Diet Rite
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| Diet Rite Pure Zero | |
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| Type | Diet Cola |
| Manufacturer | Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages |
| Country of Origin |  United States |
| Introduced | 1958 |
| Related products | Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Tab |
Diet Rite is a brand of no-calorie soft drinks originally distributed by the R.C. Cola company. Today it is owned by and distributed by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, after being acquired from Dr Pepper/Seven Up in 1995. Product containers, however, still bear the Dr Pepper/Seven Up markings.
Diet-Rite Cola was one of the first commercial diet sodas to be nationally distributed. It was introduced in 1958 and initially released as a dietetic product, but was marketed to the general public as a healthful beverage in 1962. The original formula was sweetened with cyclamate and saccharin.
By 1969, the Food and Drug Administration banned cyclamate, forcing the beverage to be reformulated. Diet-Rite was reformulated in 1983 to eliminate sodium, making it the first sodium-free diet soda. In 1987, with saccharin losing popularity with the public as a possible carcinogen, Diet-Rite was once again reformulated, this time replacing the saccharin with NutraSweet brand aspartame and eliminating caffeine. In the 1990s, several fruit-flavored varieties of Diet-Rite were introduced. In 2000, the line was reformulated yet again, this time to replace aspartame with Splenda brand sucralose and Sunett brand Acesulfame potassium. It became the first major diet soda in the United States to use neither aspartame nor saccharin as a sweetener. In 2002, some flavors were slightly adjusted and the brand name lost the hyphen, becoming Diet Rite. In 2005, "Pure Zero" was added to the name, and a cherry cola flavor was introduced in 2006.
[edit] Brand portfolio
- Cola Pure Zero
- Cherry Cola Pure Zero
- Golden Peach Pure Zero
- Kiwi Strawberry Pure Zero
- Red Raspberry Pure Zero
- Black Cherry Pure Zero
- Tangerine Pure Zero
- White Grape Pure Zero
