{"id":13018,"date":"2012-07-23T02:15:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T00:15:33","slug":"review-pepsi-black-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/23\/review-pepsi-black-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Pepsi Black (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pepsi<\/a><\/p>\n

Like a vampire completely sucks the blood out of its victim, the Instagram Inkwell filter removes color from a photo, and Toddlers & Tiaras<\/i> completely destroys my belief in humanity, Pepsi Black from Japan made my mouth feel like it was being completely robbed of its ability to taste.<\/p>\n

Pepsi Black had a pleasant lemon aroma, and for a brief moment it tasted like a Diet Pepsi mixed with lemon cleaner. While its initial flavor sounds a little bad, what quickly followed was much worse. <\/p>\n

I could describe Pepsi Black’s flavor as almost nothingness, but I could also say it’s as if Pepsi Japan figured out a way to bottle sadness and give it a flavor. <\/p>\n

Thankfully, Pepsi Black’s bleak flavor disappeared soon after the liquid passed my oral cavity, but my taste buds experiencing sadness is a feeling they won’t soon forget. <\/p>\n

So what makes the limited edition Pepsi Black taste more like Pepsi Bleck?<\/p>\n

My guess is the fact that it\u2019s a significantly reduced sugar cola. According to the bottle, it has 50 percent less sugar than regular Pepsi. <\/p>\n

Using the power of mathematics, I calculated a 490 ml bottle of regular Pepsi in Japan has around 54-56 grams of sugar. So this Pepsi Black should have around 27-28 grams of sugar.<\/p>\n

Because I can’t read Japanese, which makes my ancestors weep, I’m not sure if Pepsi Japan replaced the sugar with artificial sweeteners, but it doesn’t taste like they did. Since Pepsi Black tastes like depression, I wonder if they used artificial saddeners by mistake?<\/p>\n

Pepsi Black is quite possibly the second worst soda that has ever passed through my parted lips, with Jones Bacon Soda being the worst<\/a>. It’s not refreshing or tasty. Instead, it’s liquid depression.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 100 ml – 24 kcal, 0 grams of protein, 0 grams of fat, 8 milligrams of sodium, 5.8 grams of carbohydrates, 5.6 grams of sugar.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Pepsi Black (Japan)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> Received as gift
\nSize:<\/b> 490 ml
\nPurchased at:<\/b> 7-Eleven Japan
\nRating:<\/b> 1 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> 50 percent less sugar than regular Pepsi. Limited edition. Pleasant lemon aroma.
\nCons:<\/b> It’s taste more like Pepsi Bleck. Chemically lemon flavor, which was replaced by depressing nothingness. Not refreshing. Liquid depression. Not being able to read Japanese. Toddlers & Tiaras<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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