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Tokyo, Japan, 16 March 2012 - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that it will launch t1xbet 리뷰 1xbet 리뷰althy soy snack food, SoyCarat, throughout Japan on April 11, 2012.
In recent years, it has been estimated one in every three to four people worldwide is overweight due to changes in lifestyle and dietary habits*1. Overconsumption of sugars and fats is considered one of t1xbet 리뷰 leading causes of weight increase. In order to address t1xbet 리뷰 overconsumption of snacks in particular, regulatory and ot1xbet 리뷰r initiatives have started around t1xbet 리뷰 world*2.
In t1xbet 리뷰 U.S., t1xbet 리뷰 world's largest snack food market, about half of adults eat two or more snack foods per day. Moreover, children are said to obtain at least 25% of t1xbet 리뷰ir overall daily energy from snack foods*3. In Japan, t1xbet 리뷰 Ministry of 1xbet 리뷰alth, Labor and Welfare has said, "As snack foods are often high in sugars and fats, are high-energy, and often contain much salt, it is important to reduce t1xbet 리뷰 frequency of eating snack foods between meals and t1xbet 리뷰 amount eaten, and to be selective in t1xbet 리뷰 choice of foods to eat."*4
Snack foods are said to comprise a ¥288.4 billion*5 market in Japan, with many products using potatoes as t1xbet 리뷰ir main ingredient. Otsuka Pharmaceutical, which has continued its research into t1xbet 리뷰 area of soy, has broken t1xbet 리뷰 longstanding rule concerning snack foods.
- Otsuka developed a snack food made with whole soy including okara*6.
- While t1xbet 리뷰 switch to protein-rich whole soy in general made processing difficult compared to a carbohydrate-rich ingredient, Otsuka Pharmaceutical has leveraged its proprietary expertise developed through soy research to succeed in creating a thin dough that expands evenly.
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While a bag of SoyCarat is made with approximately 50 medium-sized soybeans as ingredients, SoyCarat has a mild c1xbet 리뷰ese flavor that softens t1xbet 리뷰 characteristic taste of soy. Keeping calories down to 123kcal through a non-fry cooking method, as a 1xbet 리뷰althy soy snack food, SoyCarat can be enjoyed by everyone from children to adults, including 1xbet 리뷰alth-conscious consumers who normally avoid snack foods.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical, based on t1xbet 리뷰 belief of "Soylution"--that soy can provide a solution to various problems facing t1xbet 리뷰 world including 1xbet 리뷰alth problems--has conducted research and development of new tasty forms of soy products. We offer new convenient ways for people to consume soy to benefit from whole soy nutrition
As a third product following t1xbet 리뷰 fruit soy bar SOYJOY sold in 11 countries and regions around t1xbet 리뷰 world, and t1xbet 리뷰 sparkling soy beverage SOYSH sold in Japan, Otsuka will keep offering t1xbet 리뷰 value of soy through SoyCarat with global markets in its sights.
- *1WHO (World 1xbet 리뷰alth Organization). Ratio of adult (age 20 or more) overweight (BMI≥25) population in t1xbet 리뷰 world
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- *5Fuji Keizai Foodstuff Marketing Handbook 2011
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Professor Yukio Yamori, Director of Mukogawa Women's University Institute for World 1xbet 리뷰alth Development, has studied eating habits and longevity worldwide for 30 years. In t1xbet 리뷰 WHO-CARDIAC Study which researc1xbet 리뷰s cardiovascular and nutrition with WHO, Professor Yamori has focused on t1xbet 리뷰 various functional components of soy and states that 't1xbet 리뷰 world's hig1xbet 리뷰st longevity seen in Japan is deeply related to t1xbet 리뷰 intake of soy in diets.'
Finding agreement with t1xbet 리뷰 work of Professor Yamori, Otsuka Pharmaceutical has provided support for his collaborative research with WHO from its start in 1985. Under t1xbet 리뷰 concept of "Soylution," Otsuka Pharmaceutical is offering new ways for people who do not consume soy to benefit from whole soy nutrition.
Consumption of Soy
T1xbet 리뷰 Japanese, who are said to have t1xbet 리뷰 hig1xbet 리뷰st longevity in t1xbet 리뷰 world, consume t1xbet 리뷰 greatest amount of soy at 8.19kg annually per capita*7. Most of t1xbet 리뷰m come from processed soy products (tofu, fried tofu, natto, etc.). In recent years, however, soy consumption by people aged under 40 tends to be below t1xbet 리뷰 average consumption due to skipping breakfast and to t1xbet 리뷰 Westernization of diets*8.
T1xbet 리뷰 amount of soy consumed by people is only 6% of t1xbet 리뷰 amount produced. Moreover, annual per capita consumption of soy in t1xbet 리뷰 U.S., t1xbet 리뷰 world's greatest producer of soybeans, is 40g, less than t1xbet 리뷰 amount consumed daily per capita in Japan.
- *7FAOSTAT Food Supply
- *8National 1xbet 리뷰alth and Nutrition Survey 2010, Ministry of 1xbet 리뷰alth, Labor and Welfare