Round up of the excellent variety of health drinks available at your local Japanese convenience store.
Gen-My Brown Rice Drink (195ml)
Energy / エネルギー / 熱量 : 154kcal
Protein / たんぱく質 : 2.2g
Fat / 脂質 : 1.2g
Carbs / 炭水化物 : 34.1g
Natrium / ナトリウム : 16mg
What it says : “Only water and brown rice, a vegetable-based anti-oxidant”
What I say : Genmai is Japanese for “Brown Rice”. I’m not sure if KGT, the makers of this one, didn’t think of the punning name and only then produce the drink, rather than the other way around.
What it tastes like : sweet, like weak chocolate milk
Verdict : A fine effort, especially the name. Tries hard not to be a liquidized rice-ball. Which it is. Needs more grass clippings to score higher
Health nuttiness : 3/5
Vita Coco (100g)
Energy / エネルギー / 熱量 : 22kcal
Protein / たんぱく質 : 0.1g
Fat / 脂質 : 0.0g
Carbs / 炭水化物 : not divulged
Natrium / ナトリウム : 10.7mg
What it says : “tropical hydration, never from concentrate”
What I say : Puzzled if concentrated coconut water would just be, well, coconut. It is easier to open though.
What it tastes like : water from a place that advises not to drink the water. Even ice cold, it tastes strangely warm
Verdict : The baseline for nutty healthdrinks. Doesn’t promise grass clippings and shuns acai berries, limiting overall scoring potential, but a solid if somewhat insipid effort
Health nuttiness : 2/5
Fruta Fruta Acai Green ( 195ml )
Energy / エネルギー / 熱量 : 105kcal
Protein / たんぱく質 : 1.8g
Fat / 脂質 : 2.0g
Carbs / 炭水化物 : not divulged
Natrium / ナトリウム : 11mg
What it says : “From the Brazilian Amazon comes this Super Fruit, the Acai berry …”
What I say : A puree of 6 vegetables with some acai berries. Stickers proclaim “green economy” and “agro forestry alliance”. An almost perfect healthnut bingo
What it tastes like : A bit muddy
Verdict : Wears its ingredients proudly, like a 1990s Dell PC. Acai Inside.
Health nuttiness : 4/5
キウイ大豆飲料 ( Kiwi Soy Beverage 200ml )
Energy / エネルギー / 熱量 : 100kcal
Protein / たんぱく質 : 2.3g
Fat / 脂質 : 1.7g
Carbs / 炭水化物 : 18.9g
Natrium / ナトリウム : 123mg
What it says : “Glittering Soy Kiwi Beverage”
What I say : It also says on the front that it’s 10% juice. Which suggests it’s 90% glitter. Might need to brush up on my Japanese
What it tastes like : Fruity, no presence of soy nor indeed glitter
Verdict : The happy kiwi tastes good but at 10% juice and 2% soy it’s a pretender
Health nuttiness : 1/5
| Japanese | Hiragana | Romaji | English | Notes |
| エネルギー | – | enerugii | food “energy” or calories | |
| 熱量 | ねつりょう | netsuryou | calories | |
| たんぱく質 | たんぱくしつ | tanpakushitsu | protein | Can also be seen as “タンパク質” or “たん白質” |
| 炭水化物 | たんすいかぶつ | tansuikabutsu | carbohydrates | |
| ナトリウム | – | natoriumu | sodium | |
| 脂質 | ししつ | shishitsu | fat | |
| カルシウム | – | karushiumu | calcium | |
| 糖類 | とうるい | tourui | sugar | Sugar is also “砂糖,” which is commonly used for sugar under the ingredients section |
| 鉄 | てつ | tetsu | iron | |
| 亜鉛 | あえん | aen | zinc | |
| 葉酸 | ようさん | yousan | folic acid | |
| 食物繊維 | しょくもつせんい | shokumotsuseni | dietary fiber | The kanji for fiber can be listed other ways too. |
| ビタミン__ | bitamin | vitamin __ | Products that add vitamins such as cereal or some breads will list vitamins under the ingredients with the corresponding vitamin (such as B, C, etc.) |
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| 食塩相当量 | しょくえんとうそうりょう | shokuentousouryou | amount of table salt |
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