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Circadia vs.
Poppi.

A pleasant low-sugar soda with a splash of apple cider vinegar, sold on a gut-health story we would not put on a label. We dose nutrients you can actually point to.

Poppi is made by Poppi (PepsiCo).
The scorecard
9 / 14 dimensions where Circadia leads Poppi. Matched on the rest.
Canadian owned & operated Circadia leads
Circadia Canadian owned, operated, and founded
Poppi US brand
Time-of-day design Circadia leads
Circadia Two cans, dosed by hour. RISE a.m., DRIFT p.m.
Poppi One can, any hour
Sleep & recovery support Circadia leads
Circadia DRIFT is built for the wind-down
Poppi No evening function
Honesty of claims Circadia leads
Circadia Every milligram on the label
Poppi Leans on a gut-health story

The functional promise outruns the few grams of fibre.

Targeted to real gaps Circadia leads
Circadia Vitamin D, choline, magnesium, glycine
Poppi ~2g prebiotic fibre from inulin (12oz)

A small amount of inulin and some vinegar.

Depth of formula Circadia leads
Circadia Full functional stack, every dose printed
Poppi Soda base, a little fibre
Stack synergy Circadia leads
Circadia Ingredients chosen to work together
Poppi A soda base plus a little fibre
Ingredient form & quality Circadia leads
Circadia Magnesium glycinate, not oxide
Poppi Standard forms
Electrolyte balance Circadia leads
Circadia Potassium-led, deliberately low sodium
Poppi Minimal
Real-ingredient flavour Both deliver
Circadia Real juice and botanicals
Poppi Fruit and apple cider vinegar
Artificial colours / flavours Both deliver
Circadia None. Juice and vegetable for colour
Poppi No artificial colours
Caffeine approach Both deliver
Circadia 50 mg green tea in RISE, 0 in DRIFT
Poppi None
Sweetener Both deliver
Circadia A little organic cane and real juice
Poppi Fruit juice and stevia, 5g sugar (12oz)
Packaging Both deliver
Circadia Recyclable aluminium can
Poppi Aluminium can
Where the gap opens
01

A little fibre is not a function

A few grams of prebiotic fibre per can is not the same as a meaningful functional dose. In the US a class action filed in 2024 challenged exactly that gap between the marketing and the can, and it settled in 2026 for US$8.9 million with no admission of wrongdoing. We print every milligram and tie each one to a need.1

02

We actually agree on sugar

Around 5 grams (12oz) is genuinely restrained for a soda, and we respect it. We land in the same neighbourhood, and we are not selling ourselves as a digestive remedy.2

03

Nutrients you can name

Instead of a vague gut halo, Circadia targets vitamin D, choline, magnesium and glycine, deficiencies and roles you can read about in plain literature, in forms that absorb.345

Sources
  1. 1 In re VNGR Beverage, LLC Litigation, No. 4:24-cv-03229-HSG (N.D. Cal.). Filed May 2024; US$8.9M settlement, final approval April 14 2026, over "gut healthy" marketing (that a few grams of prebiotic fibre per can is too little for a meaningful gut benefit). VNGR denied wrongdoing. View source ↗
  2. 2 World Health Organization. Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children (2015). Free sugars should stay under 10 percent, ideally under 5, of daily energy. View source ↗
  3. 3 Statistics Canada. A meaningful share of Canadians have vitamin D blood levels below the recommended threshold, especially in winter. View source ↗
  4. 4 NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Many adults take in less magnesium than the estimated average requirement. View source ↗
  5. 5 Yamadera et al. (2007). Glycine before bed improved subjective sleep quality and reduced daytime sleepiness. View source ↗

Competitor figures are approximate, drawn from publicly available nutrition information, and vary by flavour, size and region. Circadia values reflect our standard 355 ml can. Nothing here is medical advice.

Competitor information accurate as of July 30, 2026.

Read the label. Then read ours.

Four to five grams of sugar. Four nutrients that matter, in forms that absorb. Timed to your day.

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