Melona

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Melona

Korean name

Hangul	메로나
Hanja	none
Revised Romanization	Merona
McCune-Reischauer	Merona

Melona is a South Korean melon-flavored creamsicle, manufactured by the Binggrae Co. Ltd. Although the product is called "Melona" and is identified by its melon flavor, the creamsicle also comes in other fruit flavors. Its calorie is 147 kcal.^[1]

Melona is very popular in South Korea, where it broke many sales records upon its introduction in the 1990s.[1] Melona is also sold in various countries of the world, including United States, Brazil and largely Canada (for example in Toronto - Christie Subway station), usually in Asian markets only.

1 History
2 Popularity
3 Flavors
4 External links
5 Reference

[edit] History

Melona launched in 1991 and intended to cover the domestic market with green color. Thanks to its smooth and rich taste of real melon flesh, the product set the best selling record in the domestic "Popsicle" market, selling 280 million bars in 1994, and has been one of the steady sellers so far.^[2]

[edit] Popularity

Melona has continued to keep its popularity among many generations. However, it is only sold in convenience stores right now in South Korea. It can also be found in selected Korean stores around the world. According to data from Family Mart (a South Korean convenience store), Melona was among its top ten products sold in 2007. It was ranked as eighth.^[3]