New Food Products in Japan articles from April 2001

New Food Products in Japan archives from April 2001

Nissin's New Instant Noodles Cook in Microwave in Two Minutes.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has just launched a new type of its Ra-O line of instant noodles with a type of somen (fine noodles) that cooks in the microwave. The process takes just two minutes, and consumers can transfer the cooked noodles to a...

Zippered PET Film Bag Preserves Foods Longer.
April 25, 2001... Aichi Shokai makes Reito Reizo-yo I-Pack, a freshness-preserving bag for the freezer and refrigerator. The product creates a strong gas barrier by coating PET film with silica then adding a free-oxygen absorber in a partition that keeps it...

New Cheese Product from Itoham Foods.
April 25, 2001... Bistoro Recipe Cheese & Salami, from Itoham Foods, is a new smoked cheese product which contains salami. The product uses Gouda cheese from New Zealand as its base. It is a scrumptious combination of the cheese's mild taste and the...

New "Ajiwai Hokkaido" Series from Snow Brand Milk Products.
April 25, 2001... Ajiwai Hokkaiso, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new series of cheese products that has been desinged to make cheese a bit more delicious than before. It is made from Gouda cheese fromHokkaido (over 60%) and other full-bodied cheeses...

Two New Almond Oils from Blue Diamond Almond Growers.
April 25, 2001... Blue Diamond Almond Growers Japan Branch has released 2 new almond oil products - "Natural Almond oil" (500 yen/185g) and "Roast Almond Oil" (600 yen/185g). The products are made from 100% almonds, contain no other ingredients at all...

New Meat Products from Itoham Foods.
April 25, 2001... Nabe Bugyo, from Itoham Foods, is a new series of meat products suitable for use in hot-pot dishes. Products in the range include:1) Mochi-Iri Sausage (100g) - A coarse-ground sausage containing rice cakes;2) Gyusuji Konnyaku-Iri...

New Chicken Nuggets from Itoham Foods.
April 25, 2001... Shin Herb Chicken Nuggets, from Itoham Foods, is a new fried chicken made from 100% chickens raised using a plant-based feed containing herbs such as peppermint, oregano, garlic and ginger. The product is low in fat, has a plain taste and is...

New Pork Product from Itoham Foods.
April 25, 2001... Tonkakuni, from Itoham Foods, is a new retort-type square cut boiled pork which has been marinated in a Japanese style sauce. It is convenient for use as a side dish of supper or in boxed lunches. Price: 420 yen per pack.

Bourbon offers 11 new snacks featuring Disney characters.
April 25, 2001... Bourbon is marketing nine snacks featuring classic Disney characters on the packages. The company put just the right amount of cookies into each package for a single serving. Dalmatians grace the package of chocolate chip cookies....

First Baking offers fruit-cream danishes.
April 25, 2001... Ringo Dome is a danish topped with apple, custard cream and whipped cream. The price is 130 yen. Millefeuille Ringo & Whip is a sandwich-like pastry made with sweetly simmered apple and whipped cream. The price is 120 yen. Ebisu...

Kanebo Updates Fun Snack Hanko Kudasai.
April 25, 2001... Kanebo Foods has updated its popular chocolate snack Hanko Kudasai. The snack is designed to resemble hanko, the personal seals widely used in Japan. Hanko Kudasai features more than 700 types of such seals, with both round and angular shapes...

New Potato Chips from Yamayoshi Seika.
April 25, 2001... Yamayoshi Seika has launched 3 new sliced potato chips which have the flavors of instant noodles. "Umashio Ramen" has the flavor of an instant noodle in a salt-based soup containing lots of spices. "Kara Miso Ramen" has the flavor of an...

New Cupped Ice Cream from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Ichigo no Harmony, from Kanebo Foods, is a new high-quality cupped ice cream which contains 19% strawberry juice + pulp. The product has a swirl pattern consisting of a creamy strawberry-flavored ice cream and a strawberry-flavored sherbet. A...

Two New Confectionery Products from Pola Foods.
April 25, 2001... Pola Foods has released 2 new confectionery products. "Nikki Kokuto Nodo Ame" (100 yen/10 grains) is an unprecedented new throat candy that is a scrumptious combination of Japanese mint and brown sugar. It contains 21 kinds of herbs such as...

