Pepsi® Beverage Mix (440ml, Pack of 4)

Love it. Has caffeine and some sugar plus sucralose. Almost as good as the real sugary pepsi but at 30% of the calories. I did have 1 bottle that sat unopened for a few years, and I think the synthetic sugar in it broke down (as it tends to do) and the result tasted off. When making it "fresh", its fine. So I would say to use this product right away and don't let it sit too long, like most diet products

These SodaStream Pepsi Beverage Mixes are an absolute game-changer! Being able to make my own Pepsi at home is not only convenient but also saves me a ton of money—I no longer have to keep buying packs or two-liters every few weeks. When they were temporarily unavailable on Amazon, I was genuinely disappointed and even stocked up from other retailers just in case. I’m so glad they’re back and now a regular part of my subscription. A heads-up: the flavor is noticeably sweeter than regular Pepsi, likely due to the sweeteners instead of corn syrup, but I actually prefer it this way. If you love Pepsi and own a SodaStream, these are a must-have!

So I hate diet sodas because of the after taste. I can't even drink coke zero. When I first had this, I've only had it for two day, I did not like it. To get over the after taste I had diet coke, which I haven't had in a long time, and knowing how bad the after taste is on diet sodas makes this tolerable. Doing the math the price I bought this at is less than 1/4 the cost of Pepsi in the stores, it makes less waste, and I don't need to go to the store just to buy soda when I want to watch a movie. I don't make it like the directions, I add a little less syrup, I think that negates some of the after taste. I also don't use a soda stream to make it. I use Fizzpod because I can put the flavor in before carbonating. I have a soda stream but the problem is when you add the syrup that takes away a ton of the fizz. If you put in the syrup before carbonating the carbonation is stronger. It also makes less of a mess. Fizzpod machines have the part that goes into the soda as the lid so it can be thoroughly cleaned, don't try this on a soda stream or you need to take the whole thing apart to wash it. Overall I think it is well worth it, it's cheaper, more convenient, at ton less waste, basically saving 4 two liter bottles and a one liter bottle. I'd give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the after taste. I'd say maybe it is the bottle of syrup I got but I also got some Starry Lemon Lime and it has the same after taste so I don't think when I get to my next bottle of Pepsi Syrup it will be any different. I'd say if you have a Soda Stream or competitor carbonation machine it is worth a shot but I wouldn't go out and buy a machine just for this. Most of what I drink is straight carbonated water, this is just a treat for me.

These work great with my Sodastream machine - I think its a good value for the money and the taste is great. Be careful though, I have ordered several times from here and have had to double check the boxes, twice in two different deliveries there has been one bottle missing from an almost fully sealed box. I contact Amazon immediately and they have taken care of the issue.

The first thing I noticed after mixing this according to the instructions was to grab the bottle and take a second look. I was certain I had ordered regular Pepsi -- Not Diet Pepsi. And, I was right, it didn't say "Diet Pepsi", yet why did it have that weird aftertaste like diet sweeteners that almost makes your eyeballs hurt? Sure enough, after I looked at the ingredients, I found the culprit: SUCRALOSE -- why, why, why? I've been to restaurants and ordered a fountain Pepsi that had the same flavor a few times. Not all the time, but every once in a while, I get one where I have to send it back. You can usually tell by the amount of foamy/fizzy -- Diet Pepsi foams *much* less than regular, which causes it to look darker in the cup. My guess is that some cheaper formula syrup is marketed by Pepsi for those places because it's just cheaper to produce with replacing some of the sugar with Sucralose -- and I'm also guessing that just enough people don't notice it or care about the artificial taste that they can get away with it. Depending on the specific drink or food, I might not notice it as much, but I can definitely taste it in Pepsi -- because I know what to expect and getting that bitter-sweet smack in the face that I get from the Sucralose makes it that much worse because I taste it with *every* sip, and cringe. I tried adding sugar and some light corn-syrup to mask the annoying Sucralose taste, but it's still there -- so that didn't mask it. I had read that adding salt to coffee will reduce the bitterness -- and that does work for coffee. But the Sucralose isn't so much a bitter taste as an acrid or "false" taste sensation that I can detect. Because I had bought the 4-pack and didn't want to waste it, I tried adding all of these: Torani Cinnamon Syrup Lemon Juice Cherry flavoring Salt Torani Salted Caramel Syrup - (the worst, btw). Nothing worked to offset the taste. There aren't any other Pepsi-brand options that are made for the smaller home soda-machines, unless you want to by a 3-gallon box of syrup for about $150 that is made for restaurants and way overpriced I'm almost tempted to buy it, but then what if it's the same nasty sucralose formula as this product? I'd be out $150 and have 3 gallons of syrup to dump. The bottle says "Special Soda Stream only formula" -- which means "We cut corners on this to save a few bucks and cut down on the shipping weight." This is a terrible excuse for the regular Pepsi formula. If you like Diet Pepsi, then this might work, but then you'd still have the sugar. If you don't have sensitive taste-buds, then maybe this would be okay for you. But if you don't like the nasty aftertaste of Sucralose (Splenda-brand-name), then stay away from this. There are others that might not be exactly Pepsi, but Pepsi-with-Splenda is worse than any other cola that doesn't use artificial sweeteners. So, lesson learned. I'll be checking the ingredients when I buy pre-made syrups. Don't get me wrong, I really like Pepsi with sugar and even with the high-fructose-corn-syrup. I don't like Diet Pepsi -- even though I have friends who say, "You get used to it." -- buy why? Why would I want to do that when the real stuff exists for the same price? Overall, only one-star because zero-stars are not possible.

I enjoy you can control the way you like your Pepsi cola.

Great flavor and is very accurate to the real thing. Highly recommend it

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