Japanese keto guide

What to drink

Drinks you will see at Japanese restaurants, cafés and stalls, rated the same way as the food.

Order these

• KetoJapanese Green Tea ryokucha / sencha (緑茶) · 0g net carbs as usually served
• KetoBarley Tea mugicha (麦茶) · 0g net carbs as usually served
• KetoRoasted Green Tea hōjicha (ほうじ茶) · 0g net carbs as usually served
• KetoBrown Rice Tea genmaicha (玄米茶) · 0g net carbs as usually served
• KetoJasmine Tea sanpin-cha (さんぴん茶) · 0g net carbs as usually served
• KetoWhisked Matcha usucha (薄茶) · 1g net carbs as usually served
• KetoKelp Tea kobucha (昆布茶) · 1g net carbs as usually served
• Ask firstUnsweetened Soy Milk muchōsei tōnyū (無調整豆乳) · 4g net carbs as usually servedPick 'muchōsei' (無調整). 'Chōsei' (調製) soy milk is sweetened.
• Ask firstJapanese Iced Coffee aisu kōhī (アイスコーヒー) · 8g net carbs as usually servedLeave the syrup. The small creamer cup is fine.

Skip these

• SkipSweetened Canned Coffee kan kōhī (缶コーヒー) · 13g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order canned black coffee ('burakku', ブラック) instead.
• SkipMarble Soda ramune (ラムネ) · 17g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order sparkling water ('tansan-sui') instead.
• SkipRoyal Milk Tea roiyaru miruku tī (ロイヤルミルクティー) · 24g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order hot green tea instead.
• SkipCultured Milk Soda nyūsankin inryō (乳酸菌飲料) · 30g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order barley tea instead.
• SkipSweet Rice Drink amazake (甘酒) · 30g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order hot green tea instead.
• SkipMelon Soda meron sōda (メロンソーダ) · 40g net carbs as usually servedSkip this, order sparkling water ('tansan-sui') instead.