Dairy products made up around half of the health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in the fiscal year 2020. Non-alcoholic beverages followed in second place with a sales share of about 32 percent.
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 2020, by product type
fiscal year 2020; 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).
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Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. (July 30, 2021). Sales value share of health foods certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by product type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196082/japan-foshu-health-food-sales-distribution-by-type/
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