food for specified health uses; designated health food
Abbreviation of 特定保健用食品, a Japanese government certification for foods with proven health benefits. Commonly used in product labeling and consumer contexts.
See also: 特定保健用食品
This tea has received Tokuho certification.
More consumers are choosing foods with the Tokuho mark.
Common katakana abbreviation; usually written in kana.
Kanji abbreviation of 特定保健用食品. Recognizable but less common than the katakana form.
Abbreviation of 特定保健用食品 (tokutei hoken'yō shokuhin, 'food for specified health uses').