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Functional Ingredients

Premium Japanese Ingredients for Functional Food Applications
YBS supplies carefully selected Japanese functional food ingredients for professional distribution,
product development and business applications.

Each ingredient is selected with consideration for well-documented background and manufacturing quality standards.

LEM® Shiitake Lentinus Edodes Mycelial Culture Extract

Shiitake mycelial culture extract developed in Japan through decades of scientific research and proprietary manufacturing technology.
LEM® is the core ingredient formulated into LEMIN® POWDER and LEMIN® RICH.


MAK Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum Mycelial Culture Extract

MAK is an extract from the cultured solid medium of Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum.
All the ingredients of MAK are produced through the power of nature, by inoculating Reishi on a medium
made of bagasse and rice bran and growing the inoculated Reishi with proprietary enzymes.

Reishi mycelial culture extract developed for professional functional food applications.
MAK is positioned as a specialized mushroom-derived ingredient for international business development.


LEF Shiitake Lentinus Edodes Fermented Rice Bran Extract

LEF is an extract of Lentinus edodes fermented rice bran and is processed
by adding shiitake mushroom broth to rice bran and extracting the resulting ingredients.
Polysaccharides contained in rice bran are transformed into LEF by the strong effect of shiitake mushroom enzymes.
Shiitake mushroom enzymes enhance the nutritional value of rice bran.



Yaeyama Chlorella

Premium Japanese chlorella produced under strict quality control.
Yaeyama Chlorella is suitable for nutritional, functional food and dietary supplement applications.
It is supplied in the form of tablets 200mg, 250mg, 400mg and 500mg as well as powder.

Euglena gracilis

An innovative microalgal ingredient containing paramylon, a unique β-glucan naturally found in Euglena gracilis.
Suitable for functional food, nutritional and wellness-related product applications.


Aurantiochytrium

An innovative marine microorganism-derived ingredient naturally rich in DHA.
Aurantiochytrium offers a sustainable non-fish DHA source for nutritional and functional food applications.


Business Applications

These ingredients are most suitable for:

Functional food manufacturers
Dietary supplement manufacturers
Functional food importers and distributors
Brand owners
Clinical nutritionists
Naturopathic practitioners
Integrative health practitioners



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