Guaraná Antarctica

Guaraná Antarctica is a brand of guaraná-flavoured soft drink, originating in Brazil. It was created in 1921 by Pedro Baptista de Andrade for Companhia Antarctica Paulista.^[1][2] The drink is produced in five countries: Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Japan.

Guaraná Antarctica

Type	Guaraná (soft drink)
Manufacturer	Ambev
Country of origin	Brazil
Introduced	1921
Color	Caramel
Variants	Guaraná Antarctica Zero Guaraná Antarctica Ice Guaraná Antarctica Champagne Guaraná Antarctica Seleção Guaraná Antarctica Diet Guaraná Antarctica Light Guaraná Antarctica Açaí Guarah
Website	GuaranáAntarctica.com.br

In Brazil, it is also available as the low calorie version Guaraná Antarctica Zero.

Guaraná Antarctica is also available in Portugal, Panama, Spain, Honduras, Haiti, Paraguay, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands (cans only), Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom (in some Tesco and Waitrose stores), parts of Japan, [United States] (in bottles and cans ), Argentina and infrequently in Germany, Australia (cans and two-litre bottles) and Austria (cans only).^[3]

The taste is mild and slightly apple-like, with a berry after-flavour.

Ingredients

Carbonated water, sugar, (E150d) caramel colour, citric acid, (E211) sodium benzoate and (E202) potassium sorbate (preservatives), ascorbic acid (antioxidant), guaraná extract and natural flavours.

Nutrition

Guaraná Antarctica

Nutritional value per 100 mL
Energy	41.5 kcal (174 kJ)
Carbohydrates	10 g
Sugars	10 g
Fat	0 g
Saturated	0 g
Monounsaturated	0 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g
Protein	0 g
Vitamins and minerals Minerals Quantity %DV† Sodium 0% 5.5 mg
Link to Antarctica's product page
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[4] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies[5]

Advertising

One of Guaraná Antarctica's 2006 commercials featured Argentine football player Diego Maradona finding himself wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian team and singing the Brazilian national anthem before waking up and proclaiming it was a nightmare, because he had drunk too much guaraná the day before.^[6]

Guaraná Antarctica aired a controversial commercial showing the guarana berry plantations in the Amazon region while a narrator explained the basics of the process of producing Guaraná Antarctica and introduced the audience to the guaraná tree. By the end of the spot, the narrator turns to the audience and says: "Now ask Coca-Cola to show you the coca tree...".^[7] This spot was a direct attack to Coca-Cola and how its flagship product initially contained cocaine. In response, Coca-Cola aired equally controversial commercials for its guaraná-based Kuat drink, such as one in which former World No. 1 Tennis Player Gustavo Kuerten asks a street vendor for a guaraná, to which the vendor responds by throwing him a can of Guaraná Antarctica, which Kuerten throws back to the vendor. After a few exchanges, Kuerten proceeds to say: "joga direito!" ("throw it the right way"), which prompts the vendor to toss him a can of Kuat.^{[citation needed]}