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Freeway Cola Light 1,5 l PET bottle

Freeway Cola Light 1,5 l, front of pack1 / 4 Front
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Product photographs from “German label, Lidl-flagged panel”. These are not evidence for the selected observation.

Low-calorie cola with sweeteners sold under Lidl's own Freeway label in a 1.5 l PET bottle, bottled in Germany by MEG Weißenfels.

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Barcode 42143581

German label, earlier panel printing[7]

Germany · German · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2019-10-24
Net content
1.5 l
Pack
PET bottle

Two uploads of 2019-10-24 show the nutrition table without the Lidl flag that the 2021 label carries; every declared figure is identical. The ingredient statement is not legible on these photographs.

Nutrition

Nutrition panel

Per 100 ml

as sold[7]

Energy2 kJ
Energy<1 kcal
Fat0 g
of which saturates0 g
Carbohydrate0.1 g
of which sugars<0.1 g
Protein<0.1 g
Salt0.02 g

Nutrition panel

Per 250 ml

as sold · Printed serving column; "Inhalt ergibt 6 Portionen à 250 ml."[7]

1 kcalEnergy
Energy5 kJ / 1 kcal
Fat0 g (0% DV)
of which saturates0 g (0% DV)
Carbohydrate0.3 g
of which sugars<0.1 g
Protein<0.1 g
Salt0.05 g

Notes on this panel

Energy · kJ · 5 kJ[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"
Energy · kcal · 1 kcal[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"
Carbohydrate · g · 0.3 g[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"
of which sugars · g · <0.1 g[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"
Protein · g · <0.1 g[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"
Salt · g · 0.05 g[7]
%RI printed as "<1 %"

Other observations & source differences (3)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

  • German label, Lidl-flagged panel supported · Compare evidence

    Read from the Open Food Facts uploads of 2021-10-27, which show the barcode 42143581 next to the ingredient statement. Denomination: "Kalorienarmes, koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk mit Süßungsmitteln."

  • German label, earlier panel printing supported · selected

    Two uploads of 2019-10-24 show the nutrition table without the Lidl flag that the 2021 label carries; every declared figure is identical. The ingredient statement is not legible on these photographs.

  • German pack, front label of 2016 supported · Compare evidence

    Front photograph of the 1,5 l bottle uploaded on 2016-11-24: the Freeway wordmark, the "Cola Light" lettering, the silver swirl design and the "1,5 l e" mark match the front photographed in 2021. The front carries no language-specific text.

Product facts

Barcode
42143581 check digit OK
Also named
Freeway Cola Light 1,5 l (de)
Brand
Freeway
Net content
1.5 l
Pack
PET bottle
Last observed on sale
2021-10-27
Last sale evidence
Date of the most recent label photograph of this pack on Open Food Facts.
GS1 prefix
421 · Germany

About this product

Freeway Cola Light is the low-calorie cola of Freeway, the own soft-drink label of the German discounter Lidl, in a 1.5-litre PET bottle carrying the eight-digit barcode 42143581.[2] The German label sells it as a "kalorienarmes, koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk mit Süßungsmitteln" and replaces sugar with cyclamate, acesulfame K and aspartame, colouring the drink with sulphite ammonia caramel and acidifying it with citric and phosphoric acid.[1] The bottle names MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG of Langendorfer Straße 23 in Weißenfels as the food business operator,[3] a Saxony-Anhalt bottler whose own range page says its colas and lemonades reach shoppers at Lidl under the Freeway name.[4] The back also carries the European Vegetarian Union's vegan V-Label and a 0,25 € one-way deposit.[3]

The number is an old one: the original Barcodepedia already held a page at the slug "freeway-cola-light" when it was captured in May 2007, though that entry recorded no facts beyond the barcode.[5] The pack has changed little since: a front photograph of November 2016 shows the same silver swirl label, "Cola Light" lettering and 1,5 l mark as the bottle photographed in 2021,[6] and the two photographed nutrition tables, from 2019 and 2021, declare identical figures — 2 kJ and under 1 kcal per 100 ml.[7] The mark itself is older still: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG has held the FREEWAY word mark since international registration 605382 of 26 August 1993, which was extended to the United States and registered there as 5116355 on 10 January 2017.[8]

