CalorieMate
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.
Flavors
CalorieMate Block
- Cheese
- Cheesecake
- Chocolate
- Fruit
- Vegetable
- Potato
- Maple
CalorieMate Jelly
CalorieMate Can
- Corn Soup
- Café au lait
- Coffee
- Cocoa
In popular culture
- CalorieMate makes an appearance in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The item is pictured as a chocolate-flavoured CalorieMate Block, and fully restores Naked Snake's stamina when consumed. The game takes place in the Cold War, of 1964.
- CalorieMate makes an appearance in the video game Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 (Disaster Report 3).
- In Kazuya Minekura's Wild Adapter manga, CalorieMate blocks are a favorite treat of the main character Minoru Tokito.
- In Full Metal Panic!, CalorieMate is the favourite food of Sagara Sousuke (parodied under the name "CalorieMark", according to Ikinari Full Metal Panic).
- In the Baka to Test to Shōkanjū series, protagonist Akihisa Yoshii's sister, Akira Yoshii, attempts to force him to live on nothing but a parody version of canned CalorieMate, called "CalorieMaido".
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