氨基酸饮料作为一种新型大众化饮料近来在日本市场异军突起。2 0 0 2年日本麒麟饮料公司上市了一种面向普通消费者的氨基酸饮料 ,颇受市场欢迎 ,从而使氨基酸饮料由过去的运动饮料一跃成为大众消费品。在麒麟饮料公司氨基酸饮料新产品推出之后 ,氨基酸类饮料市场销售量迅速扩大 Amino acids beverages have emerged as a new popular drink in the Japanese market recently. In 2002, Kirin Beverages Corporation of Japan launched a popular amino acid beverage for the general consumer, which was well received by the market, thus making the amino acid beverage jump from the sports drink to mass consumer goods. After the introduction of new amino acid beverage products by Kirin Beverage Company, the sales volume of amino acid beverages rapidly expanded