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Kanehide Bio is continually researching, developing, and locally producing the ingredients that go into our products.
We bring the raw materials that Okinawa is blessed with and, using reliable technology, the raw materials for health food products are carefully extracted and then sold on to OEM and PB manufacturers.
Fucoidan is a slippery substance contained in seaweeds such as mozuku, kelp, and brown seaweed. In recent years it has been established that fucoidan is good for our bodies and has gained popularity as a functional product ingredient. Compared to other varieties of seaweed, the Okinawa mozuku that is used at Kanehide Bio has an especially high content of fucoidan.
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Ukon (turmeric) is from the ginger family and grows in tropical areas of Asia. Varieties include Spring, Autumn,and Purple. Essential oils are characteristic of Spring and Purple turmeric while Autumn turmeric has high concentrations of curcumin.
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A regular in health food products, agaricus is a mushroom native to Brazil. Rich in nutrients it also contains significantly more of the macromolecular polysaccharide β- glucan than other varieties of mushroom.
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Kumisukuchin is a perennial of the mint family that is native to Southeast Asia. The shape of the plants stamen resembles a cat’s whiskers and hence it is also known as ‘cat’s whiskers’. Along with turmeric, guava, and mugwort, kumisukuchin is representative of the native plants in Okinawa and in recent years it has been discovered that the plant contains the polyphenol, rosmarinic acid.
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Chomeisou is a member of the Apiaceae family and grows wild on Yonaguni Island, the southernmost island in Japan. The plant grows on the wave battered, sun drenched, salt air smothered cliffs of the island. The hardiness of the plant to survive such a harsh environment is astounding and it has long been a favorite of people as longevity food.
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Shikawasa is a citrus fruit of the mandarin family that grows wild in the countryside of Okinawa. It grows over an area from Amami Ojima to Taiwan. Shikwasa contains such ingredients as vitamin C, vitamin B1, carotene, and nobiletin. In recent years, various activities of nobiletin have been elucidated.
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Noni is grown in Yaeyama in Okinawa prefecture of Japan. It is well known for phytochemicals useful to the human body.
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Verbena (Vervain) is one of a number of herbs that grow wild in Okinawa prefecture. It is a perennial that is native to Europe, North Africa, China, and Japan. It is widely distributed from Kyushu to the Nansei Islands (Yaeyama, Miyako Island) and is called ‘Sensurugusa’ on the Okinawa mainland. It has long been used as a tea and for its cosmetic and health properties.
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Moromi vinegar is made from the ‘Moromi’ that is a byproduct left after the production of Okinawa’s traditional alcohol ‘Awamori’. The moromi is compressed and filtered to make moromi vinegar. Moromi vinegar contains citric acid, amino acid, vitamins, and minerals.
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Goya, called the ‘vine lychee’ in Japanese is a cucurbitaceous vegetable that grows on a vine. It is also called ‘Niga Uri’ (bitter melon) in some areas. Goya contains a number of ingredients including vitamin C and in recent years the conjugated linoleic acid in the seeds has garnered attention.
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Guava is a small deciduous tree of the myrtaceae family that is native to the American tropics and Southeast Asia. It is known as ‘banjirou’ in Japan. The guava is both eaten as a fruit and used to make juice. The leaves of the tree are used to make tea. In recent years the activities of the guava polyphenol in guava tea have been clarified.
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