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Sunphenon® TH30: available again in June 2024!

Our product Sunphenon® TH30, natural L-theanine, will be available again from June.

L-THEANINE-RICH SUNPHENON® GREEN TEA EXTRACT
Sunphenon® TH30 is made from high-quality green tea leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant and is rich in natural green tea L-theanine. Sunphenon® TH30 can be used in food supplements, beverages, dairy products, and confectionery. It is the only legal form of L-theanine that can be used in Europe because it is 100% naturally derived from green tea.

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Sunphenon® 8RTH – Taiyo´s soluble Matcha extract

Taiyo is proud to present Sunphenon® 8RTH – a soluble Matcha extract, which creates a perfectly brewed instant Matcha.

While conventional Matcha powder is not water-soluble and produces sediment, Sunphenon® 8RTH is completely water-soluble without sedimentation. Therefore, it combines the advantages of conventional Matcha and the technical benefits of an instant tea. It is perfect for the use in beverages.

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SunMatcha®: Renaming of Taiyo´s Matcha products

Taiyo would like to inform customers about an important change regarding its Matcha products. We are happy to announce that we have renamed two popular products to better align our brand and offerings.
Effective immediately, our EU Matcha 70 will now be known as:
“SunMatcha® Kokyu – Japanese Organic Premium Matcha” and our EU Matcha 100 will be known as:

“SunMatcha® Gishiki – Japanese Organic Ceremonial Matcha”.

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Taiyo´s successful participation at Vitafoods 2023

We are excited to share that Taiyo GmbH recently took part in the Vitafoods Europe exhibition held in Geneva. As a leading provider of innovative ingredients and solutions, Taiyo showcased its products and expanded the reach in various sectors, leaving a lasting impact on attendees. We would like to express our gratitude to all the customers who visited our booth and made Vitafoods 2023 a remarkable event.

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Taiyo GmbH unveils New Products at Vitafoods 2023

We are excited to announce that Taiyo GmbH will be showcasing our latest products at Vitafoods 2023. Vitafoods is one of the largest international exhibitions for supplements, functional foods and beverages, health and wellness products. We are proud to present our new products from the Sunfiber®, Sunphenon® and Vegemeat product range.

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Sunfiber® AF – new product launch

Taiyo is proud to present a new product – Sunfiber® AF. With this new product, Taiyo is expanding its product range in a completely new direction: Sunfiber® AF is specially designed for animal feed. 

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New limits for EGCg from green tea and alternatives

Epigallocatechin- gallate (EGCg) is the main catechin in green tea and provides many health benefits. High EGCg intake (>800 mg/day), either in pure form or in form of green tea extracts, especially consumed on an empty stomach can cause side effects such as liver inflammation. Therefore, the EFSA regulated EGCg in pure form as approved NOVEL FOOD (Novel Food Regulation EU 2017/2470) and EGCg containing green tea extracts in the EU regulation No. 2022/2340. Both regulations limit the daily dosage of EGCg and requires labelling warnings for EGCg.

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