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Chocolate containing a beauty-supporting ingredient (ceramide), jointly researched by Professor Koga of Faculty of Science and Engineering and Meiji, is now on sale nationwide

On January 14, 2025 (Tuesday), Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Biosciences Professor Cacao Beauté, a chocolate containing cacao ceramide, a cacao-derived beauty support ingredient being jointly researched by Jinichiro Koga and Meiji Co.

Cacao ceramide is a plant-derived beauty support ingredient extracted from cacao, and ceramide is attracting attention along with collagen and hyaluronic acid. "Cacao Beaute" is a chocolate containing cacao ceramide aimed at those who are conscious about beauty and health. It has also received high praise worldwide as a chocolate, having won the highest award, the Gold Tablet, at the world's largest chocolate festival, Salon du Chocolat Paris 2024.

Cacao contains a much higher amount of ceramide than any other plant known to date, which is expected to reduce the cost of extraction and production significantly. In January 2024, it was made into the world's first material and commercialized, leading to the sale of "Cacao Beaute." This product utilizes the results of joint research with our university, so if you see it, please be sure to pick it up.
Teikyo University will continue to promote well-being through research activities that contribute to society and social implementation through industry-academia collaboration.

For more information about the Biomolecular Chemistry Laboratory (Jinichiro Koga Laboratory), click here
For more information about Professor Jinichiro Koga, click here.
For more information on Meiji Co., Ltd.'s "Cacao Beaute," click here.

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