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Pokka Double Lemon W
Brand: Sapporo
Price: 140 yen
Place of purchase: 7-11 Convenience store
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The description
Poka Sapporo's Double Lemon is a carbonated drink that comes in 500 mililiter PET plastic bottles. The drink contains 1000 mg of Vitamin C and 3000 mg of citric acid.
The good
Most sources I've checked say that Vitamin C deficiency is unlikely if you eat the diet that people do in developed countries. Most of our daily Vitamin C intake needs are met by the foods we eat in Japan. However, there is evidence that 500 mg of Vitamin C a day can be a big boost for not just your immune system but also your heart and eye health. This drink also has 3000 mg of citric acid which is good for your metabolism and helps you absorb minerals. The drink is nice and tart from citric acid. Not bad.
The not so good
At 1000 mg, Double Lemon contains way more than the recommended daily amount but has few side effects. However, the sources I checked said you shouldn't exceed 2000 mg a day. If you exceed that, you might experience an upset stomach (mostly a result of the accompanying high citric acid). And there is no point in going over this amount because this water-soluble vitamin gets excreted by your system. So maybe one of these a day is okay, and I wouldn't go out of my way to drink one every day to stay genki.
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