Improving Agents

In the improving agent business, we propose solutions to solve the challenges that our customers face. We offer food improving agents to enhance the quality and production efficiency of processed foods, and chemical improving agents in which we applied our technology and knowledge from food improvers to ensure a safer and sustainable final product.

Food improving agents

Holistic approach to improving deliciousness of foods

Food improving agents that enhance the quality of processed foods.
Since the successful industrialization of distilling monoglycerides using molecular distillation technology in 1959, Riken Vitamin has been delivering food improving agents including food emulsifiers, processed oils, natural colorants, and vitamin E to food manufacturers. Riken Vitamin works alongside customers to meet their various needs, including improving taste, quality and stability, by proposing food improving agents suitable to each manufacturing processes and developing new applications.

Major functions

Emulsification

Promotes a complete emulsion of water and oil.

Anti-staling

Prevents hardening of breads and cakes, and provides a moist and fluffy texture.

Foaming

Helps aerate the sponge cake batter and whipped cream and stabilize foam.

Coagulation

Helps make the tofu flavorful in an efficient manner.

Anti-sticking

Helps easily loosen strong adhesive foods.

Texture improvement

Gives various textures from crispness, crunchiness, and moistness.

Coloring

Adds an appetizing appearance that visually pleases/appeals the eyes.

Nutritional enhancement

Adds vitamin E and other vitamins to enhance nutritional value.

Antioxidant

Prevents oxidation with vitamin E to maintain flavor.

Chemical improving agents

Bringing the technologies and high safety standards developed in the food improving agents to industry

Riken Vitamin applies the same technologies used in food improving agents to the development of chemical improving agents. We have a strong presence in industry such as plastics, agricultural films, food packaging, rubber products and cosmetics businesses. Our chemical improving agents are manufactured with the same standards as food improving agents which is widely used in products that require high safety standards in industry. We also offer environmentally friendly improving agents to help contribute to the sustainability efforts of the society. We listen to the needs and challenges of each customers and propose solutions with different functional improving agents that are specific to their problems.
We also contribute to greater convenience of the end customers by solving issues.

Major functions

Anti-fogging

Prevents fogging caused by surface water droplets.

Plasticization

Makes hard plastic more pliable.

Lubrication

Helps lubricate and stabilize the product, and improves appearance, productivity, and surface texture.

Anti-static

Reduce static buildup and prevents dust from adhering.

Thickening

Increases viscosity and minimizes spillage from hand.

Cleaning

Provides great detergency and foaming.

Mold release

Helps extract products from molds easily.

Dispersion

Evenly disperses substances that are difficult to mix, such as fillers and woodchips.

Antioxidant

Prevents oxidation of plastics during processing or after molding.

Application & Innovation Center: Research & Development Center for Food Improving Agents

Application & Innovation Center for R&D on food improving agents

Our research and development facility is dedicated to solving the challenges faced by processed food manufacturers and proposing new added value.
With various state-of-the-art food processing equipment, our staff with specialized knowledge and expertise works together with customers to create prototype samples using our food improving agents.
We also collaborates with overseas application centers.

Fast Facts Riken Vitamin

Here is a brief introduction to Riken Vitamin and our vision for the future.

Here is a brief introduction to Riken Vitamin and our vision for the future.
Product Development History

Here is an introduction to the history of Riken Vitamin, from our founding in 1949 to the present.

Here is an introduction to the history of Riken Vitamin, from our founding in 1949 to the present.
Research and Development

Here is an introduction to our R&D activities which we engage in under our policy of “effectively utilizing natural materials.”

Here is an introduction to our R&D activities which we engage in under our policy of “effectively utilizing natural materials.”