
The Health Function Products Business comprises two segments - the Healthcare
Business and Fine Chemical Products.
The Healthcare Business provides baby food free of 25 specified allergy provoking
ingredients (only produced by Kewpie in Japan), Japan’s first nursing care food
(universal design food) and medical foods suitable for patients with kidney diseases
and diabetes.
The Fine Chemical Products centers on health functions and medical materials.
As for hyaluronic acid, the representative material for anti-aging, Kewpie is the
only manufacturer in Japan that applies two manufacturing methods of cock’s comb
extraction and microbial fermentation. Based on these methods, Kewpie applies such
functionality materials as high-functional hyaluronic acid that employs molecular
weight control technologies in line with usage, yolk lecithin extracted from
eggs and egg membrane protein to manufacture food products, cosmetics and medical
products.
Kewpie will continue to expand our sales channels including catalog sales specialized
for home medical care and entering the Asian and Western markets while expanding
our product lineup.





