CalorieMate
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CalorieMate (カロリーメイト) is a brand of energy-supplement foods produced by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., in Japan. It was first released in 1983 debuting with the cheese flavored block.
CalorieMate comes in several forms, including Block, Jelly, and Can. CalorieMate Block (カロリーメイト ブロック) resembles a bar-shaped cookie (somewhat like a shortbread), sold in packs of either two or four. CalorieMate Jelly (カロリーメイト ゼリー) is a gelatin sold in a pouch with a spout. CalorieMate Can (カロリーメイト 缶) is a canned drink. The packaging is quite plain, almost generic.
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[edit] Flavors
[edit] CalorieMate Block
- Cheese
- Cheesecake
- Chocolate
- Fruit
- Vegetable
- Potato
[edit] CalorieMate Jelly
- Apple
[edit] CalorieMate Can
- Corn Soup
- Café au lait
- Coffee
- Cocoa
[edit] Appearance in popular culture
CalorieMate makes an appearance in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid 4. The item is pictured as a chocolate-flavoured CalorieMate Block, and fully restores Naked Snake's stamina when consumed. The game's setting of 1964 however makes the appearance of CalorieMates quite an anachronism.
CalorieMate has also teamed up with Kiefer Sutherland to help promote their products through numerous commercials.[1]
In Kazuya Minekura's Wild Adapter CalorieMate blocks are a favorite treat of the main character Minoru Tokito
In Full Metal Panic!, CalorieMate is the favourite food of Sagara Sousuke
[edit] See also
- http://www.otsuka.co.jp/cmt - Official CalorieMate website
- http://www.otsuka-plus1.com - Japanese shopping site for Otsuka products including CalorieMate
- http://www.jbox.com/SEARCH/calorie_mate - An online shop for buying CalorieMate and other Japanese products
- http://www.nipponexports.com/energy-bars/view-all-products - An online store selling Japanese snacks
