2022年11⽉14⽇

NEWS RELEASE

⾼野⾖腐で世界中を健康に︕ 旭松⾷品の挑戦
旭松⾷品（本店：飯⽥市、本社：⼤阪市、社⻑：⽊下博隆）は、⾼野⾖腐の海外展開を本格化します。オランダ・フードバレーに加⼊し、ワーゲニンゲン⼤学との共同研究を３年間⾏ってきました。その結果、⽇本⼈で確認されている健康機能性は、ヨーロッパ⼈でも認められました。その成果を論⽂ ” Effect of4‐week consumption of soy Kori‐tofu on cardiometabolic health markers: a double‐blind
randomized controlled cross‐over trial in adults with mildly elevated cholesterol levels ”（４週間にわたる凍り⾖腐の摂取が⼼⾎管関連因⼦に与える影響〜２重盲検ク
ロスオーバー臨床試験）として科学雑誌『Nutrients』に投稿いたしました。
フードバレーにおけるイベント「Kori Tofu scientific study」（12/6、別紙参照）
にて社⻑の⽊下が出席し、研究成果および今後の⽅針について発表いたします。

オランダを世界第２位の⾷料輸出国としている背景にあるのが、フードバレーと呼ばれる⾷の科学とビジネスに関する⼀⼤集積拠点です。オランダの⾸都アムステルダムから南東⽅向約 80 km に位置したところにあるオランダの⾷品関連企業と研究機関が集積した地域を総称した呼び名で、⽶国カリフォルニア州北部のシリコンバレーにならってフードバレーと呼ばれるようになりました。このフードバレー地域には、約15,000⼈の科学者、1,400を超える⾷品関連企業、70の科学企業、そして20の研究所が集まっています。

ワーゲニンゲン⼤学は、1676年にオランダのワーゲニンゲンに創⽴された公⽴⼤学です。
もともとは、農業学校として設⽴され、1918年に⼤学として公式に認可されました。現在は、オランダで唯⼀健康的な⾷物と⽣活環境に特化した⼤学として特別な地位を築いています。
“To explore the potential of nature to improve thequality of life“ （⽣活の質向上のために⾃然の潜在性を探究すること）をミッションとして掲げ、他の研究機関や公的・私的機関とともに⾃然科学や社会科学のさまざまな分野の専⾨家たちが努⼒し、⾷糧問題、エネルギー問題、気候問題などに取り組んで世界に貢献してきました。
US Newsランキングによると、農業学は世界1位の評価を得ています。

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14th November 2022

Asahimatsu Foods will start global
business development
Asahimatsu Foods Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Iida and Osaka City, CEO: Hirotaka Kinoshita)
will begin global expansion of Kori‐Tofu. We joined Food Valley in the Netherlands andhave been conducting joint research with Wageningen University for three years. As aresult, the health functionality of Kori‐Tofu confirmed in Japanese was also resulted inEuropeans. The results were summarized in a paper, “Effect of 4‐week consumption ofsoy Kori‐tofu on cardiometabolic health markers: a double‐blind randomized controlled
cross‐over trial in adults with mildly elevated cholesterol levels”. It was submitted to thescientific journal "Nutrients".
CEO Kinoshita will attend the event "Kori Tofu scientific study" (December 6, seeattachment) at Food Valley and announce research results and future policies.

The Netherlands is the world‘s second
largest exporter of food, and behind thisis the Food Valley, a large‐scale hub forfood science and business. Food Valley isa collective name for the area whereDutch food‐related companies andresearch institutes are concentrated,located about 80 km southeast ofAmsterdam, the capital of theNetherlands. It came to be called FoodValley after Silicon Valley in northern
California, USA. The Food Valley region ishome to approximately 15,000 scientists,over 1,400 food companies, 70 scientificcompanies, and 20 research laboratories.

Wageningen University is a public university
founded in 1676 in Wageningen, Netherlands.
Originally founded as an agricultural school, it
was officially chartered as a university in 1918.
Today, it holds a special position as the only
university in the Netherlands that specializes
in healthy food and living environments. With
the mission of “To explore the potential ofnature to improve the quality of life,” we areworking with other research institutes, publicand private institutions to promote thenatural sciences. and experts in various fields
of social science have worked hard tocontribute to the world by tackling foodproblems, energy problems, climate problems,etc. According to the US News ranking,agriculture is ranked number one in the world.

Contact us:
event@asahimatsusupport.com

Announcement
symposium

KORI TOFU SCIENTIFIC STUDY

Effect of Kori-tofu on thelevel of Cholesterol
On December 6 from 13:30 to 17:30 Asahimatsu Food fromJapan will organize a symposium in the Omnia building inDETAILSSYMPOSIUM
6 DECEMBER 2022

Wageningen where they will reveal the results of a13:30 - 17:30

scientific study executed by Wageningen Food & Biobased
Research.
Top management of Asahimatsu will be present at thisLOCATION:symposium.

OMNIA
HOGE STEEG 2,It concerns the effect of Kori Tofu, a proprietary Tofu
product of Asahimatsu Food, on the level of Cholesterol inWAGENINGEN

humans after eating a controlled quantity of Kori Tofu overa limited period of time.

INTERESTED?

The study was a double blind study fulfilling all scientificrequirements as set by Wageningen Food & Biobased
Research.
As the symposium will be organized ahead of the formal
publication in a scientific journal , attendance will only bepossible by invitation to keep the results confidential until
publication.

with reference:"Symposium 6/12"

However participants may work with the results on aconfidential basis in case they find the product interesting as
a product or as an ingredient.
In case you like to be considered for an invitation pleaseplease mention:
first & last namerespond by sending an e-mail to the eventmanager offunction

Asahimatsu support -Kirsten Hek- atcompany nameevent@asahimatsusupport.com