CalorieMate
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| Product type | Energy bar |
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| Produced by | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. |
| Country | Japan |
| Introduced | 1983 |
| Website | Official CalorieMate website |
CalorieMate (カロリーメイト karorīmeito) is a brand of nutritional energy bar and energy gel foods produced by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., in Japan.[1] It was first released in 1983 debuting with a cheese flavored block. CalorieMate comes in several forms, including Block, Jelly, and Can. CalorieMate Block resembles a bar-shaped cookie (somewhat like a shortbread), sold in packs of either two or four. CalorieMate Jelly is a gelatin sold in a pouch with a spout. CalorieMate Can is a canned drink.
Flavors
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Block
[edit]- Cheese (Black Label) (1983)
- Fruit (Green Label) (1984)
- Chocolate (Red Label) (1993)
- Maple (Pink Label) (2009)
- Vanilla (Light Blue Label) (2022)
Jelly
[edit]- Apple (Pink Label)
- Fruity Milk (Blue Label)
- Lime & Grapefruit (Green Label)
- 100kcal (Black Label)
Can
[edit]- Corn Soup
- Café au lait (Red Label)
- Coffee
- Cocoa
- Fruit Mix (Green Label)
- Yogurt (Blue Label)
Former Flavors
[edit]Block
[edit]In popular culture
[edit]During the early 2000s, CalorieMate released a series of TV commercials starring Kiefer Sutherland as a parody of his Jack Bauer character from 24.[4][5]
CalorieMate is featured as a consumable item in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and all subsequent remakes and remasters such as the 3DS Port and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
CalorieMate is eaten by Hirotaka Nifuji in the anime adaptation of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, as well as by bassist Umiri Yahata in BanG Dream! Ave Mujica.
CalorieMate appears in a scene in Drifting Home (a 2022 film). It is part of an assortment of food acquired by one of the characters in an emergency food kit.
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "カロリーメイト公式サイト｜大塚製薬". Otsuka.co.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "カロリーメイトのこれまでの歩み".
- ↑ "New Calorie Mate Block "Plain" First simple, unadorned flavor marks a return to Calorie Mate origins after 32 years". Otsuka.co.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Is that Jack Bauer selling snacks?". Observer Media. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ↑ Carusillo, Claire (19 August 2014). "15 Bonkers Japanese Food Commercials Featuring Hollywood Celebrities". Eater. Vox Media. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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