Calpis

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Calpis

A bottle of Calpis Water
Type	Concentrate
Inventor	Kaiun Mishima
Inception	7 July 1919 (7 July 1919)
Manufacturer	Calpis Co., Ltd.
Website	calpis.net

Calpis Co., Ltd.

Native name	カルピス株式会社
Romanized name	Karupisu Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Soft drinks
Founded	April 1916; 108 years ago (1916-04)
Founder	Kaiun Mishima
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan
Parent	Asahi Breweries
Website	calpis.net

Calpis (カルピス, Karupisu), also sold as Calpico, is a Japanese non-carbonated soft drink manufactured by Calpis Co., Ltd. (カルピス株式会社, Karupisu Kabushiki-gaisha), a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo.^[1] The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavour, similar to plain or vanilla-flavoured yogurt or Yakult. Its ingredients include water, dry milk, and lactic acid, and it is produced by lactic acid fermentation.^[2]

The drink is sold as a concentrate, which is mixed with water or sometimes milk just before consumption. A pre-diluted version known as Calpis Water (カルピスウォーター, Karupisu Wōtā), or its carbonated variety, known as Calpis Soda (カルピスソーダ, Karupisu Sōda), is also available. It is also used to flavour kakigōri and as a mixer for cocktails and chūhai.^{[citation needed]}