Lipton · Iced and Bottle Tea
Southern Sweet Tea
A 12 fl oz (360ml) serving of Southern Sweet Tea by Lipton has 5 calories, 17g of sugars and 105mg of sodium, as submitted by Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2494020, record updated Jan 9, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2494020, available Mar 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 360ml serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 012000163432
- Category
- Iced and Bottle Tea
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other iced and bottle tea
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 42% of the 1,931 iced and bottle tea products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 94% of them.
Where the calories come from: 100% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among iced and bottle tea: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 4.7 g | 5.4 g | 42% |
| Sodium | 29 mg | 3 mg | 94% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 2 | 21 | 24% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,931 products, one per barcode.
Other southern in this aisle
37 of the 1,931 iced and bottle tea products are named southern. Per 100 g their median is 37 calories, 4 mg of sodium and 0 g of protein; 34 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Nature's Promise, Southern Style Organic Sweet Tea NATURE'S PROMISE | 15 mg | 33 |
| Chadwick Bay, Enhanced - Southern Style Sweet Tea CHADWICK BAY | 15 mg | 42 |
| Unsweet Brewed Tea, Southern Style ARIZONA | 8 mg | 0 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "southern", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, SUGAR, BLACK TEA, SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATES (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), PHOSPHORIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), PURIFIED STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).
The statement lists 10 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Sugar, Black Tea. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jan 9, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2494020).
More Lipton iced and bottle tea
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipton, Diet Iced Tea, Peach | 1 | 0 g | 36 mg |
| Lipton, Diet White Tea, Raspberry | 1 | 0 g | 34 mg |
| Peach Diet Iced Tea | 1 | 0 g | 28 mg |
| Green Tea, Mixed Berry | 0 | 0 g | 34 mg |
| Mixed Berry Diet Green Tea | 0 | 0 g | 35 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Lipton Southern Sweet Tea?
5 per 12 fl oz (360ml) serving, and 2 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Lipton Southern Sweet Tea?
105mg per serving (5% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Pepsi-Cola North America Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 9, 2023. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov