New 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™".
Anti-allergy ingredient
"Wasabi-thiohexyl™"
Health ingredient
"Wasabi-sulfinyl™"
Ingredient for functionality-labelled foods
Beauty ingredient
"Wasabi-flavone™"
Weight-loss ingredient
"Wasaslim™"
What is "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™ 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™"
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™"?
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 functionality
"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.
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