Pocari Sweat (ポカリスエット Pokari Suetto^?) is a popular Japanese soft drink and sports drink, manufactured byOtsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. It was first sold in 1980. Outside of Japan, it is now also sold in East Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East.

Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, relatively light sweet drink and advertises itself as an "ion supply drink." It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are water, sugar, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium chloride,potassium chloride, calcium lactate, magnesium carbonate and flavor.^[1] It is sold in liquid form, in aluminium cansand plastic bottles, and also in powder form.

(FROM WIKI 2010/04/12)