Diet soda

Diet soda is a carbonated soft drink sweetened with non-sugar sweeteners rather than conventional sugar. It typically contains little or no energy from sweetening.

Aspartame: Aspartame is a low-calorie artificial sweetener made from two amino acids. It sweetens many diet sodas without the sugar used in conventional soft drinks.
Cola: Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavor traditionally associated with caramel, citrus, and spice notes. Diet cola is the best-known style of diet soda.
Regular soda: Regular soda is a sweetened carbonated soft drink whose sweetness primarily comes from sugar or caloric syrups. It supplies the conventional sugar that diet soda replaces with non-sugar sweeteners.
Energy density: Energy density is the amount of food energy contained in a given mass or volume of food or drink. Replacing sugar can lower a soda's energy content while leaving its volume similar.
Sucralose: Sucralose is a non-sugar sweetener produced by chemically modifying sucrose. Some diet sodas use it to provide sweetness with little energy.
Zero-calorie drink: A zero-calorie drink is a beverage whose labeled energy content is negligible under applicable nutrition rules. Diet soda is a prominent example, though calorie labeling varies by jurisdiction.
Sparkling water: Sparkling water is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide, sometimes with added minerals or flavor. Unlike most diet sodas, it can be made without sweeteners or strong flavor additives.
Weight management: Weight management comprises behaviors and interventions intended to maintain or change body weight. Diet soda is often chosen to reduce beverage calories, but its effect depends on overall habits.
Acesulfame potassium: Acesulfame potassium is a high-intensity non-sugar sweetener used in foods and beverages. It is often combined with other sweeteners in diet soda formulations.
Sugar-free food: Sugar-free food contains no sugar or only a legally permitted trace amount. Diet sodas belong to the wider market for products formulated without sugar.

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