Gimber Sugar Content: 34g Sugar per 100ml — The Facts
Gimber is often recommended as a "healthy ginger-shot-vergelijking-2026">alternative" to soft drinks. But how much sugar does it really contain? The official figures from gimber.com tell a different story.
The Official Figures
Nutritional values for Gimber N°1 Original concentrate (source: gimber.com):
- Per 10ml serving: 3.4g sugar
- Per 100ml concentrate: 34g sugar
| Drink | Sugar per 100ml |
|---|---|
| Gimber N°1 concentrate | 34g |
| Coca-Cola | 10.6g |
| Fanta | 9.1g |
| INTI ginger shot | 0g added |
Gimber concentrate contains more than 3 times as much sugar as Coca-Cola.
The Ingredient List
Gimber N°1 Original ingredients (source: gimber.com):
- 33% Organic Ginger
- Organic Cane Sugar
- Organic Lemon
- Water
- Organic Spices
Cane sugar is the second ingredient — directly after ginger.
Why This Is Important
Sugar activates inflammation-mecanisme-cle-ginger-sugar-explanation-2026">NF-κB — the same inflammatory pathway that ginger precisely inhibits. A ginger drink with so much sugar is biochemically contradictory.
Even diluted (20-30ml in 200ml), a serving of Gimber contains 6.8 to 10.2g of sugar — comparable to a glass of Coca-Cola.
The Sugar-Free Alternative
INTI is a Belgian organic ginger shot with zero added sugar. Ingredients: fresh organic ginger, turmeric, black pepper (absorption ×2,000%), and lemon. No cane sugar.