Japanese Market Information: TOKUHO, Food for specified health use (FOSHU)

FOSHU

TOKUHO, Foods for Specified Health Use are the foods approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as effective for preservation of health by adding certain active ingredients or removing undesirable ones.They are designed to be effective for the maintenance and improvement of health by incorporating them into one’s diet.

 FOSHU mark

Fibersol-2 (Indigestible Dextrin) is formulated in 209 products as the effective key ingredient for the following efficacies.
1. Improves intestinal regularity
2. Moderates postprandial blood glucose levels
Fibersol-2 was also approved as one of the “Standardized” FOSHU ingredients for Intestinal Regularity.

Foods for Specified Health Use –783 products(as of May 20, 2008)

Ingredients

Applications

1. 1. Intestinal regularity (301)

Dietary Fiber (150)

Indigestible Dextrin (Fibersol-2) (108 items)
Hydrogenated-type Indigestible Dextrin (Fibersol-2H) (1)
Indigestible Dextrin & Wheat Bran (1)

Psyllium (22)
Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (3)
Wheat Bran (4)
Depolymerized Sodium Alginate (2)
Dietary Fiber from Agar (3)
Polydextrose (2)
Dietary Fiber from Beer Yeast (1)
Depolymerized Sodium Alginate & Soluble Corn Fiber (1)
Resistant Starch (2)

 

Water/ Soft Drink/ Powdered Drink
Jelly-type Drink/ Jelly
Drink-type Yogurt
Soup/ Potage/ Rice Porridge
Cereals
Sausage
Precooked Chinese Noodles

Oligosaccharide (75)

Lacto-fructo-oligosaccharide (28)
Fructo-oligosaccharaide (7)
Galacto-oligosaccharide (11)
Soy-oligosaccharide (6)
Xylo-oligosaccharide (4)
Isomalto-oligosaccharide (4)
Lactulose (1)
Lafinose (1)
Coffee Bean Manno-oligosaccharide (mannobiose) (13)

 

Soft Drink/ Powdered Drink
Coffee Drink/ Instant Coffee
Powdered Soup/ Table Sugar
Tablet Candy/ Candy
Cookie/ Bread/ Chocolate
Pudding/ Syrupy Aloe
Frozen Yogurt
Vinegar
Tofu

Dietary Fiber & Oligosaccharide (1)

Galacto-oligosaccharide & Polydextrose (1)

 

Soft Drink

Lactic Acid Bacteria (72)

Lactobucillus casei YIT9029 (Shirota) (28)
Lactobucillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 2038& Streptociccus salivarius subsp. thermophilus 1131 (6)
Bifidobacterium longum BB536 (6)
Lactobucillus acidphilus CK92& Lactobucillus helveticus CK60 (7)
Bifidobacterium bleve Yakult (6)
Lactobucillus GG (2)
Bifidobacterium lactis FK120 (2)
Bifidobacterium lactis LKM512 (2)
Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12 (6)
Lactobucillus casei NY 1301 (2)
Lactobucillus gasseri SP & Bifidobacterium bifidus SP (2)
Lactic Acid Bacterium LC1 (2)
Bacillus subtilis K-2 (1)


Drink-type Yogurt
Yogurt
Lactic Acid Bacteria Drink
Natto

Other (3)

Fermented whey product by Propionic Acid Bacterium (3)


Milk Drink
Tablet

2. For people with high cholesterol levels (93)

Soy Protein (27)
Depolymerized Sodium Alginate (6)
Chitosan (39)
CSPHP (Soybean-Protein Hydrolysate with bound Phospholipids) (10)
SMCS (natural amino acids) from broccoli & cabbage (1)
Plant Sterol Esters (2)
Plant Stanol Esters (1)
Plant Sterols (5)
Tea Catechin (2)

Soft Drink/ Powdered Drink
Soy Milk/ Cookie/ Yogurt
Fried Bean Curd Cake
Sausage/ Hamburg/ Meatball
Precooked Chinese Noodles
Margarine/ Dressing

3. Intestinal regularity + For people with high cholesterol levels (28)

Depolymerized Sodium Alginate (9)
Psyllium (19)

Soft Drink
Powdered Drink

4. For people with high blood pressure (94)

Sardine Peptide (Valyl-Tyrosine Peptide) (49)
Katsuobushi (bonito) Oligo-peptide (7)
Lacto-tri-peptide (12)
Casein Dodecanoic Peptide (1)
Tochucha Herb Tea Glycoside (4)
Isoleucyl Tylosin (3)
Acetic Acid (5)
g-aminobutylic Acid (GABA) (3)
Wakame (Brown) Seaweed Peptide (4)
Nori (Laver) Seaweed Oligo-peptide (AKYSY) (2)
Sesame Peptide (LVY) (2)
Royal Jelly Peptide (VY, IY, IVY) (1)
Yan-long Tea Flavonoids (1)

Soft Drink
Powdered Drink
Jelly
Powdered Soup
Supplement

5. Promotes mineral absorption (7)

CPP, Casein Phosphopeptide (3)
Heme Fe (3)
CCM, Calcium Citrate Malate (1)

Soft Drink
Jelly
Tofu

6. Promotes mineral absorption + Intestinal Regularity(1)

Fructo-oligosaccharide (1)

Table Sugar/ Syrup

7. Promotes bone health (34)

Fructo-oligosaccharaide (6)
Soy Isoflavones (13)
MBP (milk basic protein) (1)
Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7) (7)
Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-4) (1)
Polyglutamic acid (1)
Calcium (Disease risk reduction claim) (5)

Soft Drink /Milk Drink
Soy Milk
Skim Milk Powder
Tablet/ Supplement
Tofu
Natto

8. Prevents dental caries and hardens teeth (60)

CPP-ACP (Casein Phpsphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Compound) (22)
Xylitol, Maltitol, Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate & Gloiopeltis furcata (seaweed) Extract (21)
Xylitol, Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate & Gloiopeltis furcata (seaweed) Extract (1)
Xylitol, Hydrogenated Palatinose, Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate& Gloiopeltis furcata (seaweed) Extract (3)
Maltitol (2)
Palatinose & Tea Polyphenol (1)
Maltitol, Palatinose & Tea Polyphenol (1)
Maltitol, Hydrogenated Palatinose, Erythritol & Tea Polyphenol (1)
Calcium-bound phosphoryl oligosaccharides (Pos-Ca) (5)
Green Tea Fluorine (3)

Chewing Gum
Chocolate
Candy
Tablet

9. For people who care for high blood glucose levels (107)

Indigestible Dextrin (Fibersol-2) (99)

Wheat Albumin (4)
Guava Leaves Polyphenol (1)
Touchi (fermented black beans) Extract (3)

Soft Drink/ Powdered Drink
Powdered Soup/ FD Miso Soup
Tofu
Tablet
Jelly

10. For people who care for serum triglyceride and/or body fat (54)

Di-acyl-glycerol (6)
Globin Hydrolysate (VVYP) (13)
EPA DHA (2)
Medium Chain Triglyceride (5)
Tea Catechin (10)
Oolong Tea Polymerized Polyphenols (2)
Coffee Bean Manno-oligosaccharide (mannobiose) (13)
b-Conglycinin (3)

Cooking Oil
Soft Drink
Jelly-type Drink
Dressing

11. Serum triglyceride and body Fat + For people with high cholesterol levels (4)

Di-acyl-glycerol & Plant Sterol (β-cytosterol) (4)

Cooking Oil