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 resembles a bar-shaped cookie (somewhat like a shortbread), sold in packs of either two or four. CalorieMate Jelly is a gelatin sold in a pouch with a spout. CalorieMate Can is a canned drink.

Flavors

CalorieMate Jelly, Apple

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.

See also

External links