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Diet Coke nutrition

Single can (330ml)More from Coca-Cola

Figures from Coca-Cola’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per single can (330ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy3 kcal0% of RI4 kJ, 1 kcal per 100g
Sugars0.3gLow0% of RI0.1g per 100g
Salt0.03gLow1% of RI0.01g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat and saturates figures for this product, so they are not shown.

How much
Who is eating
3kcal0% of the day
!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in single can (330ml).
CaloriesEnergy3 kcal0%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarWithin limit0.3g2%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
SaltWithin limit0.03g1%
Limit 3g (NHS)

Single can (330ml) of Diet Coke. Figures from Coca-Cola; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Diet Coke

Total sugar0.3gin single can (330ml)
Teaspoons0.1One teaspoon is 4g
0.1 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 0.3g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day2%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day1%
Age 11 and over 30g a day1%

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other cola & fizzy drinks

Joint #12 of 29 cola & fizzy drinks for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow
Aldi Vive Cola 2 L 20 kcal per 100ml0.01gAldi Vive Cola 6 Pack 980 ML 20 kcal per 100ml0.01gAldi Vive Diet Lemonade 2 L 10 kcal per 100ml0.01gAldi Vive zX Cherry Cola Zero Sugar 2 L 0 kcal per 100ml0.01gDiet Coke 1 kcal per 100g0.01gFever-Tree Ginger Beer 37 kcal per 100g0.01gPepsi Max 1 kcal per 100g0.01gPepsi Max Lime 1 kcal per 100g0.01gSchweppes Classic Lemonade 22 kcal per 100g0.02g
Swaps with less saltLess salt from Coca-ColaCoca-Cola Cherry →0.00g per 100g, against 0.01g.Lowest salt in cola & fizzy drinksAldi Vive Diet Cola 6 Pack 980 ML →0.00g per 100ml.
All cola & fizzy drinks →29 products

Among all 29 cola & fizzy drinks

Where it sits per 100g against every cola & fizzy drinks product in the Boone database.

Sugar0.1g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.4g12.2g

Less sugar than 59% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Salt0.01g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.01g0.04g

More salt than 38% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Calories1 kcal per 100g
0 kcalMiddle 10 kcal51 kcal

Fewer calories than 62% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Diet Coke nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate, fibre and protein for this product.

Per100gSingle can (330ml)Standard can/bottle (500ml)
Energy1 kcal3 kcal5 kcal
of which sugars0.1g0.3g0.5g
Salt0.01g0.03g0.05g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Diet Coke?+

3 kcal in single can (330ml). Per 100g it is 1 kcal.

How much sugar is in Diet Coke?+

0.3g of sugar in single can (330ml), about 0.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Diet Coke?+

0.03g in single can (330ml): 1% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Coca-Cola’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Coca-Cola’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →
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