How are rice malt amazake and sake lees amazake made? Are there any differences in nutrients and effects?

Amazake - a traditional Japanese fermented beverage that is beneficial for your body. 

We strongly recommend Amazake to those who'd like to maintain a healthy constitution.
Did you know there are two types of amazake - amazake made using kome koji, and amazake made with sake lees?

Let's look at both ingredients: kome koji and sake lees.

 How to make Kome(rice) koji(malt)?

Kome koji is made from steamed rice with koji mold added to it.

Most of Japanese traditional food or  ingredients including sake, mirin(cooking sake) and miso are using fermented Kome Koji.

Nutrients contained Kome koji?

Vitamin B complex, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, Biotin, Niacin.

 Kome koji amazake is highly recommend for....

・People who are pregnant.

・For those who would like to give a small child a drink.

・Those who do not like to drink alcohol

 How to make Sake Lees?

Sake lees are made by adding yeast into fermented Kome Koji.

The mold and yeast together create a "double fermentation" effect which condenses a variety of nutritional components.

It features a mellow aroma and a rich taste.

Nutrients contained Sake Lees?

 Protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, organic acid, mineral, amino acid, B-glucan, Folic acid

Sake Lees amazake is highly recommend for....

・For those who want to feel more nutritional benefits.

・People who like the unique smell and taste of sake koji and want to try it.

 Which amazake is better?

Controversy often arises as to which is healthier, rice malt amazake or sake kasu amazake.

These two, however, have their own unique health and nutritional benefits, and to be honest, it is very difficult to compare them.

For example, sake lees amazake, which contains "instant protein," an ingredient that expels oil, is said to be good for weight loss.

However, rice malt amazake contains more biotin contained in "koji mold" than sake lees amazake, which is also said to be very effective against rough skin and dull skin.

Although the ingredients are different, they have similar effects, and each has its own unique effects, so it is difficult to say that this amazake is better! It is not possible to say that one amazake is better than the other.

We believe that it would be good to divide the drinks according to the ease of drinking for you and the purpose of the effect you want to obtain.

If you are not sure which is better for you, please feel free to contact us! 

HelloAmazake combines two types of amazake to enable double fermentation power.

Of course, we also offer non-alcoholic amazake made only with rice malt.