POWERADE ZERO DROPS Fruit Punch, 6 ct, 3 FL OZ Bottle

I like the taste of Powerade Zero Punch. However, it does contain food coloring which I try not to have too much of. Although it contains an artificial sweetener, which some people are leery of, for me it's a must since I'm diabetic and cannot stand stevia. At least the sweetener used is sucralose (Splenda) which I use anyway and not aspartame. Here are the ingredients listed on the back of the bottle:WATER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE AND POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (ELECTROLYTE SOURCES), LESS THAN 2% OF: SUCRALOSE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE (ELECTROLYTE SOURCES), VITAMIN B3 (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B12, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, POTASSIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT TASTE), RED #40, YELLOW #6. I will order this periodically but also use orange and grape Crush which take less squeezes and is cheaper to begin with at Walmart ($2.48). Whenever I get free shipping the Powerade Zero comes to about the same price as I would pay per bottle in the store, if I can even find it. So I will continue to order from Amazon.

I bought the fruit punch flavor and it tastes good enough to give my water a little flavor. A few squirts is all I need to get a fruity tasting concoction with no calories. But after I used the bottle about eight times, I shook it up to use it again and it rattled. I squeezed some liquid out and there were little crystal things in there. I kept the bottle at room temperature and I never had an issue with similar drink mixes but that was sort of weird. It didn't affect the taste but the crystal things never dissolved. Now, when I shake the bottle, it sounds like a rattle. I don't think I will use the rest. It was sort of pricey for such a small bottle and I'm disappointed that I will have to toss the rest out. It tastes fine though. I just don't know what causes the crystals to form and whether I should chance using what I have left. I am going with 3 stars because I have no idea how to rate something like this. At first it's a 4 star product then it's a 2 star one so I used the law of averages. However, I would NOT buy this again because it's a waste of money if I can't use the entire bottle.

I'm very disappointed in this Coke product. 1st 3 ounce bottle was OK. The next one rattled when I shook it. When I tried to squirt some out, the bottle clogged. I forced the cap off and poured it into a clear measuring cup. It was a lot of clear crystals in the Zero Drops. I tried crushing them, but they were very tough. Finally after a little over a minute in the microwave, they dissolved into the liquid. Made drinks with the Zero syrup and they tasted OK. Next two bottles had the same problem. Anyone else had these problems? Date code is AUG1715HOE0946 2.

I am new to the whole 'water flavor enhancers,' and I've gone about testing different ones available on the market... However I must honestly admit this was horribly gross no matter how many times I came back to try this in a drink of water. I love Powerade regardless of this small product here as I feel it has a better taste than gatorade... however these water enhancers are quite gross, this one being the specific.

I decided to try this as it was a cheaper alternative than the different products that I can purchase at the store. It was just okay, not bad, but I don't think it was worth buying, and probably won't buy again. I didn't have any issues with it, I am just not a fan of the fruit punch flavor.

I've acquired a few with the 'rattle' from local stores and apparently it is no longer marketed in my area so I had to resort to online. The price is on par, typically here in NE Ohio it's 2 for $7 and out of all the water additive options (mio, crystal lite, koolaid, the generic versions) the PowerAde zero has been the best, all 3 flavours are excellent in water or sparkling water and don't make me sick. When there's too much detectable sweeteners, I get miserable stomach aches. I quit drinking pop (regular and diet) for this reason and with LaCroix sparkling water, the powerade ones give that feeling of drinking pop without the sugar and gross sweetener tastes the other ones give. I found keeping them out of the sun, in cool dry places helps minimize the crystallization issues and so does frequent shaking -I think it comes either from humidity or settling, or both- so even my unopened bottles get a daily shake since I keep them lined up at home and at my desk at work it's easy to grab all 3 and shake them a bit. Kind of a hassle but worth it to me.

As other reviewers noted, some of this seems to crystallize in the bottle after opening. I had this happen with every bottle of the red fruit punch flavor, but never with the blue.

I contacted Coca-Cola to let them know that one must guess about how much concentrate to squeeze into a bottle of water. The Coca-Cola representative was not apparently familiar with the product and told me to add concentrate to taste (not very helpful). It actually comes out to 1/8 oz of concentrate to 8 oz of water. I suggested they include a measuring spoon that is 1/8 oz with every bottle of concentrate. I made 1.5 gallons by squirting the entire bottle into a container with 192 oz of water and it tasted very weak compared to store bought bottles of the same flavor. (24 8 oz bottles of water: 8 X 24= 192 oz, 192/128 = 1.5 gal) I gave it 2 stars instead of one because, even though I have to make fewer 8 oz bottles (approximately 22 instead of 24) it is still cheaper than store bought ready made product.