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Description
CalorieMate Block Cheese — 4 Blocks, 80 g, 400 kcal
Overview
CalorieMate Block Cheese is the original of the range and the only one of these five that is not sweet. If every energy bar you have tried tasted like dessert, this is the one worth trying.
One block is 100 kcal; the sleeve of four is 400 kcal, 80 g. That is not a light snack — it is roughly a fifth of an adult day's energy in something you can eat standing up, and about 22 g of it is fat. The whole point of the format is that the number is fixed and printed, so you can decide what it replaces instead of guessing.
This is a food, not a medicine. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Everything the pack declares is transcribed below, per flavour, from that flavour's own label.
See also: Japanese snacks and nutrition bars.
Key Benefits
- ✓ 100 kcal per block, 400 kcal per 80 g sleeve — printed, fixed, countable
- ✓ Protein 8.4 g, fat 22.2 g and carbohydrate 42.7 g per sleeve, transcribed below
- ✓ Calcium 200 mg, magnesium 50 mg and iron 2 mg in the same sleeve
- ✓ Vitamins A, C, D, E and the B group are declared on the pack
- ✓ Savoury rather than sweet — the flavour the range launched with in 1983
- ✓ Shelf-stable and unrefrigerated — it survives a bag, a desk drawer and a long flight
- ✓ Shipped from our own stock in Kobe, Japan, in the Japanese-market pack
Product Details
| Brand | CalorieMate (Otsuka Pharmaceutical) |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Product type | Balanced nutrition block, ambient |
| Format / pack | 4 blocks, 80 g net |
| Flavour | Cheese |
| Energy | 100 kcal per block, 400 kcal per pack |
| Serving | 1–4 blocks a day |
| Japanese category | Food (balanced nutrition food) — no function claim |
| Quasi-drug status | No — this is a food |
| Declared allergens | Wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond |
| Storage | Ambient; cool and dry, away from sunlight |
| Ships from | Kobe, Japan |
Who Is This For?
- Someone who skips breakfast and wants a fixed, printed number instead of a guess
- Office and shift workers who need 100 kcal at a desk without leaving it
- Travellers and hikers who need food that keeps at ambient temperature
- Anyone who cannot face another sweet bar and wants a savoury option that still counts
- Not for you if you are allergic to any of the declared allergens, or if you want a low-calorie or low-fat snack — this is neither
How to Use
- Tear the sleeve open along the notch at the top.
- Eat one block for 100 kcal, or the whole pack of four for 400 kcal.
- Drink water, tea or coffee alongside it — the blocks are dry by design.
- Reseal or wrap what you do not finish; the blocks go soft once open.
Frequency: One to four blocks a day, as a snack or as part of a meal.
Full Ingredients
Declared amounts per daily serving of 4 blocks (80 g):
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8.4 g |
| Fat | 22.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 42.7 g |
| of which sugars | 40.7 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2 g |
| Calcium | 200 mg |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Magnesium | 50 mg |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
| Vitamin C | 50 mg |
| Vitamin A | 385 µg |
| Vitamin D | 2.8 µg |
| Vitamin E | 3.2 mg |
The pack also declares the B-group vitamins — B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, pantothenic acid and folic acid. Their printed amounts differ slightly between flavours, and we have transcribed only the figures we could read on this flavour's own pack rather than copying a neighbouring one.
The blocks are built on wheat flour, sugar, edible fats and oils, dried egg, milk solids, soy protein and almond, with the declared vitamins and minerals added. The full ingredient statement in Japanese is printed on the reverse of the sleeve; we transcribe the quantified nutrition panel above rather than paraphrasing the ingredient list into a shape it does not have on the pack.
Composition and specification as declared by Otsuka Pharmaceutical on the Japanese-market pack and the manufacturer's official product page.
Cautions
- Declared allergens: Wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond. Check the declaration below against your own allergies before you order, not after.
- This is a balanced food, not a complete diet. It is not designed to replace every meal, and it is not a weight-loss product.
- Four blocks are 400 kcal and around 22 g of fat — count them into your day rather than on top of it.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, under medical care or taking prescribed medication, speak to your doctor before use.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and keep out of reach of children.
- This is a food, not a medicine. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Package Contents
One sleeve containing 4 blocks, 80 g net. Best-before date is printed on the sleeve. No spoon, shaker or leaflet is included.
Shipping & Store Notes
- Ships directly from Japan
- Processing time: 2–6 business days
- Tracking number provided after dispatch
- Import duties and taxes may apply depending on destination country
- Opened food and supplements cannot be returned for hygiene and safety reasons
Authenticity Guarantee
Every product at Tsujimoto Market is sourced directly from Japan and verified for authenticity. We never sell fakes or grey-market goods. Each order is carefully packed in Kobe, Japan and dispatched with full tracking.
FAQ
Is this a meal replacement?
No. Otsuka sells it as a balanced nutrition food, not as a complete diet, and four blocks are 400 kcal against an adult day of roughly 2,000. Treat it as one course of a meal, or as the meal you would otherwise have skipped.
How many blocks should I eat at once?
One to four, depending on what it is standing in for. One block at 100 kcal is a snack; the full sleeve at 400 kcal is closer to a light breakfast.
Does it need refrigeration?
No. It is shelf-stable at ambient temperature — store it cool, dry and out of direct sunlight, and use it by the date printed on the sleeve.
Is it suitable for children?
It is an ordinary food, so there is no age restriction on the pack, but the allergen list matters: wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond. Check it against your child's allergies first.
Is the cheese flavour actually savoury, or sweet with a cheese note?
It is savoury but not sharp — closer to a cheese shortbread than to a cheese slice, and it still carries the sugar the nutrition panel declares: 40.7 g per sleeve. Savoury here means the aroma, not the absence of sugar.
