【Mineral Water】, Coffee, carbonated drinks, lactic drinks, fruit drinks .... Now, we are surrounded by a wide variety of drinks that seem more like "drinking itself is fun!" Not just moisturizing gnods.

Well, the picture above is such various drink containers. Do you know which container? In this way, if you try changing the viewpoint a little or focusing on the eyes, there is a difference like "ぇ".

You might think, "I don't usually care about that and I never thought about it," but if you look into this world, it's quite interesting! Let's take a look at the various “He ぇ” hidden in the beverage container together in a quiz format!

Here is a lid of a familiar can, but here, do you know what the name is? Pull tab ...? It is not.

The correct answer is “Stay on tab,” and as the name suggests, the tab (knob) remains attached to the can when the spout is opened.

そして、プルタブ（Pull tab）とは、タブを引き開けて、最後は缶から切り離されるタイプのものをいいます。今ではすっかりお目にかからなくなりましたが、1980年代ころまでは、缶飲料はプルタブ式が主流でした。缶切りがいらず、つまみを引くだけで開けられるフタは「プルトップ」とも呼ばれたりしていましたよね。

While drinking juices and coffee, I felt that those days I used to look like rings with the tab ring fingered are nostalgic, and some generations who feel a little sentimental! However, the pull tab, which is completely separated from the can, is often "poisoned" and is an environmental problem, and now it is almost always a stion tab type.

This is also a familiar milk pack. The upper part is a triangle like a roof of a mountain hut. This "GableTopContainers called "types" were born in the United States.

In Japan, there are various reasons such as ease of pouring, and the fact that the display surface is large when the products are arranged in a row and the difference is easy to understand.

And this gableTopSome milk cartons have a semicircular mark on the opposite side of the opening (upper right part of the container in the above picture). This is called "Kiruka", and the content is "milk classified by type" with 100% raw milk. In order to distinguish it from other beverages, and to make it clear that the other side of the mark is an opening, it is barrier-free (※).

There are also square types of paper pack containers, as shown in the above picture. This is "brick type" and means "brick = brick". It can be stacked and has a structure that contains aluminum foil even though it is a paper pack.

By the way, don't you think, "If you buy milk, it's a refrigerator immediately!" Actually, even if it is a drink containing dairy products such as milk and photos such as "○ ○ I", if you look carefully at the package, there are some that can be stored at normal temperature.

Thus, even in the case of drinks that tend to seem “normal to store in cold storage”, the ability to store at “normal temperature” is an advantage of such “brick type”. The wide variety of drinks is evident in the evolution of containers, as well as advances in product development and filling technology.

※参考：一般社団法人Ｊミルク「牛乳パックの切欠き」
http://www.j-milk.jp/anzen/shoku/8d863s000007z1wa.htmlｓS

Next is a plastic bottle. They all seem the same, but there is such a difference that "If you say so ...".

気が付いていました？飲み口は、上の写真のように、透明なタイプと白いタイプのものがあるんです。透明なタイプは非耐熱性、白いタイプは耐熱性のもの。昨今ではホット飲料用にオレンジ色のものなども見かけますよね。

In addition, looking at the bottom of the bottle, there is something like this petal type. Is it just a design? I thought, I also had a chance in this shape.

このタイプの容器、記憶をたどると、それは炭酸飲料ではありませんでしたか？　炭酸ガスの圧力に耐えられ、かつ自立しやすいようにと設計されたものだったのです。こうして調べていくと、同じように感じていた容器にもさまざまな工夫が詰まっていることが分かりますね。

Well, these are chilled beverages that have become rich in variety these days. There is also a type with a cover on the lid made of aluminum, but it not only design but also stabilizes the straw and makes it easy to drink, and also serves to soften the impact when dropped and to prevent damage to the container Is there also?

チルドとは「冷却する」という意味。ということは、要冷蔵品なんですね。チルド商品は製造から流通、販売まで0～10℃の冷蔵状態で管理されているため、フレッシュさをキープしたまま味わえます。

Well, as you have seen so far, "the difference in the container". I understand that there are different types, but how are they decided?

それは、飲料の特性や保存性、安全性などを考慮することはもちろん、「いつ、誰が、どんな風に楽しむか」といった“お客さまが飲むシーン”を想定したうえで決められているという一面もあるんです。多くの人においしく、楽しんでもらえるよう「飲む人」のことを考えたベストチョイス、というわけです。

Even though I usually look at something and use something, I have a good reason and a strong desire for a maker. The world of containers evolves every day, and the more you explore, the deeper it is! The journey of investigation is likely to continue.

You may not have trouble if you do not know, but if you know from that moment the eyes that look at things have different tastes and tastes. When you get a drink next time, why not take a look at the container you got? "Heh ~ ~" and "I see ~" will be added to the breath time for a while, and it may be a more enjoyable time.

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