Foods with Function Claims-Compliant Ingredient
Wasabi-sulfinyl®

This functional ingredient is extracted from the rhizome and root of wasabi and contains hexaraphane (6-MSITC) as its active component. Hexaraphane is rarely found in the leaves or stems and only in trace amounts in the rhizome and root. Through years of joint research with academic institutions, KINJIRUSHI has uncovered various health benefits, including suppression of reactive oxygen species.

Key Health Benefits

*Names in parentheses are partner research institutions

• · Antioxidant effect (Osaka City University)
• · Detoxification effect (Nagoya University, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
• · Cancer suppression effect (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
• · Anti-inflammatory effect (Kagoshima University, Ochanomizu University)
• · Hair growth effect
• · Cognitive function improvement effect (Tohoku University)
• · Memory enhancement effect (Tohoku University)

Beauty Ingredient Wasabi-flavone®

This functional ingredient is extracted from wasabi leaves and contains isosaponarin as its active component. In addition to promoting collagen production that maintains skin firmness and moisture, recent studies have confirmed its ability to suppress hair loss.

Key Health Benefits

• · Collagen production promoting effect
• · Wrinkle improvement effect
• · Hair loss suppression effect
• ·Scalp care effect

Weight Management Ingredient Wasaslim®

This functional ingredient is extracted from wasabi leaves and contains a wasabi-leaf specific polyphenol as active component. It has been shown to promote fat burning.

Key Health Benefits

*Names in parentheses are partner research institutions

• · Fat-burning effect (Sugiyama Jogakuen University, University of Shizuoka)

Anti-Allergy Ingredient Wasabi-thiohexyl™

One of wasabi's characteristic fresh aroma components, 6-MTITC, has been shown to act on the nasal mucosa and improve hay fever symptoms.

Key Health Benefits

*Names in parentheses are partner research institutions

• · Hay fever symptom alleviation effect (Ochanomizu University)