Who Makes Old Jamaica Ginger Beer?

I came across Old Jamaica ginger beer and wondered who actually makes it.

Here’s what I found whilst doing some research.

According to Wikipedia, Old Jamaica ginger beer was originally made by a Jamaica-based company Desnoes & Geddes (D&G).

Sodas such as ginger beer usually have the same ingredients which include carbonated water, natural flavors, and sweetener.

But, I wanted to know exactly what’s in Old Jamaica ginger beer, as well as how much sugar is in it.

Read, below where I explain all of this and other interesting info about ginger beers and Old Jamaica ginger beer.

How much sugar is in Old Jamaica Ginger Beer?

Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the sugar content of well-known sodas so you can see how they compare to Old Jamaica ginger beer:

Links to the data provided by the US Department of Agriculture’s Research Service (USDA) are available here:

• Coke link
• Pepsi link
• Dr. Pepper link 

NHS.uk and Harvard Medical School have stated that the recommended daily sugar intake is 25g to 30g.

Therefore, using a bit of math means you can drink around 1 cup of sodas such as well-known brands like Coke, and Pepsi, as well as, Old Jamaica ginger beer.

Each individual brand of ginger beer can have a different amount of brown sugar and natural ginger mixture.

But, based on the data above it appears that most sodas have around 10g of sugar for each half cup of soda.

And therefore, it’s likely that all ginger beers have around 10g of sugar as well.

Some ginger beer brands might use cane sugar or other sweeteners like stevia, or honey which would impact how much sugar they contain. 

I did a bunch of research on well-known medical websites and it appears it’s still unknown whether sugar from natural sources such as honey and fruit is the same as processed sugars like table sugar and fructose corn syrup.

 I remember when I first heard of ginger beer and root beer I thought they contained alcohol.

Only later did I learn that almost all of them don’t.

Some alcoholic ginger beers and Ginger root beers are sold in liquor stores, and bars.

However, they’ll state on their label that they contain alcohol in them. 

And you typically need to ask specifically for an alcoholic ginger beer or Ginger root beer.

Or, they will ask you which kind of ginger beer you’d like.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the caffeine content in popular sodas is as follows:

Also, most of the zero and sugar-free versions of popular sodas contain the same amount of caffeine as the sugar-free versions.

The recommended daily intake of caffeine is 400mg of caffeine according to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA. 1 milligram (mg) is equal to 1000 grams.

Therefore, sodas and alcoholic beverages that contain caffeine typically have much higher rates of caffeine than the recommended daily intake and have about 10 times the recommended daily intake per can.

So, you’ll want to look at the label of any sodas or Carbonated water you’re drinking to see how much caffeine they have, and if they do only drink a little bit.

Because you can easily go over the recommended daily caffeine intake with a calorie diet.

There are known side effects to drinking too much caffeine such as irregular heartbeat and seizures.

However, it appears that you develop a tolerance to it since so many people consume sodas that contain massive amounts of caffeine on a regular basis.

Outside of the UK, you can also buy it online on websites like Amazon, and other websites that sell sodas or club sodas.

You can also buy it at specialty UK food stores in your country.

And online UK specialty stores, that are based in your country.

Amazon is usually a good place to have products shipped internationally, however, they currently don’t ship Old Jamaica fresh ginger beer to every country.

To find out you can have it delivered to you, do a search on Amazon for it, and see if they ship it to your location.

The ingredients of Jamaica ginger beer are:

• Carbonated Water
• Sugar
• Acid (Citric Acid)
• Flavorings (including Real Ginger Extract from Ginger Root)
• Stabiliser (Gum Arabic)
• Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates)
• Preservative (Sodium Benzoate)
• Sweetener (Sucralose)

None of these ingredients of ginger Ale have been known to be harmful to your health.

However, Ginger Ale has many health benefits because it acts as an anti-aging and anti-inflammatory drink. You can add some fresh lime juice in it.

You can further search for Diet ginger Ale for uncountable health benefits.

Here’s a summary of the main points covered in this article:

Old Jamaica ginger beer is made by Refresco which is a UK-based company.

Previous to that it was made by the Jamaican-based company Desnoes & Geddes (D&G).

Old Jamaican ginger beer contains about the same amount of sugar as other well-known sodas and Carbonated water, at around 10g per 3.4 oz (100 mL).

And it doesn’t contain any caffeine. 

You can buy it in most large supermarket stores in the UK such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s.

You can also buy it from outside the UK on Amazon, and on online stores that sell sodas and refreshing drink.