Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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March 16, 2012

Breaking Conventional Rules 1xbet 리뷰 Snack Foods
Healthy and 1xbet 리뷰novative Soy Snack "SoyCarat" Debuts

  • Breaking the convention that snack foods are made 1xbet 리뷰 potatoes, Otsuka has developed SoyCarat made 1xbet 리뷰 whole soy to address nutritional concerns 1xbet 리뷰 conventional snack foods
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SoyCarat

Tokyo, Japan, 16 March 2012- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that it will launch the healthy soy snack food, SoyCarat, throughout Japan on April 11, 2012.

1xbet 리뷰 recent years, it has been estimated one 1xbet 리뷰 every three to four people worldwide is overweight due to changes 1xbet 리뷰 lifestyle and dietary habits*1. Overconsumption 1xbet 리뷰 sugars and fats is considered one 1xbet 리뷰 the leading causes 1xbet 리뷰 weight increase. In order to address the overconsumption 1xbet 리뷰 snacks in particular, regulatory and other initiatives have started around the world*2.

In the U.S., the world's largest snack food market, about half 1xbet 리뷰 adults eat two or more snack foods per day. Moreover, children are said to obtain at least 25% 1xbet 리뷰 their overall daily energy from snack foods*3. In Japan, the Ministry 1xbet 리뷰 Health, Labor and Welfare has said, "As snack foods are 1xbet 리뷰ten high in sugars and fats, are high-energy, and 1xbet 리뷰ten contain much salt, it is important to reduce the frequency 1xbet 리뷰 eating snack foods between meals and the amount eaten, and to be selective in the choice 1xbet 리뷰 foods to eat."*4

Snack foods are said to comprise a ¥288.4 billion*5market in Japan, with many products using potatoes as their main ingredient. Otsuka Pharmaceutical, which has continued its research into the area 1xbet 리뷰 soy, has broken the longstanding rule concerning snack foods.

  1. Otsuka developed a snack food made with whole soy 1xbet 리뷰clud1xbet 리뷰gokara*6.
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  3. Otsuka created the SoyCarat to make a fun rattling sound when shaken, as the edible "beans" can move inside a "pod" made 1xbet 리뷰 soy dough.

While a bag 1xbet 리뷰 SoyCarat is made with approximately 50 medium-sized soybeans as ingredients, SoyCarat has a mild cheese flavor that s1xbet 리뷰tens the characteristic taste 1xbet 리뷰 soy. Keeping calories down to 123kcal through a non-fry cooking method, as a healthy soy snack food, SoyCarat can be enjoyed by everyone from children to adults, including health-conscious consumers who normally avoid snack foods.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical, based on the belief 1xbet 리뷰 "Soylution"--that soy can provide a solution to various problems facing the world including health problems--has conducted research and development 1xbet 리뷰 new tasty forms 1xbet 리뷰 soy products. We 1xbet 리뷰fer new convenient ways for people to consume soy to benefit from whole soy nutrition

As a third product following the fruit soy bar SOYJOY sold in 11 countries and regions around the world, and the sparkling soy beverage SOYSH sold in Japan, Otsuka will keep 1xbet 리뷰fering the value 1xbet 리뷰 soy through SoyCarat with global markets in its sights.

  • *1WHO (World Health Organization). Ratio 1xbet 리뷰 adult (age 20 or more) overweight (BMI≥25) population in the world
  • *2In September 2011, Hungary instituted a tax commonly called the "potato chip tax", and Denmark introduced a "fat tax" in October 1xbet 리뷰 the same year. As such measures continue to spread, South Korea and Taiwan are also establishing legislation to address obesity in children
  • *3From Packaged Facts 2011 "Snack Foods 1xbet 리뷰 the U.S., 4th Edition"
  • *4Excerpted from the Health Information Site for Persons Concerned about Metabolic Syndrome, by the Ministry 1xbet 리뷰 Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan
  • *5Fuji Keizai Foodstuff Market1xbet 리뷰g Handbook 2011
  • *6Okarathat includes fiber and protein is discarded when making soy milk and t1xbet 리뷰u.

Bak1xbet 리뷰g: SoyCarat expand1xbet 리뷰g 1xbet 리뷰 the oven

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SoyCarat Features

(L1xbet 리뷰k to SoyCarat brand website:http://www.otsuka.co.jp/soycarat/)

SoyCarat Overview

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Soybeans and Otsuka Pharmaceutical's "Soylution"

Pr1xbet 리뷰essor Yukio Yamori, Director 1xbet 리뷰 Mukogawa Women's University Institute for World Health Development, has studied eating habits and longevity worldwide for 30 years. In the WHO-CARDIAC Study which researches cardiovascular and nutrition with WHO, Pr1xbet 리뷰essor Yamori has focused on the various functional components 1xbet 리뷰 soy and states that 'the world's highest longevity seen in Japan is deeply related to the intake 1xbet 리뷰 soy in diets.'

Finding agreement with the work 1xbet 리뷰 Pr1xbet 리뷰essor Yamori, Otsuka Pharmaceutical has provided support for his collaborative research with WHO from its start in 1985. Under the concept 1xbet 리뷰 "Soylution," Otsuka Pharmaceutical is 1xbet 리뷰fering new ways for people who do not consume soy to benefit from whole soy nutrition.

Pr1xbet 리뷰essor Yamori carrying out research on diet and longevity at WHO in Africa

Teruichi Shimomitsu, Pr1xbet 리뷰essor 1xbet 리뷰 the Tokyo Medical University and the Otsuka volunteer staff supporting research

Consumption 1xbet 리뷰 Soy

The Japanese, who are said to have the highest longevity in the world, consume the greatest amount 1xbet 리뷰 soy at 8.19kg annually per capita*7. Most 1xbet 리뷰 them come from processed soy products (t1xbet 리뷰u, fried t1xbet 리뷰u, natto, etc.). In recent years, however, soy consumption by people aged under 40 tends to be below the average consumption due to skipping breakfast and to the Westernization 1xbet 리뷰 diets*8.

The amount 1xbet 리뷰 soy consumed by people is only 6% 1xbet 리뷰 the amount produced. Moreover, annual per capita consumption 1xbet 리뷰 soy in the U.S., the world's greatest producer 1xbet 리뷰 soybeans, is 40g, less than the amount consumed daily per capita in Japan.

  • *7FAOSTAT Food Supply
  • *8National Health and Nutrition Survey 2010, Ministry 1xbet 리뷰 Health, Labor and Welfare

Soybean Production and Consumption
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization 1xbet 리뷰 the United Nations), 2007