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Sprite is a clear, Lemon - Lime - Flavor ed, non- Caffeinated Soft Drink , produced by the Coca-Cola Company . It was introduced to the United States in 1961 . It came from Germany and first was called '' Fanta Klare Zitrone'' ("Fanta Clear Citrus"). The trademark was later reconceptionalized as Sprite. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up , which had begun as "Lithiated Lemon" in 1929 . It comes in a primarily green and blue can or a green transparent bottle with a primarily green and blue label. Currently, Sprite is sold in over 190 countries. {Link without Title} In the 1980s , many years after Sprite's introduction, Coke pressured its large bottlers that distributed 7 Up to replace the competitor with its own product. In large part due to the strength of the Coca-Cola System of bottlers, Sprite finally took the market leader position in the lemon-lime soda category in 1989 . It is called Lemonade in Australia , New Zealand and Switzerland . Sprite consists of Carbonated Water , High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sucrose (sugar), Citric Acid , natural flavors, Sodium Citrate (a preservative), and Sodium Benzoate (another preservative). Sprite is also a choice of many people to drink when they're Sick . Due to the high Carbonates and Bubbles , Sprite settles the Stomach . VARIATIONS
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