Wasabi is divided into two main categories: wasabi and horseradish. For both wasabi and horseradish, the main ingredient of pungency is "allylmustard oil (allyl isothiocyanate)", but as shown in the radial pattern below, the constituent components are very different.
Anti-allergy ingredient
"Wasabi-thiohexyl™"
Health ingredient
"Wasabi-sulfinyl™"
Ingredient for functionality-labelled foods
Beauty ingredient
"Wasabi-flavone™"
Weight-loss ingredient
"Wasaslim™"
"Wasabi-sulfinyl™"
KINJIRUSHI removed pungent ingredients from rhizomes and roots of the wasabi in the patented process (Japanese Patent No. 3919489), efficiently extracted the active ingredient "Hexaraphane(6-MSITC)", and named it "Wasabi-sulfinyl™."
"What is Wasaslim™?"
KINJIRUSHI discovered active ingredients consist of the leaves of Japanese wasabi have a fat-burning effect. Wasaslim™ is this leaf-origin health food ingredient that includes isovitexin and other polyphenols.
"Wasabi-flavone™"
KINJIRUSHI extracted high concentration of active ingredient "isosaponarin" from the wasabi leaves and named it "Wasabi-flavone™"
"Wasabi-thiohexyl™"
KINJIRUSHI discovered a new functionality in "6-methylthiohexyl isothiocyanate" which is a refreshing fragrance component peculiar to this wasabi, and named it "Wasabi-thiohexyl."