy drinks.
Is Living Things soda low in sugar?
Yes - 1.5g per 100ml, all of it from the fruit juice. There are no added sugars and no sweeteners.
Is it vegan?
Yes. The live culture is a bacterial culture, not dairy-based, and all six flavours are vegan.
Does it need to be kept in the fridge?
No, it is fine in the cupboard until you want to drink it. It is best served cold.
