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Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink and advertises itself as an "ion supply drink." It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are [[water]], [[sugar]], [[citric acid]], [[sodium citrate]], [[sodium chloride]], [[potassium chloride]], [[calcium lactate]], [[magnesium carbonate]] and flavor.<ref>http://www.pocarisweat.com.ph/about.aspx</ref> It is sold in liquid form, in [[aluminium can]]s and [[plastic]] bottles, and also in [[Powder (substance)|powder]] form. |
Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink and advertises itself as an "ion supply drink." It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are [[water]], [[sugar]], [[citric acid]], [[sodium citrate]], [[sodium chloride]], [[potassium chloride]], [[calcium lactate]], [[magnesium carbonate]] and flavor.<ref>http://www.pocarisweat.com.ph/about.aspx</ref> It is sold in liquid form, in [[aluminium can]]s and [[plastic]] bottles, and also in [[Powder (substance)|powder]] form. |
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== Nomenclature == |
== Nomenclature == |
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[[Image:Pocari sweat 500ml.jpg|thumb|right|Bottle Package]] |
[[Image:Pocari sweat 500ml.jpg|thumb|right|Bottle Package]] |
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The reference to the bodily fluid resulting from [[perspiration]] in the name of the [[beverage]] tends to have a certain offputting or [[humour|humorous]] connotation for native English speakers. However, the name was chosen by the manufacturers originally for the purpose of marketing the product as a sports drink in Japan, where people generally do not mentally translate names appearing in English and are therefore not bothered by the connotation. It was largely derived from the notion of what it is intended to supply to the drinker: all of the nutrients and [[electrolytes]] lost when sweating. |
The reference to the bodily fluid resulting from [[perspiration]] in the name of the [[beverage]] tends to have a certain offputting or [[humour|humorous]] connotation for native English speakers. However, the name was chosen by the manufacturers originally for the purpose of marketing the product as a sports drink in Japan, where people generally do not mentally translate names appearing in English and are therefore not bothered by the connotation. It was largely derived from the notion of what it is intended to supply to the drinker: all of the nutrients and [[electrolytes]] lost when sweating.{{Or|date=November 2008}} |
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The first part of the name, ''Pocari'', does not have any meaning; the word was coined for its light bright sound. <ref>http://pocarisweat.info/qanda/index.htm</ref> |
The first part of the name, ''Pocari'', does not have any meaning; the word was coined for its light bright sound. <ref>http://pocarisweat.info/qanda/index.htm</ref> |
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* [[foreign branding]] |
* [[foreign branding]] |
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* [[Cloud Nine]] (a term which has some similar connotations in English to ''pocari'' in Japanese, except that the idea in English is more of joy than of relief or calmness) |
* [[Cloud Nine]] (a term which has some similar connotations in English to ''pocari'' in Japanese, except that the idea in English is more of joy than of relief or calmness) |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.otsuka.co.jp/product/pocarisweat/ Otsuka's Pocari Sweat Site] {{ja icon}} |
* [http://www.otsuka.co.jp/product/pocarisweat/ Otsuka's Pocari Sweat Site] {{ja icon}} |
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* [http://pocarisweat.info/ Pocari Sweat Global Site] {{en icon}} |
* [http://pocarisweat.info/ Pocari Sweat Global Site] {{en icon}} |
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Revision as of 14:57, 14 April 2010
Pocari Sweat (ポカリスエット, Pokari Suetto) is a popular Japanese soft drink and sports drink, manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. It was first sold in 1980. Outside of Japan, it is now also sold in East Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East.
Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink and advertises itself as an "ion supply drink." It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are water, sugar, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium lactate, magnesium carbonate and flavor.[1] It is sold in liquid form, in aluminium cans and plastic bottles, and also in powder form.
Nomenclature
The reference to the bodily fluid resulting from perspiration in the name of the beverage tends to have a certain offputting or humorous connotation for native English speakers. However, the name was chosen by the manufacturers originally for the purpose of marketing the product as a sports drink in Japan, where people generally do not mentally translate names appearing in English and are therefore not bothered by the connotation. It was largely derived from the notion of what it is intended to supply to the drinker: all of the nutrients and electrolytes lost when sweating.[original research?]
The first part of the name, Pocari, does not have any meaning; the word was coined for its light bright sound. [2]
See also
- Aquarius (the archrival manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company)
- Calpis
- Oronamin C Drink
- foreign branding
- Cloud Nine (a term which has some similar connotations in English to pocari in Japanese, except that the idea in English is more of joy than of relief or calmness)