Honeybush & Peach · Full transparency
Every ingredient.
Honestly explained.
The first canned Honeybush cold brew tea in the Czech Republic. Sweetened with apple — not stevia, not table sugar. Only 19 calories per 100ml.
South African cold brew
The full list
What goes into
every single can
Water
The base of everything. Purified water makes up the majority of NARI — keeping it light, refreshing, and low in calories.
Sweetening Concentrate from Apple
→ provides ~4.5g sugars per 100ml
This is how NARI stays sweet without adding table sugar or stevia. Apple concentrate is real fruit-derived sweetness — the same sugars naturally present in an apple, just concentrated.
Honeybush Extract
The soul of NARI. Sourced from Cyclopia species in South Africa's fynbos biome — a rare botanical used for centuries. Naturally caffeine-free, rich in polyphenols including mangiferin (a xanthone found almost nowhere else), and lower in tannins than regular tea, giving a smooth, mellow finish.
Citric Acid
Naturally found in citrus fruits. Balances the sweetness of apple and honeybush, giving NARI its bright, refreshing finish. Also found in every premium beverage you've ever enjoyed — from Fever-Tree to fresh lemonade. Not classified as a preservative under EU law.
Malic Acid
The acid naturally found in apples and pears. Works alongside citric acid to create NARI's layered, fruit-forward sourness. Contributes to the peach note feeling genuine — not artificial. Occurs naturally in the body as part of the citric acid cycle.
Sodium Citrate
The sodium salt of citric acid. Acts as a buffer — keeping the pH stable so the flavour stays consistent from the first sip to the last, whether the can is fresh from the fridge or room temperature. Also contributes a small amount of salt (0.1g per 100ml).
Natural Flavours
The peach and cherry blossom character. Under EU law, "natural flavours" means the flavouring substances are derived from plant, animal, or microbial source material through physical, microbiological, or enzymatic processes — not synthesised from petrochemicals.
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Vitamin C, added as an antioxidant that helps protect the flavour from oxidation over shelf life. It also unlocks a fully EU-authorized health claim — see below.
Potassium Sorbate (E202) & Sodium Benzoate (E211)
These keep NARI safe, stable, and fresh without pasteurisation. We include them because we cold-brew our honeybush extract — a gentler process that preserves more of the honeybush character — and cold-brewed beverages require preservation to be shelf-stable. Here's everything you should know:
E202 — Potassium Sorbate
The potassium salt of sorbic acid — a compound that occurs naturally in some berries. Its job is to prevent yeast and mould from growing during shelf life. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reviewed it extensively and set an Acceptable Daily Intake of 11 mg/kg body weight per day. In practical terms: a 70kg adult would need to drink more than 40 cans of NARI every single day, continuously, before approaching that limit. At normal consumption — one or two cans — the amount present is genuinely negligible. It is also the more straightforward of the two preservatives: it cannot form benzene, and leaves no known byproducts at beverage concentrations.
E211 — Sodium Benzoate
Prevents bacterial and fungal spoilage. EFSA-approved with an ADI of 5 mg/kg body weight/day. At typical concentrations, one can represents roughly 19% of that limit for a 70kg adult. Used in combination with citric acid (not ascorbic acid) to avoid benzene formation — standard practice in RTD beverages.
By the numbers
Nutrition & comparison
Nutritional values
PER 100ML · 330ML CAN CONTAINS 3.3 SERVINGS
Sugar per 100ml vs. the alternatives
This is where NARI's advantage is most visible. The drinks most people reach for as "refreshment" carry 2–4× more sugar.
The absence list
What you won't find
in this can
(no stevia, aspartame, sucralose)
(common in colas)
(common in sodas & colas)