People comparing “healthy soda NZ” often land on two cans: a honey soda and a probiotic soda. In this country that second can is often Good Juju. They are not the same job.
Sidekick is honey-sweetened fruit soda from Wānaka. Real fruit, New Zealand honey, a splash of apple cider vinegar. No cane sugar. No stevia. No erythritol. No gut claims.
Good Juju sells a low-sugar soda with prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics. Their own site lists stevia and erythritol as sweeteners, plus a small amount of sugar. Read their label — it moves.
The fridge jobs
| Sidekick | Typical probiotic soda (e.g. Good Juju) | |
|---|---|---|
| Why you buy it | Fruit soda you finish | Low sugar + a gut story |
| Sweetener | New Zealand honey | Often stevia and erythritol |
| Sugar | Present — under 4 g / 100 ml | Often near-low (check their panel) |
| Extra story | None | Fibre / probiotics |
| Stevia | No | Usually yes |
If stevia tastes fine and you want the functional label, that is their slot. If stevia does not, and you want mango or cherry that tastes like fruit, that is ours: Soda without stevia or erythritol NZ.
What we will not do
We will not rank their can as “unhealthy.” We will not invent their current grams. We will not claim gut benefits for honey or vinegar.
Sidekick calories: Cherry 47, Mango 46, Pear 44, Strawberry 44 per 250ml. How many calories in Sidekick.
