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CalorieMate

Japanese line of nutritional energy foods

Field	Value
name	CalorieMate
image	File:Calorie Mate Block, Cheese Flavor.jpg
producttype	Energy bar
producedby	Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
country	Japan
introduced	1983
website	Official CalorieMate website
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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. It was first released in 1983 debuting with a 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 karorīmeito burokku) 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 karorīmeito zerī) is a gelatin sold in a pouch with a spout. CalorieMate Can (カロリーメイト　缶 karorīmeito kan) is a canned drink.

Flavors

Block

Cheese (Black Label) (1983)
Fruit (Green Label) (1984)
Chocolate (Red Label) (1993)
Maple (Pink Label) (2009)
Vanilla (Light Blue Label) (2022)

Jelly

Apple (Pink Label)
Fruity Milk (Blue Label)
Lime & Grapefruit (Green Label)
100kcal (Black Label)

Can

Corn Soup
Café au lait (Red Label)
Coffee
Cocoa
Fruit Mix (Green Label)
Yogurt (Blue Label)

Former Flavors

Block

Vegetable (2000-2007)
Potato (2007-2014)
Plain (White Label) (2014-2022)

In popular culture

During the early 2000s, CalorieMate released a series of TV commercials starring Kiefer Sutherland as a parody of his Jack Bauer character from 24.

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.

References

"カロリーメイト公式サイト｜大塚製薬".
"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".
(30 October 2007). "Is that Jack Bauer selling snacks?". [[Observer Media]].
Carusillo, Claire. (19 August 2014). "15 Bonkers Japanese Food Commercials Featuring Hollywood Celebrities". [[Vox Media]].

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