Monday, November 8, 2010

C.C. Lemon: A lemon's worth of vitamin C crammed in every bottle



As I arrived in Japan for the first time back in '05, I was quite thirsty. We were heading back to the hotel and I saw a 7-11 store. Being in Japan for the first time, I looked around for a drink to quench my thirst. The first drink I grabbed was C.C. Lemon, a popular drink made by Suntory. I was quite attracted to the yellow label and color of the drink. Quite frankly I didn't know what it would taste like. I figured it would be sour and tart...
C.C. Lemon Headquarters in Shibuya
Actually I was quite wrong. The flavor of C.C. Lemon is far from tart or sour. It has a bubbly feeling with a lemon taste that's not too strong. It doesn't have the bite of lemonade or an overpowering sugary taste.  After the first sip, I found it to be quite refreshing. Throughout my trip, I found myself buying many bottles of this lemony goodness. After my trip, I even tried my best to find C.C. Lemon at stores in Hawaii. Though the import taxes drastically increase the price.
Image result for cc lemon

Anyway C.C. Lemon is know for the amount of Vitamin C lemon equivalents. For example, 1 bottle (1500ml) would have the Vitamin C equivalent of 210 lemons. Here's a little table for the different drink sizes:

VolumeContainerAmount of Lemons worth of vitamin C
160 mLCan22 Lemons
250 mLCan35 Lemons
280 mLCan40 Lemons
350 mLCan50 Lemons
500 mLCan/Bottle70 Lemons
1500 mLBottle210 Lemons
 via Wikipedia



If you ever wanted to try a terrific lemony drink, try C.C. Lemon. It's also a great drink to get your boost of Vitamin C.

1 comment:

  1. We lived in Okinawa for 3 years and CC Lemon was my favorite drink. I have been trying to locate it here in the US and the price is ridiculous! Oh how I wish the local Daiso store would order this.

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