Made in the USA and Japan: How Kaneka Manufactures Super-Premium CoQ10 Ingredients

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Dec 15, 2016, 07:13 ET

HOUSTON, Dec. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The safety, security, traceability and transparency of our industry's ingredient supply chain are popular subjects of discussion among dietary supplement companies.

Kaneka Nutrients is a global leader in the manufacture of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) ingredients. Many of the world's leading dietary supplement brands rely on Kaneka's premium-quality ubiquinone and patented Ubiquinol CoQ10 ingredients.

Kaneka manufactures its CoQ10 ingredients only in the United States and Japan. There, Kaneka Q10® and Kaneka Ubiquinol™ are made in compliance with Food and Drug Administration requirements.

The company also follows a stringent quality assurance process based on the principles of "Kaizen" – the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement.

Following is an overview of the way in which Kaneka makes its CoQ10 ingredients.

Kaneka's CoQ10 ingredients begin with a proprietary, non-GMO yeast strain optimized over the last 30 years.
Inside Kaneka's laboratory, a small amount of CoQ10 "broth" is made by microbial fermentation.
Once cultivated and tested in the lab, the broth is placed into fermentation vessels that brew and grow the volume of CoQ10 much like beer or wine.
Finally, the CoQ10 is extracted from the fermented liquid and then purified, crystallized and dried before the powder is sifted and packaged.

All of Kaneka's CoQ10 ingredients are produced in Takasago, Japan or Houston, Texas. All material is subject to in-process controls and other quality control procedures, including analytical testing of samples and filtrations/screenings. Every lot is tested by an on-site laboratory to assure it meets final product specifications. The documentation, process controls and quality control testing results are reviewed and confirmed for each lot before product is released for distribution.

CoQ10 supplements are only as good as the company that manufactures the product's active ingredient. Today, more than 200 nutritional supplement brand holders trust Kaneka for its super-premium CoQ10 ingredients.

About the Company

Kaneka Nutrients is a division of Kaneka North America LLC, a subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.

Kaneka Corporation serves the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, food, cosmetic, synthetic fiber and fine chemical industries for processing and end use applications. Kaneka operates eight distinct business units on a global basis and builds competitive value for its customers through science and technology. To learn more information about Kaneka's CoQ10 ingredients, visit www.KanekaNutrients.com

CONTACT: Terese Mansell, 281-291-4459, [email protected]

SOURCE Kaneka Nutrients