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Description
Yuwa Fruit Aojiru — Collagen, Placenta and Vitamin C, 3 g × 20 Sachets
Overview
This is Yuwa's beauty-facing fruit aojiru: the same barley-grass and fermented-plant base as their standard fruit version, with 1000 mg of collagen, 160 mg of vitamin C and 10 mg of placenta extract added per 3 g sachet, and an acerola flavour instead of the generic fruit one.
Read the ingredient section before you buy this one. The placenta is pork-derived, the collagen peptide contains gelatin and is manufactured in Germany, the colour is an insect-derived lac pigment, and the sweetener is aspartame. Every one of those is Yuwa's own declaration.
Aojiru (青汁) is the Japanese name for a powdered green drink, usually made from young barley grass or kale, that is stirred into water or milk and drunk once a day. It is sold in Japan as an ordinary food, not as a medicine: the point is to add vegetable material and dietary fibre to a diet that is short of both, in a format that takes fifteen seconds. Nothing on this page should be read as a treatment for any condition.
See also: Japanese aojiru supplements · Japanese supplements
Key Benefits
- ✓ 1000 mg of collagen peptide per 3 g sachet — the maker's headline figure
- ✓ 160 mg of vitamin C per sachet, about 200% of the EU nutrient reference value of 80 mg
- ✓ 10 mg of placenta extract powder per sachet (pork-derived — see Ingredients)
- ✓ 15 billion sterilised lactic acid bacteria per sachet
- ✓ Acerola flavour, built on real acerola, açaí and camu camu juice powders
- ✓ Barley grass base and a fermented plant extract the maker describes as 75-plant
- ✓ Twenty pre-measured sachets; every declared ingredient reproduced below in full
Product Details
| Brand | Yuwa |
|---|---|
| Made by | Yuwa Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユーワ), Musashimurayama, Tokyo — ISO 22000 certified plant |
| Japanese product name | おいしいフルーツ青汁 コラーゲン＆プラセンタ 20包 |
| Product type | Food (powdered drink mix) |
| Format | Individually sealed sachets |
| Flavour | Acerola |
| Serving size | 3 g (one sachet) |
| Servings per box | 20 — 20 days at one a day |
| Net contents | 60 g (3 g × 20) |
| Country of origin | Blended and packed in Japan. The collagen peptide, the first ingredient by weight, is declared as manufactured in Germany |
| JAN code | 4960867005715 |
| Regulatory status in Japan | Ordinary food (一般食品). No notified health claim; not a quasi-drug (医薬部外品) |
| Declared allergens | Pork (placenta extract), gelatin (in the collagen peptide, animal source not published). Contains aspartame, a source of phenylalanine, and lac colour of insect origin |
Who Is This For?
- Someone already taking a collagen powder who would rather have it inside a vegetable drink than as a separate scoop
- People who want a high single dose of vitamin C in a food format rather than a tablet
- Anyone who liked Yuwa's plain fruit aojiru and wants the beauty-facing version of the same base
- Not for you if you avoid pork. The placenta extract is pig-derived and the gelatin source is not published
- Not for you if you are vegetarian or vegan, have phenylketonuria, or avoid artificial sweeteners
How to Use
- Tear open one sachet.
- Pour 80–100 ml of cold or room-temperature water into a glass or shaker.
- Add the powder and stir or shake until no lumps remain. A shaker gives the cleanest result; barley-grass powder resists a spoon.
- Drink it straight away — the powder settles within a minute or two.
- Milk, soy milk, apple juice or unsweetened yoghurt all work in place of water and blunt the grassy note; they also add their own calories, which plain water does not.
Frequency: One sachet a day. It is a food, so there is no course to complete and no loading period.
