A VIRAL US fizzy drink that Brits have been “dying to try” will finally hit UK supermarket shelves in days.
The popular gut health soda brand has garnered a cult following online, as well as a few famous fans.
Charli XCX recently starred in a Super Bowl advert for the popular Poppi brand – Post Malone was also recently spotted with one of the colourful cans in his hand.
The drink was first launched in America in 2016, founded by husband and wife duo Allison and Stephen Ellsworth from Texas.
Allison was keen to ditch fizzy drinks, but didn’t want to lose the taste, so she started experimenting, mixing fruit juice, apple cider vinegar and sparkling water in her kitchen at home.
Poppi is being brought to the UK by PepsiCo, whose portfolio features several other iconic brands, including Pepsi, Walkers, Doritos, Tropicana, and 7UP.
Five different Poppi flavours are launching in the UK: Strawberry Lemon, Raspberry Rose, Lemon Lime, Wild Berry, and Orange.
Those keen to give them a try will find them in Tesco supermarkets as well as Pret a Manger locations nationwide, from March 5.
A wider rollout is planned for the brand later in the year.
Poppi is often described as a prebiotic soda that’s high in fibre, with no more than 5g of sugar per can.
Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian and media nutrition liaison for the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Human Nutrition, previously told Time Magazine that Poppi drinks are “better than traditional sodas”.
Though she warned that Poppi still “should be consumed in moderation”.
According to the official website, Poppi contains cassava root fibre, which is a prebiotic obtained from the root of the cassava plant.
Within it is also agave inulin, a prebiotic extracted from the agave tequilana plant, among other ingredients.
