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| Product type | Sports drink |
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| Produced by | Otsuka Pharmaceutical |
| Country | Japan |
| Introduced | 1980 |
| Markets | East Asia Southeast Asia Middle East Mexico United States |
| Website | pocarisweat.jp |
Pocari Sweat (Japanese: ポカリスエット, Pokari Suetto) is a Japanese sports drink, manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. It was launched in 1980, and is mostly well known across Asia and the Middle East;[1] it is also available in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Mexico[2] and the United States.[3]
Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light [clarification needed], non-carbonated sweet beverage and is advertised as an "ion supply drink", "refreshment water" (1992), "body request" (1999), and "electrolyte beverage" in Thailand. It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are Sugar (Japan-processed), high fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, salt / acidulant, fragrance, potassium chloride, calcium lactate, flavor enhancer (amino acids), magnesium chloride, antioxidants (vitamin C)[4] It is sold in aluminium cans, PET bottles, and as a powder for mixing with water. An artificially sweetened version with reduced sugar called Pocari Sweat Ion Water (ポカリスエット イオンウォーター, Pokari Suetto Ion Wōtā) is also sold.[5]
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Jozuka2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "POCARI SWEAT México | Bebida Hidratante de origen Japonés". www.pocarisweat.com.mx. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Pocari Sweat: Electrolyte Replacement Hydration Drink". Try Pocari. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/nutraceutical/products/pocarisweat/ Click on a product to see the list of ingredients.
- ^ "価格.com - 大塚製薬 ポカリスエット イオンウォーター レビュー評価・評判" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.