Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Root Beers

1 of the top 10 root beers products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The root beers with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 44 root beers with complete data.

1

Root Beer

Maine Root

e NOVA 3 41 kcal 9.9 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Cream Soda

OLIPOP · 12 fl oz

b NOVA 4 11 kcal 0.6 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: No additives
3

Root Beer Ancient Mushroom Elixir

Alive · 16 fl oz

b NOVA 4 6 kcal 1.4 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
4

Creamy Root Beer

Zevia · 12 FL OZ (355 mL)

b NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
5

Caffeine Free Root Beer

food club · 355 ml

b NOVA 4 14 kcal 3.6 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Creamy Root Beer

Deviant · 12 fl oz

c NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
7

Classic Root Beer

OLIPOP · 12 Fl oz

c NOVA 4 11 kcal 0.9 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives
8

Zero Sugar Root Beer

A.W. · 2 litres

c NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
9

Root Beer

A.W. · 500 mL

c NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
10

Zero Sugar Root Beer

Barq's

c NOVA 4 0 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published root beers on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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