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特定保健用食品 (とくていほけんようしょくひん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

food for specified health uses; FOSHU

A Japanese regulatory category for foods approved to carry health claims, such as cholesterol reduction or blood sugar management. Often abbreviated as 特保 (とくほ).

See also: 特保

このヨーグルトは特とく定てい保ほ健けん用よう食しょく品ひんに認にん定ていされています。
This yogurt is certified as a Food for Specified Health Uses.

特とく定てい保ほ健けん用よう食しょく品ひんのマークがついている商しょう品ひんを選えらぶ。

I choose products that carry the FOSHU mark.

Kanji

特special
定determine, fix, establish
保protect, guarantee, keep
健healthy, health, strength
用utilize, business, service
食eat, food
品goods, refinement, dignity

Similar words

特とく保ほ
Common abbreviation for 特定保健用食品, used in everyday conversation and marketing.
機き能のう性せい表ひょう示じ食しょく品ひん
A newer, less strictly regulated category where manufacturers submit scientific evidence to the Consumer Affairs Agency but do not require government approval.
栄えい養よう機き能のう食しょく品ひん
Foods with added nutrients like vitamins and minerals; no government approval needed, but must meet standards.

Etymology

Compound of 特定 (specified) + 保健 (health) + 用 (for) + 食品 (food). The term was established under Japan's Food Sanitation Act.