BioBran is a processed food of phyto-polysaccharide
developed to provide biophylactic functions. It is highly
valued in 42 nations all over the world.

The Chinese character for ''rice bran'' consists of two component characters that mean ''rice'' and ''health''. The Japanese of former times were probably fully aware that rice bran is good for health. BioBran is produced by treating a hot-water soluble dietary fiber (hemicellulose B) with an enzyme derived form shiitake mushrooms. BioBran is highly valued in 42 nations including American and European countries. ※Process Patent: Japan No.3519187, U.S.A. No.5560914, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Portugal No.753582, South Korea No.0344755

New Type of Nattokinase, Extract of Natto Bacilli Culture
produced from traditional Japanese food ''Natto'' is the
subject of renewed interest.

The active ingredient of NKCP is the dried purified fermented compound of B.subtilis natto . This is used to produce a processed food that utilizes the activity of fermented soybean (natto), a traditional Japanese fermented food, to improve blood fibrinolytic avtivity. The filtrate of B. subtilis natto is purified to reduce the characteristic odor and Vitamin K2 content. Having no offensive odor, it can be used in a wide variety of foods. ※This purified fermented compound of Bucillus subtilis natto and its process are registered as patent No. 3532503.

New functional food ingredient with a macrobiotic diet function improved by the pure culture of L. kefiranofaciens cells, which are isolated from kefir, in the components of rice.

Kefir, a fermented milk product, has long been a jealously guarded treasure of the Caucasus, a region famous throughout the world for the longevity of its people. A specific lactobacillus of the component kefir grain, Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, produces kefiran, a viscous polysaccharide. Kefiran has long attracted widespread attention as possessing various physiological functions, but no mass-production technology had been established. Daiwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was aware of the efficacy of kefiran as a functional food material and devoted many years to perfecting the culture of L. kefiranofaciens, using its proprietary technology with rice, the staple food of the Japanese people, as the culture medium. Daiwa Pharmaceutical succeeded in developing an efficient production process for phyto-kefiran and in so doing has made it possible to apply kefiran in a wide range of fields, such as in health foods and general foods. As people are more health-conscious nowadays, Daiwa Pharmaceutical's “Rice Kefiran” provides a new health food material with unlimited potential. (Patent pending, 2001-141827)