DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit brewery is expanding beyond beer to meet growing demand for healthier beverage options, partnering with Wayne State University to develop a low-calorie, fiber-rich soda.

Batch Brewing Company on Detroit's east side has launched Gut Soda, a non-alcoholic beverage that CEO Stephen Roginson says represents the changing landscape of consumer preferences.

"My job as the owner of a brewery is to come up with ways to get people to come in," Roginson said.

The brewery has developed three flavors of the low-calorie, low-sugar, fiber-rich soda. The latest offerings — blackberry lemon and lemon lime ginger — launched this summer with assistance from Wayne State University's Department of Nutrition and Food Science.

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