New Food Products in Japan articles from March 2001

New Food Products in Japan archives from March 2001

Nisshin Oil Mills Develops Green Tea that Lowers High Blood Sugar Levels.
March 25, 2001... Nisshin Oil Mills is marketing Shokuji no Otomo ni Shokubutsu Sen'i Iri Rokucha, a green tea powder that contributes to lower high blood-sugar levels. The tea was jointly developed with Nisshin Science, a subsidiary involved in the health...

Sun R&P Expands Sales of Flavored Coffees from Canada.
March 25, 2001... Sun R&P has expanded sales of flavored coffees imported from Canterbury Coffee, the largest coffee roaster in western Canada, for household use in Japan. Canterbury Coffee, which focuses on roasting and packaging high-quality arabica beans,...

Chugoku Miracle Form Series of Expanded PP.
March 25, 2001... Chugoku Pearl Kasei offers four items in the new Miracle Form (MF Series) line of expanded PP trays. The trays can tolerate temperatures of up to 140 degrees C, while insulating the hands from the heat. The trays therefore are...

FP Co. Banks on Trays with Single-Side Lamination.
March 25, 2001... FP Co. has developed a recycled tray that is laminated only on its inside, meaning the tray is now 15% lighter. The manufacturer says that it is switching completely to single-side lamination for its trays made of recycled material. One major...

Improved Potato Chip from S&B Foods.
March 25, 2001... S&B Foods has changed the package design of its sliced potato chip "Hello Kitty Potato Chip Consomme Aji" featuring the popular Hello Kitty cartoon character on the pack. The product has a consomme flavor and comes in a new package to...

New Potato Chip from Yamazaki-Nabisco.
March 25, 2001... Yamazaki-Nabisco has added a new item "Spicy Chili"to its Kin-no [Gold] Chip Star Series of fabricated potato chips with a new taste targeted at the young, which brings the total number of the varieties in the line to two along with the...

New Product in Sono Manma Potato Series from Yamazaki-Nabisco.
March 25, 2001... Yamazaki-Nabisco has released "Cheese & Onion" as part of its Sono Manma Potato Series. The product is a thin stick-form potato snack with a crisp, light texture that is flavored with lightly roasted onions and mild Cheddar cheese. A 80g box...

New Uncooked Ham from Itoham.
March 25, 2001... Itoham has released a new uncured ham product "Nama Ham Roast 200g." The salt content of the product has been kept to a minimum and the product has a moist texture and mild flavor. It is perfect for hors d'oeuvres, sandwiches and salads. A...

New Instant Soup from Pokka.
March 25, 2001... The powdered instant soup "Jikkuri Koto Koto Ni Konda Soup Gorgonzola" [Slow Boiled Soup Gorgonzola] by Pokka Corp. is made by slow boiling carefully slected ingredients in order to successfully reproduce the taste and texture of the...

New Instant Soup from Pokka.
March 25, 2001... Egaode Choshoku Mame-no Potage, from Pokka Corp., is a new soup abundant in ingredients most suitable for breakfast. It is derived from green soybeans, green peas, spinach, fresh cream and Parmesan cheese. It contains no artificial...

New Instant Soup Series from Pokka.
March 25, 2001... Jikkuri Koto Koto Nikonda Soup Tezukuri Type [Slow Boiled Soup Home-Made Type] from Pokka Corp. is a new series of instant soup products which requires only the addition of readily available ingredients such as vegetables and bean curd to...

New Soup from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Snow Brand Ajiwai Hokkaido Corn Soup, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new retort-pouched soup made using lots of corn and fresh milk (15%) from Hokkaido. A big-volume 220g pack costs 220 yen.

New Pudding from Meiji Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Ichigo-to Choco-no Pudding, from Meiji Milk Products, is a new 2-layer dessert food consisting of an upper layer of pudding made from milk components and 1% strawberry juice and a lower layer of full-bodied chocolate pudding which contains...

New Yogurt from Morinaga Milk Industry.
March 25, 2001... Yuzu Ringo Yogurt, from Morinaga Milk Industry, is a new winter-only yogurt product which contains citron juice which helps warm the body and diced apples with a pleasant texture. A 130g plastic cup costs 110 yen.

New Healthy Yogurt from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Zendama Yogurt Nature, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new slightly sweetened plain yogurt which contains 2 kinds of good bacilli (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium) which keep the intestines healthy and oligosaccharides to...

Three New Chilled Desserts from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Snow Brand Milk Products has launched 3 new chilled dessert food products. "Custard Pudding" is a pudding made using 100% natural ingredients such as milk, eggs, fresh cream and sugar. It contains no flavorings at all. A 120g plastic cup...

Two New Japanese Style Cupped Instant Noodles from Ace Cook.
March 25, 2001... Ace Cook has released 2 new Japanese-style cupped instant noodles. "Chikara Udon" is a dish of springy "udon" noodles and ingredients such as rice cakes, fried bean curds and spring onions in a soup made from dried bonito, kelp and dried...

New Cupped Instant Noodle for Adult from Ace Cook.
March 25, 2001... Ace Cook has launched "Otonano Kachiaru Ramen Hikiniku Menma Miso Ramen" a new cupped instant noodle for adults. The noodles are a smooth, firm, thick and round noodle with a fragrant vegetable extract kneaded into it that brings out the full...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
March 25, 2001... Nissin-no Tongarashi Men Miso Chige, from Nissin Food Products, is a new cupped instant noodle. The noodles are a wide fried noodle kneaded with red peppers that attracts and holds a goodly amount of bean paste soup. The soup is made from...

