Fanta lovers become embroiled in furious transatlantic debate over whether the UK or US version is best

A battle between two great nations has been sparked as the British and Americans clash over a vital question – which is the nation’s best Fanta?

Social media users on either side of the Atlantic have clashed on Twitter and Reddit over the soft drink, which looks very different in the US compared to the UK.

While the Fanta known and loved in the UK (and Europe) is a lighter orange color, the US version is a much deeper shade, resembling the color of Italian Aperol liqueur.

And after the No Context Brits Twitter account shared an image of the two products side-by-side, asking which was better, Fanta lovers from every nation rushed to defend their favorite soft drink.

The tweet, which was first posted yesterday, already has more than 1.6 million views and nearly 12,000 likes, with many people voicing their opinions.

One person wrote: ‘UK all way’ while another said: ‘99% of junk food is just better in the US.

A number of people accustomed to the UK version of Fanta are concerned about the “very orange” drink from the USA.

A shocked person tweeted, “First time I saw Fanta in America I really couldn’t believe the color!”

Another retweeted it and wrote, “Wtf are Americans putting in their Fanta to make it look like this.”

Others said “Fanta vs liquid heart failure” and “US Fanta will really make you bounce off the fucking walls”. Never again.’

The responses are also full of conflicting opinions, with one person writing “This color is so unnatural” and another adding “Juice vs. jet fuel”.

Other Twitter users, who weren’t impressed with the US version of Fanta, said the color of the product was “unnatural” and compared it to “jet fuel”.

An American chimed in: “I don’t want Brit Fanta. Nothing funnier than how insecure Brits get over the most insignificant things.

This debate has also taken place on Reddit, with the top answer: “Fanta seems to vary a lot around the world”. My standard Fanta is different from both.

So what is the difference between British and American Fanta?

According to Fanta’s UK and US websites, there are several differences in the ingredients of each product. Perhaps the most important difference is that the UK version contains orange juice from concentrate, while the US version does not.

Another key difference is the sugar content – the sugar content of the UK product was reduced before the ‘sugar tax’.

The tax imposed a levy on soft drinks with a sugar content of more than 5g per 100ml.

UK FANTA INGREDIENTS

Carbonated water sugar, orange juice from concentrate (3.7%), citrus fruits from concentrate (1.3%), acidifiers (citric acid, malic acid), vegetable extracts (carrot, pumpkin), sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), preservative (potassium sorbate), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), stabilizer (guar gum), natural orange flavors with other natural flavors, antioxidant (ascorbic acid)

FANTAS AMERICAN INGREDIENTS

Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, less than 2% of: citric acid, natural flavors, sodium benzoate (to protect taste), modified food starch, glycerol ester of rosin, yellow 6, red 40.

Someone else joked: “100% natural flavors are code – this product has never seen orange or fruit in its entire life.”

However, another person replied to add context: “Natural orange flavors are usually extracted from orange oil, which is usually made from the peel/skin of oranges.

“So there’s almost certainly an element of real orange in there.” It has just been extracted, concentrated, separated, etc. What American Fanta lacks is the juice of the fruit.

Mocking the packaging of UK Fanta, one Twitter user wrote: “The UK version is wearing a belt and hasn’t seen the sun in a while.” Typical.’

Another added: ‘Everything in the UK is boring!’

However, UK Fanta fans fired back, saying the US version might cause someone to “catch a ratiation case”.