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New product using "Euglena Ishigaki"
New release of bean bread and rice (washless rice)!
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
Euglena Co., Ltd.
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. and (headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo / President Isamu Nakayama), Co., Ltd. Euglena (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo / President: Takashi Izumo), Ltd. Euglena Ishigaki production to production Euglena ( Japanese name: Euglena 2 color bean bread" (main body: 125 yen, tax included: 135 yen) and "rice + Euglena 1 go" (washless rice) (main body:) as new products using Euglena 148 yen, tax included: 159 yen) will be on sale from November 3, 2015 (Tuesday) at approximately 11,100 FamilyMart stores nationwide.
* Sales areas vary depending on the product.
Euglena" containing 59 kinds of nutrients
Euglena is a type of algae that contains the characteristics of both plants and animals and 59 types of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals in a well-balanced manner, and is attracting attention as a future foodstuff that supplements nutrients that are insufficient in our daily diet. Euglena Co., Ltd. succeeded in mass culturing Euglena outdoors for the first time in the world in 2005. Euglena is produced on Ishigaki Island as a raw material for many functional foods and cosmetics.
■ It is a product using the Euglena
Since September 2014, FamilyMart Euglena which has been very well received by female customers, and a total of about 10 types of products have been released. Doing.
[FamilyMart original product details]
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[Product name] Euglena two-color bean bread [Price] Body: 125 yen, tax included: 135 yen [Content] I combined Uguisu beans and Amanatto of red peas with bread dough containing Euglena. Each package contains about 300mg of Euglena. * Excluding Hokkaido and Okinawa prefectures |
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[Product name] Rice + Euglena 1 go [Price] Body: 148 yen, tax included: 159 yen [Content] Wash-free rice for 1 go cooking containing Euglena It is an easy-to-cook dish that is individually wrapped for one go. * Excluding Hokkaido, Tohoku, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions * On sale from October 20th (Tuesday) in Okinawa Prefecture. (Main body: 158 yen, tax included: 170 yen) |
The two companies will continue to meet the expectations of customers through joint development of products using Euglena
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1. About Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena)
Euglena has both animal and plant characteristics and is a type of algae similar to wakame seaweed and kelp. Not only can nutrients be stored in the body by photosynthesis, but cells can also be transformed and moved like animals. It contains 59 kinds of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and unsaturated fatty acids, and is attracting attention as a material that supplements nutrients that are insufficient in daily eating habits.
<59 kinds of nutrients>
| Vitamins | α-carotene, β-carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K1, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid |
|---|---|
| Minerals | Manganese, torso, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium |
| Amino acids | Valine, leucine, isoleucine, alanine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, tyrosine, tryptophan, glycine, serine, cystine |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | DHA, EPA, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, eicosadonic acid, arachidonic acid, docosatetraenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, dihomo γ-linolenic acid |
| Other | Paramylon (β-glucan), chlorophyll, lutein, zeaxanthin, GABA, spermidine, putrescine |
2. 2. Overview of each company
■ Overview of FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
Date of establishment: September 1, 1981
Location: 3-1-1 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Isamu Nakayama, President and CEO
Business description: Convenience store business based on franchise system
Capital: 16,658 million yen
Number of stores: 11,455 stores in Japan, 5,757 stores overseas, 17,212 stores in total (as of the end of September 2015)
■ Overview of Euglena Co., Ltd.
Date of establishment: August 9, 2005
Location: 5-33-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Mitsuru Izumo, President and CEO
Business: In 2005, the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena
success. We develop and sell functional foods and cosmetics that utilize the Euglena
We are conducting research for purification and biofuel production.
Capital: 4,826 million yen
-Contact for inquiries from the press-
Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division