CalorieMate
CalorieMate 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, 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
Block
Jelly
Can
- Corn Soup
- Café au lait
- Coffee
- Cocoa
- Fruit Mix
- Yogurt
Former Flavors
Block
- Vegetable
- Potato
- Plain
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. It is part of an assortment of food acquired by one of the characters in an emergency food kit.