New Candy from Asahi Beer Pharmaceuticals.
April 25, 2001... Kafun Ame Nochi Hare, from Asahi Beer Pharmaceuticals, is a new candy product which contains 2 kinds of herbs - lemon balm extract and perilla seed extract. In addition to the refreshing taste of menthol, the product contains licorice as a...

Two New Chewing Gums from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Kanebo Foods has released 2 new chewing gum products targeted at the children's market - Super Soda Gum and Super Cola Gum. The products are a large-grain (7g) chewing gum with a center of foaming powder which gives off a stimulative...

New Men's Chewing Gum from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Xylitime, from Kanebo Foods, is a new sugarless chewing gum with a very light sweet taste targeted at men in the 30+ age group, in which the anti-cavity sweetener xylitol makes up 55% of all sweeteners used. It further includes the...

New Tablet Confectionery from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Frisk Cassis Mint, from Kanebo Foods, is a new sugarless tablet-form mint confectionery that contains cassis and is targeted at adult women in their 20s-30s. The product has not only the stimulative mint taste but also the sweet and fruity...

New Products in Neruneru Nerune! Series from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Kanebo Foods has launched 3 new flavors - strawberry & yogurt, grape and melon - as part of its Neruneru Nerune! series. The products are a traditional hand made powdered candy product for children that when added to water and mixed changes...

New Long Chewing Gum from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Long Sour Gum, from Kanebo Foods, is a new long (30cm) rod-form chewing gum that is eaten by tearing off. It is aimed at the children's market. The product, which is packaged in the Magic Cut package which can be opened at any place, comes in...

New Chewing Gum from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Nemuke Sukkiri Gum, from Kanebo Foods, is a new chewing gum which has a strong mint flavor and contains caffein and a plant MACA from Andes and helps ward off sleepiness. Retail price is 100 yen for a stick-type package of 9 sticks of...

New Chewing Gum from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Yalking Gum, from Kanebo Foods, is a new sugarless, low-calorie chewing gum which contains vitamins B1, B2, B6 and B12 needed for an adult per day and further includes royal jelly and propolis. Retail price is 200 yen for a box of 5...

New Candy from Morinaga & Co.
April 25, 2001... Hana Toru Menthol, from Morinaga & Co., is a new menthol candy which contains tencha - a Chinese tea which has allergy-combating properties. The product has been desinged to freshen up your mood in the pollen-scattering season. A stick-form...

Two New Canned Low-Alcohol Drinks from Godo Shusei.
April 25, 2001... Godo Shusei has released 2 new carbonated low- alcohol (Alc. 5%) beverages. "Godo Hachimitsu Lemon Sour" is a scrumptious combination of honey produced from acacia and fresh lemons and features an elegant sweetness and refreshing acidity. ...

New Flavored Green Teas from Kataoka & Co.
April 25, 2001... Kataoka & Co. has launched 2 new "Forinum & Mason" brand flavored green tea products - "Orange Flavor Green Tea" which is flavored with orange and "Elder Flower Flavor Green Tea" which has an elder flower flavor. A 125g square steel can...

Black Coffee in Can Preserves Freshness.
April 25, 2001... Pokka Corporation has begun selling Regular Black coffee in a 185-gram can at a suggested price of 115 yen. The coffee, intended for serving hot, is roasted with far infrared radiation, and Pokka uses its own anti-oxidizing technology to...

New Products in Blendy Regular Coffee Series from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Ajinomoto General Foods has launched 3 new items as part of its Blendy Regular Coffee series of regular blended coffee products. The products are: "Regular Coffee Mocha Blend 400g Vacuum Pack," "Regular Coffee Maroyaka [Mild] Mocha Blend 500g...

New Regular Coffee from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Blendy Regular Coffee Drip Pack, from Ajinomoto General Foods, is a new series of regular coffee products that is packaged in single 7g portion packs for use in drip type extractors. Does not require an additional paper filter. This...

New Regular Coffee from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Maxim Regular Coffee Kilimanjaro Blend, from Ajinomoto General Foods, is a new regular blended coffee made from Kilimanjaro coffee as the base. The European type regular coffee featuresa sweet aroma and mild aftertaste. A box of 2 bags of...

New Instant Coffee from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Maxim Espresso Stick, from Ajinomoto General Foods, is a new instant coffee product packaged in a 2g sachet. It can be drunk as an espresso coffee as is and further can be enjoyed as Caffe Latte by adding it to hot milk. A package of 4...

