Dr. Pepper is one of the most popular and distinctively flavored soft drinks that started its business in the market in the 1880s by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group and The Coca-Cola Company. Many people feel comfortable having this in place of the aerated drinks. This article will discuss about the calorie count and other nutritional details of this syrup drink.
227 gm of Dr. Pepper has 100 calories in it. It contains 40 mg of Sodium and 26 gm of carbohydrates. The sugar content is a little more than 25gm. The diet Dr. Pepper version has no calories in the same amount. It however has 35 mg of Sodium but is devoid of any carbohydrates or sugar.
The soda from Dr. Pepper also has 100 calories for every 227 gm and it has 27 gm of sugar and the same amount of carbohydrates. Wendy’s serves you a medium sized drink of Dr. Pepper that is almost 50 gm and it contains 200 calories. This amount of Dr. Pepper drink has 50 mg of sodium and 55 gm of carbohydrate content in it. Dr. Pepper drinks are available in all food joints like Red Lobster, Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Shoney’s, Bob Evan’s and many more. The calorie content in the drinks served in all these places is almost the same as that mentioned above.
This drink is available in the sugar free version known as Dr. Pepper Zero and has 0.5 calories in one can of 150 ml drink. Many people prefer having it that quenches their thirst and does not add fat. However, the sodium content in the drink is a little high. Those who have sodium intolerance should watch out before having this drink on a regular basis. Adding some crushed ice to the drink can also prove to be helpful as people will be having water with the drink that can wash out the sodium content.
