Ralph's Regular and Diet Snow Snow Cone Syrups are made with cane sugar. The diet syrup has 50% fewer calories than regular syrup. The syrups are blended to produce that famous New Orleans SnoBall taste. Our sugar-free syrup is made with a special blend of splender and stevia. It tastes like cane sugar syrup, no off-taste or weird after-taste Store away from direct sunlight or bright light to maximize shelf life and retain the beautiful colors. Ralphs concentrate flavoring is made with the finest gourmet ingredients available. All syrup types have a 6-month shelf life.The concentrate snow cone flavoring has a 2-year shelf life.