[Press Release] Announcement date: August 1, 2024
<Lactic acid bacteria are also derived from plants! The “Soy Milk Yogurt” series has seen an increase in shipments for 13 consecutive years>
“Soy milk yogurt made with domestic soybeans”
A functional food that “improves bowel movements”!
Relaunched on Thursday, August 1, 2024
Marusanai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture; President and CEO: Sakai Nobuyoshi) will be relaunching its “Soy Milk Yogurt 400g Made with Domestic Soy Milk” as a functional food that “improves bowel movements” on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
*Please refer to the attached related materials for product images.
■About the functional food “Soymilk yogurt 400g made with domestic soybeans”
“Soymilk Yogurt 400g made with domestic soybeans” is a rich type with 9% soybean solids and has been very well received as a soymilk yogurt with a mellow taste. The plant-derived “Lactic Acid Bacteria TUA4408L” used in this product has been reported to have the function of “improving bowel movements”, and since it was submitted to the Consumer Affairs Agency as a functional food and accepted, it will be relaunched with the same delicious taste. In addition, the series product “Soymilk Yogurt 400g” has been sold as a functional food that “improves bowel movements” since March 2022, and with the renewal of “Soymilk Yogurt 400g made with domestic soybeans”, both of the current lineup of the “Soymilk Yogurt” series have become functional foods.
●Suggested retail price: 320 yen (excluding tax)
●Release date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
●Sales area: Nationwide
●Best before date: 21 days
●Contents: 400g
●Product information URL: https://www.marusanai.co.jp/lineup/detail-64082/
[Contents of functional food notification]
<Notification display>
This product contains lactic acid bacteria TUA4408L.
It has been reported that lactic acid bacteria TUA4408L has the function of improving bowel movements.
<Notification number> I1030
– Consume approximately 120g per day.
・This product has been reported to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency as a product that indicates that it can be expected to have a specific health purpose at the business operator’s responsibility.
However, unlike specific health foods, they have not been individually reviewed by the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency.
・This product is not intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
– Balance your meals based on staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes.
Source:Source:Nikkei 1st Aug 2024.
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