Panera Bread’s “clean crusade” continues with the launch their new line of 100 percent clean, non-carbonated craft beverages made with no artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavors or colors from artificial sources.
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The new line of drinks will start rolling out in select cities beginning April 5, 2017, with nationwide availability by September.
Made fresh daily, the new drinks come in a range of sweetness levels (20-oz):
Unsweetened
- Iced Black Tea: A simple classic, freshly brewed (0 calories, 0g added sugar).
- Plum Ginger Hibiscus Tea: A hint of sweetness from apple pieces, with a little spice from ginger and tartness from hibiscus. (0 calories, 0g added sugar).
Lightly Sweetened
- Prickly Pear Hibiscus Fresca: Fruity and bright, with just a touch of tart and a hint of lime. Gets it slightly sweet flavor from fruit juice and puree (100 calories, 0g added sugar).
Medium Sweetened
- Passion Papaya Green Tea: Gets its flavor from the taste of passionfruit and papaya, with less added cane sugar than before (130 calories, 30g added sugar).
- Agave Lemonade: Made simply with just cold-pressed lemon juice, agave and cane sugar (140 calories, 34g added sugar).
- Blood Orange Lemonade: A blend of orange and blood orange, lemon, carrot flavors and turmeric. Sweet and tart with just a hint of spice. Sweetened with fruit juice, puree and cane sugar (160 calories, 33g added sugar).
For comparison purposes, a typical 20-oz soda has up to 75 grams of added sugar.
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