Where it's sold

  • SupermarktCheck [9] Germany EUR 0.65 · derived SupermarktCheck's crowd-reported Lidl price for "Freeway Cola light", Pet-Flasche 1.5 L; the listing prints no barcode and matches this pack on brand, name, size and format, so it could describe another Freeway light article. The page marks both Lidl prices expired and describes the article as occasionally stocked at Lidl ("gelegentlich im Sortiment").
  • German-only label with the Lidl logo, a 0,25 € DPG Einwegpfand mark and a German food business operator address; the EAN 42143581 is printed beside the ingredient statement[1] Germany · printed

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Cola Light de
  • Freeway Cola Light

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Open Food Facts

Back label photograph: denomination, ingredient statement, EAN 42143581, deposit

pack · Accessed 2026-09-21

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Lidl Dienstleistung

Lidl Deutschland: Freeway, die Lidl-Eigenmarke für Softdrinks

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-21

Source & attribution [2] ↗

MEG Gruppe

MEG Gruppe: Limonaden

manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [4] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (12)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 3 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 1 / 3 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • German label, Lidl-flagged panel: nutrient evidence: 16 / 16 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • German label, earlier panel printing: nutrient evidence: 16 / 16 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • Specifications: 0 / 1 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
  • relationships · not_applicable: A GTIN-8 carries no GS1 company prefix: GS1 Germany allocates each number individually, so there is no gs1_prefix_owner to record for this barcode.
  • markets · unknown: Current availability is unresolved, so status is left blank. Lidl's Freeway range page, read again on 2026-09-21, presents the sugar-free colas as "Zero" and names no Light; SupermarktCheck, read the same day, marks both Lidl prices for the 1,5 l Cola light expired and calls the article occasionally stocked at Lidl. No source states the article was withdrawn and no dated 2026 listing was found.
  • identity · unknown: No country of origin is recorded: the photographed label carries the operator's German address but no "Hergestellt in …" statement, and the bottle bears no oval identification mark.
  • ingredients · stale: The ingredient statement was read from label photographs of 2021-10-27; the 2019 uploads do not show the statement legibly, so an earlier revision cannot be compared.
  • markets · unknown: Searched amazon.de on 2026-09-17 for "Freeway Cola Light 1,5 l" (17 results, all Coca-Cola/Pepsi/Club Cola), the bare brand "freeway" (14963 results, all films/DVDs, Skandika caravan awnings, toy race tracks: not one beverage) and the barcode, as "000042143581" and as "42143581" (0 results each). Freeway is Lidl's own private-label soft-drink line and the amazon.de brand search returns no Freeway beverage in any flavour or size, so no candidate listing named this pack and none was opened.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.

All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ Back label photograph: denomination, ingredient statement, EAN 42143581, deposit Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2021-10-27. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 7. Left back panel. ODbL. Open Food Facts.
  2. ↑ Lidl Deutschland: Freeway, die Lidl-Eigenmarke für Softdrinks Lidl Dienstleistung. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  3. ↑ Back label photograph: nutrition table, V-Label vegan mark, operator address Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2021-10-27. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 8. Right back panel. ODbL. Open Food Facts.
  4. ↑ MEG Gruppe: Limonaden MEG Gruppe. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17.
  5. ↑ Barcodepedia (2007 capture), URL slug "freeway-cola-light" Barcodepedia via Wayback. publication. Published 2007-05-13. Accessed 2026-09-17.
  6. ↑ Front photograph of 2016: the 1,5 l bottle in the silver swirl label Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2016-11-24. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 1. Front label. ODbL. Open Food Facts.
  7. ↑ Back label photograph of 2019: nutrition table without the Lidl flag Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2019-10-24. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 3. Nutrition panel. ODbL. Open Food Facts.
  8. ↑ FREEWAY, word mark of Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, US registration 5116355 Justia Trademarks. registry. Published 2017-01-10. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 79155839. Trademark Details. Upstream: USPTO.
  9. ↑ SupermarktCheck: Freeway Cola light mit weniger Kalorien SupermarktCheck. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-21. Record: 56126. Preise und Angebote.

Further sources

Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.

Barcode & identifiers

EAN-8
42143581
GTIN-14
00000042143581
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000042143581

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