Panda Express Fanta Orange

Fanta Orange is one of the two highest calorie drinks at Panda Express: 410 calories with 105 g of sugar in the published serving, $2.20 for a small. Only sweet tea matches it, and nothing on the fountain exceeds it.

The flavor is unapologetically sweet orange soda, bright and syrupy with no acidity to speak of. That makes it a poor partner for the glazed entrees, which are already carrying sugar, and a better one for savory dishes if you want it at all. It is the drink kids reach for and the one most likely to be ordered without a thought about what it adds.

Put in context, 410 calories is more than three servings of Super Greens at 130 calories, or more than a whole serving of Beijing Beef at 470. A single large cup can carry more calories than the entree it sits beside. There is no zero calorie orange option on most machines, so Sprite Zero or Coke Zero Sugar are the alternatives when the number matters.

It suits an outright treat meal and little else on a tracked day. If you order it, the nutrition calculator counts drinks alongside food so the total is honest. The full range with sizes sits on the Panda Express drinks menu.