New Sugarless Black Coffee Drink from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Blendy Muto Black 500ml, from Ajinomoto General Foods, is a new genuine non-sugar black coffee drink which uses deep-roasted coffee beans and features a clean bitter taste, ideal body and fine aroma. A 500ml PET bottle is open priced.

New Oolong Tea In Aluminum Bottle from Asahi Soft Drinks.
April 25, 2001... Asahi Ti Kuan Yin, from Asahi Soft Drinks, is an oolong tea drink that is packaged in an aluminum bottle with an aluminum screw cap. The drink itself is made from 100% Chinese-produced Ti Kuan Yin oolong tea leaves and features a mellow...

New Pokka Bottled Coffees Imitate Take-out.
April 25, 2001... Pokka Corporation has sought to capture the "cafe style" of increasingly popular take-out coffee shops with two new products, Cafe Style Selection Cafe Latte (Vanilla) and Cafe Style Selection Americano. Both come in 350-ml bottles, which...

Improved "Blendy Bottle Coffee" Series from AGF.
April 25, 2001... Ajinomoto General Foods has announced the revamp of its "Blendy Bottle Coffee" series of coffee drinks in PET bottles. The range now includes reformulated Original (900ml), Low-Sugar Type (900ml and 1500ml), Sugarless Type (900ml) and Calorie...

Oppen Markets Glucosamine Product.
April 25, 2001... Oppen Glucosamine, a health supplement from Oppen Cosmetics, contains condroitin sulfate, from shark cartilage, as well as turmeric and yucca to support healthy joints. Glucosamine, an amino acid found in the shells of crab and shrimp,...

New Diet Drink from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Yasashii Genpicha, from Kanebo Foods, is a new sugarless mixed tea drink mainly targeted at female consumers that has been desinged to reduce body weight. It consists of 9 kinds of teas such as oolong, adley, pu-erh, tochu, hawthorn and senna...

New Beauty Food from Shiseido Beauty Foods.
April 25, 2001... Ansia, from Shiseido Beauty Foods, is a new beauty food which is made from borage seed oil rich in ganma-linoleic acid as the base and includes vitamin B6 and 4 kinds of herbs including lemon balm and Saint-John's-Wort. It comes in an...

Shiseido Beauty Foods Offers Diet Food.
April 25, 2001... Eat Plan, from Shiseido Beauty Foods, is a weight-control product for women. Unlike conventional beverage-type meal replacements, Eat Plan is a satisfying rice-and-vegetable porridge in three flavor varieties, with Japanese, Chinese or...

Two New Cupped Instant Foods from Ace Cook.
April 25, 2001... Ace Cook has launched 2 new cupped instant dishes - Shanghai Style Won Ton Men and Curry Won Ton Men - which comprise noodles, won tons (Chinese dumplings stuffed with ground meat), 4 soup bases and ingredients. The noodles of both...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has released a new instant noodle in a bowl-shaped cup called "Nissin Chicken Ramen Donburi Tori Dango." The product is a dish of firm seasoned noodles with chickenkneaded into them and ingredients such as minced chicken...

New Japanese Style Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has launched a new Japanese-style cupped instant noodle "Nissin Donbei Tongarashi Udon." The springy and glutinous thick "udon" noodles are kneaded with red peppers. The Japanese-style hot and spicy soup contains lots of...

New Bagged Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has launched a new bagged instant noodle "Nissin Ochazuke Chicken Ramen." It is a dish of springy noodles seasoned with chicken bone soup and soy sauce and ingredients such as laver and rice-cake cubes in an unusual new...

New Type of Cupped Instant Noodle from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2001... Tahryumen, from Kanebo Foods, is a new type of cupped instant noodle that has reduced the brine content while retaining all of the traditional flavor. When brine is not added to noodles, the noodles lose their firmness and become easy to...

New Products in Nissin Cup Noodle Series from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has launched 2 new varieties - Tori Gomoku and Nibuta - as part of its Nissin Cup Noodle series of cupped instant noodles. The noodles of both products are flexible, firm and smooth. Tori Gomoku (155 yen/74g) -...

New Products in Nissin NEW Spa-0 Series from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has launched 2 new varieties - Wafu Sauce and Mayonnaise Shoyu - as part of its Nissin NEW Spa-O series of chilled spaghetti dishes which can be cooked in a frying pan. The spaghetti of both products retains the inherent...