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Health food! “Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki” and “Black Sesame Almond Kinako”.

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We are interviewing enterprises/organizations that are actively working in foreign exports and are members of the Ibaraki Global Business Promotion Council about their products!
This time we interviewed Mr. Onizawa of KOUTA SHOUTEN Co., Ltd., a company that exports, sells, and wholesales “Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki” and “Black Sesame Almond Sesame”.

【MOVIE】KOUTA SHOUTEN Co., Ltd.　“Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki”“Black Sesame Almond Kinako”

KOUTA SHOUTEN Co., Ltd.

Ibaraki is the top producer of dried sweet potatoes in Japan.
The reason for this high production output is the blessed environment of well-drained soil derived from volcanic ash, a sea breeze highly dense in minerals, and days of long sunshine during the winter.
Dried sweet potatoes are only made from sweet potatoes.
No sugar or additives are used, so you can enjoy its natural sweetness and eat it with a peace of mind.

KOUTA SHOUTEN Co., Ltd., located in Hitachinaka City, the city with the highest output of dried sweet potatoes, is a company that manufactures and sells processed agricultural products, mainly dried sweet potatoes.

Mr. ONIZAWA Hiroyuki

KOUTA SHOTEN K8 plant

KOUTA SHOTEN entrance

Thorough safety and sanitation control

Kouta Shouten's processing plant holds domestic JFS-B certification and supplies products through the latest logistics management complete with thorough safety and sanitation control.

Manufacturing plant interior with strict sanitation control

Warehouse installed with the latest logistics management system

Logistics management digital consolidation

“Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki” and “Black Sesame Almond Kinako”.

“Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki” and “Black Sesame Almond Kinako”.

The recommended products are “Black Sesame Almond Kinako” which is good for the body, and the sweet and soft, additive-free sweet potato sweets “Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki”.

Black Sesame Almond Kinako

Kinako is made from Hokkaido Prefecture soybeans.
The Kinako has a very strong fragrance after the soybeans are carefully roasted over an open flame. From there we add black sesame and almond powder.
With many ingredients like the soybeans isoflavone, the black sesame’s characteristic sesamine, and Vitamin E from the almonds, this product is very healthy.
Mix 3 teaspoons (around 15g) in 180cc of milk, or use it as a topping on ice cream for some delicious ways to eat.
To make sure the freshly made flavor isn't diluted, it is packed inside a useful aluminum vacuum pack with small oxygen absorber packets.

Black Sesame Almond Kinako

Raw ingredients: kinako and almond powder and black sesame seed

Specialty machine for roasting over an open fire

Pairs excellent with milk or coffee

Just using it as a topping for ice cream alone is delicious

Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki

Dried sweet potao made from the popular “Beniharuka Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki”.
Being made with only sweet potatoes, these sweet and soft sweets are good for the body as they are filled with fiber and potassium.
With an eye for quality, professionals demonstrate their skills in each and every manufacturing process under thorough sanitation management.
We recommend eating as is, however slightly roasting them in an oven toaster is another way to enjoy their deliciousness.

Beniharuka Dried Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki

Raw Ingredients: Beniharuka Sweet Potatoes made in Ibaraki

Professionals demonstrate their skills in each and every manufacturing process

It may look like it is just a matter of lining them up but it actually requires skill

Toaster oven to make them fragrant

In addition to dried sweet potatoes, there are a variety of other products produced from Ibaraki Prefecture’s agricultural products in Japan.

KOUTA SHOUTEN Co., Ltd.（かぶしきがいしゃこうたしょうてん）

Name of representative
HIROYUKI　ONIZAWA
Head office address
1113 Hiraiso-cho, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki
Phone Number
029-263-3737
URL
http://www.k-sho.co.jp/

Please note that the content of this article is as of 2022/10/21 , and the contents of the service may have changed or the service itself may have been stopped.

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