The global phenomenon of bubble tea, also known as boba tea, shows no signs of slowing down as it continues to captivate taste buds and social media feeds worldwide.

Originally hailing from Taiwan in the 1980s, bubble tea has become a cultural sensation, combining sweet and refreshing flavors with chewy tapioca pearls or other enticing toppings. The drink's distinctive appeal lies in its combination of a tea base, milk or fruit flavors, and the delightful surprise of chewy "bubbles."

Ochasan is a new ready-to-drink (RTD) milk tea in Maldives offering a low fat, low sodium and non-dairy creamer free choice for health-conscious consumers. Ochasan is available in two variants – original and less sugar.

This RTD milk tea in can contains 3% boba pearls. However, the ingredient list did not specify the ingredients of the boba pearls. The pearls, described by Ochasan as soft and chewy, are said to be made and imported from Japan. At the moment, most of the boba pearls in RTD milk tea in the market are made from konjac.

The low-sugar Ochasan (230ml) contains the following ingredients: Black tea extract water (87.491%), milk product (4.7%), boba pearls (3%), sugar (1.675%), acidity regulator, stabiliser, maltitol syrup sweetener and natural identical flavouring. The total carbohydrate is 14g, of which sugar is 7g.

The original version comes with sugar (3.35%), black tea extract water (83.316%), milk product (4.7%), boba pearls (3%), acidity regulator, stabiliser, maltitol syrup sweetener and natural identical flavouring. The total carbohydrate is 22g, of which sugar is 10g.