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Functionality of Wasabi	Current Focus on Functionality	The Health Power of Wasabi

New discovery: The functionality of wasabiNew discovery: The functionality of wasabi

We have discovered various functionalities in these three functional ingredients contained in wasabi: "Wasabi -sulfinyl™", "Wasabi- flavone™", and "Wasabi- thiohexyl™".

"Wasabi-thiohexyl&™"
Anti-allergy ingredient
"Wasabi-thiohexyl™"

"Wasabi-sulfinyl&™"
Health ingredient
"Wasabi-sulfinyl™"
Ingredient for functionality-labelled foods

"Wasabi-flavone&™"
Beauty ingredient
"Wasabi-flavone™"

Weight-loss ingredient:Wasaslim™
Weight-loss ingredient
"Wasaslim™"

New discovery: The functionality components of wasab

What is "Wasabi-sulfinyl™"?

Wasabi-sulfinyl®

"Wasabi-sulfinyl™" is a type of mustard oil contained in the wasabi with official name "6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate (Hexaraphane(6-MSITC))". It is a very valuable ingredient that contains only a small amount of rhizomes and contains little content in the leaves and stems depending on the part, with various research by KINJIRUSHI on industry-university collaboration over many years, various functions provided to "Wasabi-sulfinyl™" has been discovered.

  • "Antioxidant action" (Osaka City University)
  • "Detoxifying action" (Nagoya University - Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
  • "Carcinogenesis inhibitory action" (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
  • "Antiinflammatory action" (Kagoshima University - Ochanomizu University)

What is "Wasaslim™"?

Wasaslim®

Wasaslim™ is a health food ingredient that contains isovitexin and other polyphenols that are found in the leaves of Japanese wasabi. Research through an industry-academia partnership has discovered that it has a fat-burning effect.

Fat-burning effect (research by Sugiyama Jogakuen University, University of Shizuoka, and KINJIRUSHI)

What is "wasabi-flavone™"

Wasabi-flavone™"

KINJIRUSHI also focused on "leaves of wasabi" which had been rarely used until now, pursued its functionality and discovered the functionality of "Wasabi-flavone™".

  • "Collagen production action" (KINJIRUSHI Research Institute)

What is "wasabi-thiohexyl™"?

Wasabi-thiohexyl®

KINJIRUSHI also paid attention to "the refreshing fragrance peculiar to wasabi" and pursued its functionality. As a result, we discovered functionality in 6 - methylthiohexyl isothiocyanate (6-MTITC), one of the unique ingredients of a sweet green note containing wasabi.

  • "Pollinosis symptom mitigation action" (Ochanomizu University)

Wasabi functionalityWasabi functionality


Tube wasabi offers very little functionality

Wasabi

"Hexaraphane" can be efficiently ingested when roots of raw wasabi are grated. With room-temperature type tube wasabi, little 6 - Methylsulfinyl hexyl isothiocyanate (Hexaraphane(6-MSITC)) is consumed because other ingredients such as horseradish, preservatives, and additives are included with the wasabi.

For more information about KINJIRUSHI's health component "Wasabi-sulfinyl", click here

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