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JAPANeid Bites Guide: Halal Sweets Box

The JAPANeid curation team hand-selects every single snack, from the olden ages to the modern era, that Muslims included can enjoy snacking. We will gradually add more items to our collection.

All items have already been checked to have THE 3 NOs and SAFE from cross-contamination (CC)

Please refer to our Muslim-friendly Policy for details

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Please be advised that the Japanese dating system is yyyy/mm/dd. So, if it says 2023/7/25 or 23/7/25, it means 25 July 2023.

We provide the following info in English:

  • Snack Intro
  • Ingredient
  • Allergen Info
  • Extra confirmed info (if any) such as sources of doubtful ingredients, ethanol content, production line status

Only 115 kcal! Japanese sweet made from konjac yet soft-chewy like mochi. Vegan-friendly & halal-certified*1
[How To Eat]*2
●Cut into bite size (as you prefer), then sprinkle with the included brown sugar syrup & seasoned kinako (roasted soybean flour)
●Taste even better when refrigerated 1~2 hrs before eating
[Ingredient]
Konjac [konjac flour (domestic), salt/processed starch, flavouring, calcium hydroxide (coagulant for konjac), sweetener (acesulfame potassium)] Seasoned soybean flour [soybean (USA or Canada) (segregated and controlled production-distribution), sugar, salt] Brown sugar syrup [mixed sugar high fructose corn syrup, sugar, brown sugar syrup (brown sugar, raw sugar, starch syrup), salt/caramel colour, sweetener (sucralose)
[Allergen] Soybean
 *1 Halal by Nippon Asia Halal Association (Japanese halal body with mutual accreditation of overseas halal cert. bodies incl. JAKIM & MUIS)
*2 CAUTION: To avoid choking, cut into small pieces and chew well

Fruity flavours bursting in your mouth with this soft jelly
[Ingredient]
Sugar (Japan), Starch syrup, Concentrated fruit juice (peach, apple, satsuma mandarin, grape), Vegetable oil / Gelling agent (pectin), Acidifier, Flavouring, Colouring agent (carotenoids, anthocyanins, red yeast, gardenia, safflower yellow), Brightening agent, (contains some apple, peach)
[Allergen] Apple, Peach
★100% safe from CC
[Status confirmation] 7 Feb. 2023

Less sweet! Rich matcha taste! Enjoy the taste of this traditional Japanese MIZU-YOUKAN brought to you from the heart of a Japanese confectioner
[Ingredient]
Fresh sweet bean paste (green bean) (Japan), Sugar, Reduced starch syrup, Matcha green tea, Agar, Salt / Sorbitol, Processed starch, Gardenia colouring
[Allergen] None in particular
100% safe from CC
[Status confirmation] 26 May 2023

Awaken your taste buds with this Osaka’s Awaokoshi – a burst of tradition and zesty ginger taste
[Ingredient]
Rice, Sugar, Starch syrup, Ginger, Black sesame seeds
[Allergen] Sesame
100% safe from CC
[Status confirmation] 7 Feb. 2023

This good ol’ kibidango*1 has been well-loved among Hokkaido folk. Not just the sweet, you can even it the wrapper straight away as its made of oblaat!
[Ingredient]
Starch syrup (domestic), Sugar, Wheat flour, Glutinous rice flour, Sweet red bean paste, Oblaat/calcium carbonate, (contains some wheat, soybean)
[Allergen] None in particular
★100% safe from CC
[Status confirmation] 10 Feb. 2023
*1 Kibidango is a traditional Japanese sweet famous for being the ration of the Japanese folktale hero Momotarō.

Wanna Get A Taste Of Japan At Your Own Home?

Enjoy 12+ snack varieties packed in ONE box delivered straight from Japan to your door steps. Every month will include some newly released treats in Japan. Available for purchase at our crowdfunding campaign. Check us out on JAPANeid Official Instagram for more (^_-)-☆


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