CalorieMate

CalorieMate

Product type	Energy bar
Produced by	Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
Country	Japan
Introduced	1983
Website	Official CalorieMate website

CalorieMate (カロリーメイト) 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 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.

Flavors

CalorieMate Jelly, Apple

Block

• Cheese
• Chocolate
• Fruit
• Maple
• Plain

Jelly

• Apple
• Fruity Milk
• Lime & Grapefruit

Can

• Corn Soup
• Café au lait
• Coffee
• Cocoa

In popular culture

• CalorieMate makes an appearance in the Konami video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The item is pictured as a chocolate-flavoured CalorieMate Block (maple-flavoured in the HD re-release), and fully restores Naked Snake's stamina when consumed. The game takes place in 1964, 19 years before CalorieMate was first released, and features a character talking about the benefits of eating it, including its ability to help maintain a healthy weight.
• CalorieMate makes an appearance in the video game Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 (Disaster Report 3).
• CalorieMate makes an appearance in the video game Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse!.
• 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".
• In OHSE Kohime's English helper manga Heart Sugar Town one of the main characters decides to go on a diet using a "Calorie Made" block.
• In Ben-To, CalorieMate occasionally appears as an alternative for those who do not obtain a boxed lunch.
• In anime Hagure Yuusha no Estetica, the CalorieMate appears as "Kelorin Mate". It is regularly used by its hero Akatsuki Ousawa as meal last resort when he unable to get a regular meal.
• In the game Hatoful Boyfriend, the player character brings CalorieMate (referred to in-game as "CalorieM--e") for lunch on her class hike.
• In Usagi Otoko Tora Otoko, the main character, Uzuki, is seen eating a calorie mate.
• In Negima - Chisame Hazegawa is seen eating one in chapter 191 while surviving in the jungle.
• In the manga Ping Pong by Taiyō Matsumoto, one of the main characters Peko is shown in Vol 5 Chapter 52 to be consuming a block of CalorieMate, with the box held in his hand.
• In the manga "K-Days of Blue", Akira Hidaka asks Saruhiko Fushimi about the package of CalorieMate lying on his desk, wondering if it's Fushimi's dinner, which he confirms.
• In the game Japanese version of Phantasy Star there's an healing item called Pelorie Mate.
• In No Game No Life, Sora's little sister Shiro eats one, stating that it provides all the vitamins and nutrients she requires to grow bigger.
• In No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!, on the level "Shop Til You Drop!", the player walks over a box of CalorieMate Blocks to reach higher ground.
• In Charlotte (anime), while the protagonist Yu Otosaka is preparing to leave Japan, you see several boxes of a parody version of CalorieMate called "Calorie Made" amongst other items that he will be taking with him.

See also

• List of food companies

References

1. Official CalorieMate website

External links

• Official CalorieMate website