Low-sugar carbonated beverage

A beverage comprising:

• carbonated water with a carbonation level between 2.5 and 3.5 volumes of CO2;
• a monk fruit product, wherein the monk fruit product comprises one or both of monk fruit juice and monk fruit extract such that the beverage has a concentration of mogroside V between 0.02% and 0.07% by weight;
• a caloric sweetener that is not from the monk fruit product at a concentration of 1-3 grams per 12 fluid ounces, wherein the caloric sweetener comprises one or both of honey and sucrose;
• citric acid;
• and
• one or more natural flavors selected from the group consisting of cola, cherry, tangerine, orange, grape, blood orange, berry, lemon, and lime;
• wherein the beverage:
• has between 1.5 and 2.5 calories per fluid ounce;
• has a pH of between 2.5 and 4.0;
• is devoid of any artificial sweeteners;
• is devoid of any of the following sweeteners:
• acesulfame potassium, advantame, alitame, aspartame, cyclamate, dulcin, glucin, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, neotame, P-4000, saccharin, aspartame-acesulfame salt, sucralose, brazzein, curculin, glycyrrhizin, glycerol, inulin, mabinlin, malto-oligosaccharide, mannitol, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, malitol, isomalt, lactitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, miraculin, monatin, monellin, osladin, pentadin, stevia, trilobatin, and thaumatin;
• is devoid of any artificial preservatives;
• and
• is devoid of any of the following preservatives:
• sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, calcium benzoate, erythorbic acid, calcium erythorbate, sodium erythorbate, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, phosphoric acid, sodium sorbate, potassium sorbate, sodium polyphosphate, potassium polyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, propyl-p-hydroxybenzoate, and methyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate (methylparaben), and EDTA.