Nakaki low-sugar rice with more than 50% less sugar and calories and Coco Ich Low Sugar Retort Curry Set!

Commemorating the completion of Nakaki Low Cabo Rice, TV shopping was also conducted.

2023.12.07 10:00

ナカキ食品株式会社

Nakaki Foods Co. (President: Toshikazu Nakamura / Location: 38 Tsuchifuka, Meibi-cho, Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture), a manufacturer of konnyaku established in 1914, will start selling Nakaki low-carbohydrate retort curry sets from mid-January 2024, featuring Nakaki raw konnyaku rice and curry specialty restaurant Curry House CoCo Ichibanya, The set will be available for sale through a nationwide CS TV shopping channel, Amazon, and an online store on the company's website from mid-January, 2024.

Contents of the set

The company has been exporting konjac, a traditional Japanese food that has been familiar to the Japanese people since ancient times, to overseas markets as a new type of premium series that retains the good points of dietary fiber, low sugar content, and no calories, while eliminating the bad points such as the bad smell, watery taste, and poor flavor. The product is exported overseas and sales have been steadily increasing.

In July 2023, we announced to various media outlets the completion of a new product, "Healthy Rice," which consists of rice-like konjac made mainly from konjac and soybeans and domestic Uruchi rice in the same pack. The new product is a retort rice packet made from a base of our original premium konjac rice and Japanese white rice.

This product is composed of 72% konjac and 28% rice, and has 58% less sugar and 55% less calories than regular rice, as well as 368 mg of calcium, which is often lacking in modern people.

Due to the special characteristics of konjac, it does not have the consistency of rice, but its parapet-like texture makes it delicious in curry rice, fried rice, and rice porridge.

This time, we planned an original collaboration set of Nakakiro Kabob Rice and low-sugar retort curry (beef and butter chicken) from curry specialty restaurant Curry House CoCo Ichibanya.

Nakaki Low-Carbohydrate Rice Explanation 1

Nakaki Low-Carbohydrate Rice Explanation 2

What is Nakaki Low-Carbohydrate Rice?

Nakaki low-carbohydrate rice (product name: Nakaki low-carbohydrate rice) is cooked rice made from konjac flour, "Nakaki rice" made from soybeans, and "Japanese Uruchi rice" in a bag together. Compared to regular rice, this "magic rice" cuts sugar and calories by more than 50%. It is an improved version of the previous Nakaki Rice and has the flavor of rice and is easy to eat.

With increasing health consciousness around the world, more and more people are becoming aware of their daily lifestyle and the food they eat every day. Some people are saying, "I want to eat as much as I can, but it has to taste good! and "I am concerned about sugar and calories, but I want to eat properly and be satisfied.

In particular, as more and more people are exercising, eating, and controlling their diets to prevent obesity, low-sugar and low-calorie foods have been attracting attention.

■Features

(1) Rice-like konjac is blended with Japanese Uruchi rice to create an innovative, unprecedented packaged rice product.

　　It can be microwaved and eaten as is. (Composition ratio: konjac 72%, white rice 28%)

(2) Rice-like konjac made with a new method that completely eliminates the konjac smell is used.

　　(A special process is used to remove the unique smell of konjac and make it easier to eat.)

(3) The dietary fiber from the konjac flour and soybeans in the raw material regulates the intestinal environment and is easy on the stomach.

(4) Compared to regular white rice, this healthy rice is half sugar (58% less) and half calories (55% less).

(5) Each bag contains 368 mg of calcium and is a food with nutrient function (calcium).

(6) Retort sterilized for long-term storage and hygienic safety.

■Cocoichi's low-sugar retort curry

Curry rice has become so popular that it is now considered a national dish. It is so popular that I have never heard anyone say they dislike it.

However, with the recent health-conscious boom, more and more people are cutting back on excessive sugar intake, and in fact, more and more people are not eating curry rice as much as they used to. In fact, it is said that rice (polished white rice) is high in carbohydrates, and if consumed in excess, it can increase the risk of postprandial hyperglycemia and obesity. Now that such information can be quickly found on the Internet, many people may be becoming more health-conscious. Against this backdrop, Curry House CoCo Ichibanya has developed a low-sugar curry.

Coco Ichibanya sells two types of low-sugar retort curry: beef curry and butter chicken curry.

The "Low Sugar Retortable Beef Curry" has a sugar content of 6.2g and 43% less sugar*. Butter and sauteed onions add richness and sweetness to the whole dish, giving it a satisfying, authentic taste despite its low sugar content. The amount of flour and curry roux has been reduced to keep the sugar content low.

Low Sugar Retort Butter Chicken Curry" has a sugar content of 6.8g and 38% less sugar*. It is made with low-sugar dairy products and has a mild taste characteristic of butter chicken despite its low sugar content. The spicy aroma of cumin and coriander, and the taste of ginger and garlic are well accented.

*Comparison with the Western-style vegetables (beef curry and chicken curry) in the 2015 edition of the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (7th revision).

Low Sugar Retort Beef Curry

Low-sugar retort pouch butter chicken curry

■Collaboration products

Nakaki low-carbohydrate retort curry set with Nakaki low-carbohydrate rice will be sold mainly through TV shopping on nationwide CS TV broadcasting, Amazon, and online store on the company's website from mid-January 2024.

From "Nakaki Foods," a company that specializes in konjac, comes Nakaki low-carbohydrate rice that is comparable to rice with 58% less sugar and 55% less calories, and is perfect for curry, fried rice, and rice porridge due to its parapet-like texture.

This product is especially recommended for those who desire a sugar-free diet, dieters and those who are conscious of their dietary restrictions.

■Product Outline

Product name ： Nakaki low-sugar rice and Coco Ich low-sugar retort curry set

Set contents ：・Nakaki low-carbohydrate rice 14 bags,

　　　　　　　 Curry House CoCo Ichibanya's low-sugar retort

　　　　　　　　 Curry House CoCo Ichibanya's low-sugar retort (2 beef curry, 2 butter chicken curry)

　　　　　　　 5 each of fried rice and rice porridge

Price: 5,980 yen including tax and shipping

Sales start date: Mid-January, 2024

Sales channels: Nationwide CS TV shopping channel, Amazon, online shop on the company's website, etc.

　　　　　　　 Amazon, and online store on the company's website

Website URL ： https://www.nakakifood.net/