Ingredients & Nutrition
Ingredients, in the maker's declared order (source: Yuwa product page):
Collagen peptide (contains gelatin) (manufactured in Germany), barley grass powder, maltodextrin, fermented plant extract powder [maltodextrin plus a plant fermentate the maker describes as 75-plant], placenta extract powder (contains pork), acerola juice powder (dextrin, acerola juice), açaí extract powder (açaí extract, dextrin, acacia fibre), camu camu juice powder (dextrin, camu camu juice), lactic acid bacteria (sterilised) / citric acid, vitamin C, flavouring, sweetener (aspartame, L-phenylalanine compound), colour (lac).
Nutrition, per 3 g sachet (source: Yuwa product page): energy 11.07 kcal · protein 1.32 g · fat 0.04 g · carbohydrate 1.36 g · salt equivalent 0.008 g · vitamin C 160 mg · collagen 1000 mg · lactic acid bacteria 15 billion · placenta extract powder 10 mg.
Four things worth reading twice. The placenta is pig-derived; Yuwa declares it 豚肉を含む. The collagen peptide is the first ingredient by weight, contains gelatin, and is made in Germany — so the headline ingredient of a Japanese product is not Japanese. The colour is lac, secreted by the insect Kerria lacca. And the sweetener is aspartame, which makes this a source of phenylalanine.
One figure to be careful with, because it is widely misquoted for this product: Yuwa's 10 mg belongs to the placenta extract powder, not to the plant ferment extract. No milligram figure for the plant ferment is published for this SKU, so none is given here.
Cautions
- This is a food, not a medicine. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking prescription medication or under medical supervision, ask your doctor before starting any supplement
- Stop taking it and consult a doctor if it disagrees with you
- Never swallow the powder dry — always dissolve it in liquid first, or it can catch in the throat
- Keep out of the reach of small children
- Store away from direct sunlight, heat and damp; finish an opened sachet the same day
- Contains pork. The placenta extract powder is declared 豚肉を含む — derived from pig. The collagen peptide is declared as containing gelatin, and the maker does not publish which animal that gelatin comes from
- Coloured with lac, a pigment secreted by the insect Kerria lacca. Not suitable for vegetarians or vegans
- Contains aspartame — a source of phenylalanine. Not suitable for people with phenylketonuria (PKU)
Package Contents
- 1 × retail box, factory-sealed
- 20 × 3 g single-serve sachets (60 g net)
- No scoop, shaker or measuring spoon is included — the sachets are pre-measured
Shipping & Store Notes
- Ships directly from Japan
- Processing time: 2–6 business days
- Tracking number provided after dispatch
- Import duties and taxes may apply depending on destination country
- Opened cosmetics and supplements cannot be returned for hygiene and safety reasons
- Powdered supplements are shipped in the maker's sealed retail box; we do not repack or decant
Authenticity Guarantee
Every product at Tsujimoto Market is sourced directly from Japan and verified for authenticity. We never sell fakes or grey-market goods. Each order is carefully packed in Kobe, Japan and dispatched with full tracking.
FAQ
Where does the placenta come from?
Pig. Yuwa declares the placenta extract powder as 豚肉を含む — contains pork. There is 10 mg of it per sachet. We say so plainly because "placenta extract" on its own is not enough information for anyone to make a decision with.
Is the collagen Japanese?
No. Yuwa declares the collagen peptide as manufactured in Germany, and as containing gelatin. It is the first ingredient by weight. The blending and packing are done in Japan. Which animal the gelatin comes from is not published by the maker, so we cannot tell you.
Is this halal?
It is not halal certified, and we do not make halal claims in either direction. The factual position: it contains pig-derived placenta and gelatin of undisclosed animal origin. If formal certification matters to you, consult a religious authority and check the full declaration on the box.
How much vitamin C is that, really?
160 mg per sachet, against an EU nutrient reference value of 80 mg — so about two days' reference intake in one 3 g sachet. It is a food, and the figure is Yuwa's own.
Can I take it with the plain fruit aojiru?
There is no reason to. They share a base, and the collagen version already contains everything the plain one does. Taking both doubles the aspartame for no added benefit.
