Posts Tagged ‘Maeil’

New Mocha con Choco from Caffe Latte

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Actually, it’s just the color of the cup has changed. It used to be green; now it’s brown! Only I with my unique expertise in Caffe Latte packaging would notice. ;)

New Mocha con Choco cup from Caffe Latte

매일 카페라떼모카 콘 초코 = Maeil Caffé Latte Mocha con Choco

Comes with a brown-tinted translucent plastic cover and brown green straw in transparent plastic sleeve that was glued to cup with golden foil lid.

Aside from the color, the Italian-themed cartoon people on the bottom half of the cup have been replaced with live, ethnically ambiguous models. Yeah, I guess this is a design improvement.

Yet the misspellings remain! Recommand [sic] used [sic] by date lid.

Same instructions: Do not use in microwave. Keep refrigerated. Though cups are being sold at room temperature… Maybe they mean refrigerate after opening.

The taste, I must admit, is still unremarkable. I can’t even tell the different variants of Caffe Latte apart. Ingredients the same:

Water, espresso coffee extract, whole milk powder, granulated sugar, Colombia coffee extract, cocoa powder, sodium bicarbonate, sucrose esters of fatty acids, cocoa mass, flavor, carrageenan

Slight change in Nutrition Facts. No more trans fat. 1 serving is 200 milliliters. 105 calories per serving, 30 calories from fat. 3 grams of total fat, 2 grams saturated. 12 mg of cholesterol. 100 mg of sodium. 17 grams of total carbohydrates. no dietary fiber, 16 grams of sugars. 3 grams of protein. Calcium content is 8% of DV.

UPC Bar Code 7 65444 10633 5. Manufactured by Maeil Dairies. Product of Korea.

The label on the cup is also translated into French. Nothing in hangul, so this must be purposely made for the American market. With CA CRV printed on the cup.

HK Supermarket had them on sale at 99 cents with $0.05 crv.

Maeil Black Soybean Drink with Calcium

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Another wonderful variant in Maeil’s line of Soy Drinks! 검은 콩

Maeil Black Soybean Drink INGREDIENTS: Soybean milk, Filtered water, Granulated sugar, Calcium phosphate compound, Soybean oil, Black soybean extract, Black sesame paste, Brown rice syrup, Black rice extract, Caramel paste, Barley extract, Glycerin esters of fatty acid, Cellulose gel, Salt, Flavors, di-Methionine, Carrageenan, Vitamin A, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B2

Allergy information: This product contains soybean, black soybean, black sesame.

The label is in Korean on one side and English on the opposite side. Plus, the narrower sides also contain French translation of most of the information.

Maeil Black Soybean Drink is made from black soybean, black sesame, black rice and enforced (!) with calcium. You can enjoy better taste and nutrients than any regular soy drink. (They mean “enriched with calcium” of course.)

On the side of the drink box: Enjoy valuable nutrients found in soy bean with calcium. Maeil Soy Drink with Calcium is the best alternative to milk and provides you essential nutrients along with the calcium. Calcium is essential for building and maintaining strong bone for children and adults. Maeil Soy Drink with calcium contains many of nutrients found in the remarkable Soy Bean.

Manufactured by : Maeil Dairy Industry Co., Ltd.
C.P.O. Box 4008, Seoul, Korea. Product of Korea

NUTRITION FACTS: Serving size: 1 pack (235 ml)
Amounts per serving: 180 calories, 80 from fat
9 grams total fat – 1.5 saturated, no trans fat
No cholesterol. 180 milligrams of sodium.
15 grams of carbohydrate – 11g sugars.
8 grams of protein. 14% Daily Values of vitamin A. No vitamin C. 24% DV of calcium. 7% DV of Iron.

No Cholesterol. No Lactose. No Preservative. No Artificial Color.

UPC bar code number: 7 65444 19531 5. 7.95 fluid ounces (235 ml)

Only after reading the label closely did I realize that this is a great milk substitute for lactose-intolerant individuals. I always just thought it was a hip thing to drink.

Retail price at California Market: 89 cents!