In the fiscal year 2019, food products labeled with health claims related to intestinal regulation made up around 60 percent of sales of foods for specified health uses (FOSHU) in Japan. FOSHU is a label for food products with scientifically recognized health claims, which received the government's approval to be promoted as such.
Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application
fiscal year 2019; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of each stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures are based on surveys among manufacturers of health foods, who were granted permission for using the seal certifying products as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU).
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. (April 1, 2020). Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. "Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application." Chart. April 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. (2020). Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. "Sales Value Share of Health Foods Certified as "Foods for Specified Health Uses" (Foshu) in Japan in Fiscal Year 2019, by Application." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2019, by application [Graph], Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, April 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196050/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-share-by-health-claim/