New Bagged Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
March 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has released a new bagged instant noodle "Gyoretsu-no Dekiru Ramen Nokoku Shoyu." The noodles are kneaded with egg white to bring out the full flavor of wheat flour. The soup is a thick and full-bodied soy sauce soup with...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Myojo Foods.
March 25, 2001... Yoshimoto ChogokinF Ramen Chili Paitan Aji, from Myojo Foods, is a new cupped instant noodle which features a slightly opaque soup in which the main ingredients are chicken bones and seafood and red ingredients such as shrimps, imitation crab...

New Chilled Bagged Instant Noodle Series from Nissin Food Products.
March 25, 2001... Ochazuke Ramen, from Nissin Food Products, is a new series of chilled snack-style bagged instant noodles. The noodles are a thin, straight noodle. The soup is a hearty soup which is made from chicken bones as the base and includes bonito and...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
March 25, 2001... Nissin Food Products has launched 2 new industry's first non-fried instant noodles that are packaged in tall cups - Nissin Chuka Tantan Men and Nissin Chuka Gomoku Men. The noodles of both products are a three-layer non-fried noodle produced...

New Pasta sauces from Kikkoman.
March 25, 2001... Del Monte Pasta Veroche, from Kikkoman, is a new series of pasta sauces which is packaged in a container which can be placed directly into a microwave oven and heated. This product series comprises 6 varieties - Fully Ripened Tomato's Meat...

Two New Frozen Foods from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Snow Brand Milk Products has released 2 new frozen ready-prepared meals. "Hashed Beef Pilaf" (460 yen/500g) is a pilaf which contains lots of beef and onions and is finished in a demi-glace sauce. "Negi Yaki Meshi" (460 yen/500g) is a fried...

Three New Processed Cheese Products from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Snow Brand Milk Products has released 3 new processed cheese products. "Snow Brand Fondue Mini" is packaged in a 40g plastic cup (130 yen) and produces a cheese fondue simply by placing the cup directly into an microwave oven and heating for...

New Natural Cheese Products from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Roll Cheese, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new series of natural cheese products which comes in unique easy-to-eat roll form. Roll Cheese has been produced by the company's own independently developed patent-pending production method....

NewDietary Supplement from Honen.
March 25, 2001... Honen Daizu Isoflavone, from Honen Corp., is a new soft capsule-form nutritional supplement mainly aimed at female consumers. The product is made from a blend of soybean germ which contains a high quantity of "isoflavone," a substance which...

Two New Throat Candies from Lotte.
March 25, 2001... Lotte has released 2 new low-calorie non-sugar throat candies - "Non-Sugar Nodo Ame" and "Non-Sugar Nodo Ame Pink Grapefruit." The products contain concentrated Chinese quince extract, 13 kinds of herb extracts and ginseng extract and uses...

Two New Confectionery Products from Lotte.
March 25, 2001... Lotte has released 2 new confectionery products which allow the consumer to enjoy a cinnamon flavor. "Cinnamon Gum" is a stick gum which contains a good balance of peppermint and cinnamon. It is easy to eat as it is flavored with fruit. A...

New Healthy Throat Candy from Kanebo Foods.
March 25, 2001... Momo Nodo Ame, from Kanebo Foods, is a sugarless throat candy which uses a low-calorie sweetener "xylitol" and has a peach & mint flavor. It includes 10 kinds of herbs such as licorice, hawthorn, clove and fennel good for the throat. A 33g...

Baby Food from Ezaki Glico.
March 25, 2001... Ezaki Glico has added 4 new products to its retort type baby food marketed under the name "Issai Kara No Yojishoku". The snack type products are formulated to supply the recommended daily nutritional allowance for a one-year old baby. Each...

New Milk Drink from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Hershey's Coffee & Cocoa, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new milk drink made by adding coffee to cocoa in good balance. The product uses carefully selected Hershey's cocoa powder and fresh cream from Hokkaido. It has a mild and...

New Cocoa Drink from Sapporo Beer Beverage.
March 25, 2001... Sapporo Cafe Chocolat, from Sapporo Beer Beverage, is a new cocoa drink which is made from cocoa as the base, contains 15% milk and is flavored with caramel. A 350ml PET bottle costs 140 yen.

Two New Black Tea Drinks from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Snow Brand Milk Products has released 2 new black tea drinks. "Kocha Kiko Keemun" is based on 100% Chinese black tea Keemun. "Kcha Kiko Uva" uses 100% Uva tea leaves and contains milk. Both products are lightly sweetened in order to bring out...

New Beverage from Snow Brand Milk Products.
March 25, 2001... Nihon-no Fuyu Iyokan, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a new winter-only soft drink which contains 10% Iyokan orange juice produced in Ehime Prefecture. The product features a slightly bitter sweet-and-sour taste. A 500ml paper pack costs...

New Soft Drink from Asahi Soft Drinks.
March 25, 2001... Bireley's Hachimitsu & Ringo Paper 500ml Daily Chilled, from Asahi Soft Drinks, is a new chilled soft drink which contains apple juice (under 10%) and honey (3%). The drink features a natural sweet taste. A 500ml paper pack is priced at 100...