New 'Lychee' Flavor Joins the Lineup of 'Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry'—A Drink Frozen to Cool the Body from the Inside
Ako Kasei will launch a new lychee-flavored ice slurry beverage on April 10, 2026. It features an optimal 0.17% salt concentration to efficiently cool the body and prevent heatstroke, supporting corporate workplace safety.
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Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture; President: Yoshinari Ikegami), a comprehensive mineral manufacturer based on salt-making technology, will release 'Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry Lychee,' a beverage drunk in a semi-thawed state after being frozen, at supermarkets, drugstores, and online stores nationwide from Friday, April 10, 2026. This product is a lychee-flavored ice slurry beverage with an ion balance close to sweat and a gentle sweetness. By adopting a smart pack for the container, it can be opened quickly when used to cool the body.
■Cool the body more quickly
Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry Lychee adopts a smart pack for its container. The smart pack can be opened quickly by pinching and pulling the top of the mouthpiece.
■High probability of a hot summer in 2026
Due to the revision of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations enforced in June 2025, companies are obliged to establish a system for heatstroke prevention and to notify workers. The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that there is a high probability that temperatures will be higher than normal in the summer of 2026 (June to August), which marks the second year of this mandatory requirement. It is expected that ice slurry, as one of the body-cooling methods, will continue to attract attention this year from companies working on establishing heatstroke prevention systems.
■A new proposal balancing hydration and cooling
This product is a beverage that allows you to cool your body from the inside by drinking ice slurry containing fine ice. In addition, the ion balance is set close to that of sweat, simultaneously replenishing the water and salt lost as sweat from the body, while the cooling effect of the ice suppresses the rise in body temperature, supporting heat countermeasures during work.
■What is Ice Slurry?
Ice slurry is a sherbet-like beverage in which fine ice particles are mixed into a liquid. It combines the cooling effect of ice with the fluidity of a beverage, allowing ice to be delivered quickly into the body through the mouth. Because the ice particles are fine, they have a large surface area, making it possible to efficiently lower body temperature.
■Features of 'Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry'
1. A cooling beverage drunk frozen
A fluid ice slurry containing fine ice cools the body from the inside.
2. 0.17% salt concentration
Designed within the range (0.1-0.2%) recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of the Environment.
It replenishes water and ions lost through sweat.
'Ako no Tenjio' is used for the salt content.
3. Ion balance close to sweat
Mineral design utilizing salt-making technology.
4. Lychee
■Cool the body more quickly
Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry Lychee adopts a smart pack for its container. The smart pack can be opened quickly by pinching and pulling the top of the mouthpiece.
■High probability of a hot summer in 2026
Due to the revision of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations enforced in June 2025, companies are obliged to establish a system for heatstroke prevention and to notify workers. The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that there is a high probability that temperatures will be higher than normal in the summer of 2026 (June to August), which marks the second year of this mandatory requirement. It is expected that ice slurry, as one of the body-cooling methods, will continue to attract attention this year from companies working on establishing heatstroke prevention systems.
■A new proposal balancing hydration and cooling
This product is a beverage that allows you to cool your body from the inside by drinking ice slurry containing fine ice. In addition, the ion balance is set close to that of sweat, simultaneously replenishing the water and salt lost as sweat from the body, while the cooling effect of the ice suppresses the rise in body temperature, supporting heat countermeasures during work.
■What is Ice Slurry?
Ice slurry is a sherbet-like beverage in which fine ice particles are mixed into a liquid. It combines the cooling effect of ice with the fluidity of a beverage, allowing ice to be delivered quickly into the body through the mouth. Because the ice particles are fine, they have a large surface area, making it possible to efficiently lower body temperature.
■Features of 'Nettyu Taisakusui Ice Slurry'
1. A cooling beverage drunk frozen
A fluid ice slurry containing fine ice cools the body from the inside.
2. 0.17% salt concentration
Designed within the range (0.1-0.2%) recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of the Environment.
It replenishes water and ions lost through sweat.
'Ako no Tenjio' is used for the salt content.
3. Ion balance close to sweat
Mineral design utilizing salt-making technology.
4. Lychee