Nutri-Grade A Drinks in Singapore: The Complete 2026 Guide

If you've been paying more attention to drink labels at FairPrice or Cold Storage lately, you're not alone. Since Singapore's Nutri-Grade labelling system launched in December 2022, more Singaporeans are actively looking for Grade A and B options, and for good reason.

But navigating the shelves can still be confusing. Not every Grade A drink is created equal. Some are plain and boring. Others use artificial sweeteners to hit the threshold. And a handful (a very small handful) actually taste good.

This guide breaks down everything you need to know about Nutri-Grade A drinks in Singapore: what the system means, which drinks qualify, and how to find options that are genuinely worth drinking.

What Is Nutri-Grade?

Nutri-Grade is a mandatory nutrition labelling scheme introduced by Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) in December 2022. It applies to all pre-packaged non-alcoholic beverages sold in Singapore, from canned drinks and bottled juices to sparkling water and RTD teas.

Drinks are graded A to D based on their sugar and saturated fat content per 100ml:

Grade A is the highest rating a drink can achieve. Grade D drinks face advertising bans, meaning you won't see them promoted on social media, billboards, or TV.

The system was designed as part of Singapore's broader push to reduce sugar consumption and combat the country's high rates of Type 2 diabetes. Singapore has one of the highest diabetes rates in the developed world, with 1 in 3 Singaporeans at risk of developing the condition in their lifetime.

What Qualifies as Nutri-Grade A?

To earn a Grade A rating, a beverage must contain 1g of sugar or less per 100ml, with no more than 0.7g of saturated fat per 100ml.

That's a tight threshold. Most flavoured drinks, even ones marketed as "low sugar", don't make it. A typical can of flavoured sparkling water from a major international brand sits at Grade B at best. Fruit juices, sports drinks, and milk teas almost always land at C or D.

The drinks that do achieve Grade A typically fall into a few categories:

• Plain still water
• Plain sparkling/mineral water (unflavoured)
• Unsweetened teas (hot or RTD)
• Drinks made with real fruit juice in very small quantities, where natural sugars stay under the 1g/100ml threshold

One important rule to know: any drink containing sweeteners (sucralose, stevia, aspartame, sugar alcohols, or any other sugar substitute) is automatically capped at Grade B, regardless of its sugar content. So the only path to Grade A is genuinely low sugar, with no sweeteners at all.

That last category is where things get interesting, and where Wild Orchard sits.

The Best Nutri-Grade A Drinks in Singapore (2026)

1. Wild Orchard Sparkling Water (Grade A)

Wild Orchard is our top pick, and the one we're most proud to call Singaporean.

It's a sparkling water made with real fruit juice (Lychee, Mango, and Pink Guava), with no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and no preservatives. The fruit juice is used in small enough quantities that the naturally occurring sugars stay comfortably within the Grade A threshold.

What sets Wild Orchard apart from most Grade A drinks on this list: it actually tastes like something. Not like sweetener. Not like flavoured air. Like real, ripe fruit, because that's what's in it.

• Flavours: Lychee, Mango, Pink Guava
• Sugar: Grade A (≤1g per 100ml)
• Sweeteners: None
• Preservatives: None
• Nutri-Grade A certified
• Available: drinkwildorchard.com and selected retailers across Singapore

2. Plain Mineral and Sparkling Water (Grade A)

All plain water, still or sparkling, is Grade A by default. This includes international brands like Perrier and San Pellegrino (unflavoured), as well as local options.

The catch: plain sparkling water has no flavour. For people trying to cut soda or flavoured drinks, it's often not satisfying enough to stick with long-term. This is exactly the gap Wild Orchard was created to fill.

3. Unsweetened RTD Teas (Grade A)

Several ready-to-drink teas achieve Grade A:

• Pokka Jasmine Green Tea (Unsweetened): widely available, mild and clean
• Ayataka Japanese Green Tea: a more premium option, good chilled
• Heavenly Wang Kopi-O Kosong: Grade A, for the coffee drinkers

These are solid choices, but they're teas. Not a direct alternative if you're looking for something sparkling or fruit-forward.

4. Coconut Water (Grade B, worth mentioning)

Pure coconut water brands like UFC and Yeo's sit at Grade B, not A. That's because coconut water contains natural sugars that typically push it above the 1g/100ml threshold. It's still a healthy choice, but worth noting if you're specifically targeting Grade A.

Why Sweetener-Based Drinks Can't Reach Grade A

A common misconception is that zero-sugar drinks using artificial sweeteners can achieve Grade A. Under Singapore's regulations, that's not possible. Any drink containing a sweetener (sucralose, stevia, aspartame, sugar alcohols, or any other sugar substitute) is automatically classified as Grade B or lower, regardless of how low its sugar content is.

This matters because it narrows the field significantly. The only drinks that can genuinely achieve Grade A are those with very low natural sugar content and no sweeteners whatsoever.

Wild Orchard qualifies because the small amount of real fruit juice used keeps naturally occurring sugars well under the Grade A threshold, with no sweeteners added. It's a harder formulation to get right, but it results in a cleaner label and a drink that's Grade A by nature rather than by loophole.

If you're checking labels, here's a quick rule of thumb:

• See sucralose, stevia, aspartame, or any sugar alcohol? Grade B at best, by law
• See real juice, no sweeteners, low sugar? Potentially Grade A — check the panel

How to Shop for Nutri-Grade A Drinks in Singapore

At the supermarket: Look for the green Grade A mark on the label. It's optional for Grade A and B drinks to display it, so some brands choose not to. You can always cross-check the nutrition panel for sugar content per 100ml.

Online: When ordering from RedMart, Shopee, or brand websites, check the product listing for the Nutri-Grade rating or look at the nutritional information table.

At cafés and F&B outlets: From December 2023, freshly prepared beverages at specified outlets are also required to display Nutri-Grade ratings. Look for the grade listed next to the drink name on the menu.

Why Nutri-Grade A Matters Beyond the Label

The Nutri-Grade system has done something useful: it's made sugar visible. Before mandatory labelling, most consumers had no idea how much sugar was in a bottle of iced lemon tea or a can of fruit punch. Now, the grade is right there on the front.

For shoppers, that's a powerful prompt. Research from Duke-NUS Medical School found that Nutri-Grade labels effectively increased purchases of Grade A and B drinks, with consumers choosing beverages containing an average of 1.5g less sugar per serving when labels were present.

For brands, it's created an incentive to reformulate. Major players like Yeo's and Pokka have already launched low-sugar or zero-sugar variants of popular lines to avoid C and D ratings.

And for Singapore as a whole, it's part of a longer-term push to bring down the country's diabetes burden, one drink swap at a time.

The Bottom Line

Grade A is the gold standard. But between plain water and drinks loaded with artificial sweeteners, the middle ground has historically been thin.

Wild Orchard was built to fill that gap: a sparkling water that earns Grade A honestly, using real fruit and nothing else. No sugar. No sweeteners. No compromise on taste.

If you've been looking for a drink that checks every box (Grade A, real ingredients, actually delicious), this is it.

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