Japanese Words on Food Packaging

Japanese Words on Food Packaging
Japanese vocabulary for the food industry
Here is Japanese vocabulary you really need when buying food and other products in a Japanese supermarket. We hope it lets you read and understand what is printed on Japanese products.

For anyone who shops often.

For anyone who shops often.
– 種類別名称 (Shurui betsu meishō): name by product category

– 商品名 (Shōhin-mei): product name (sometimes written 品名 (hinmei): product name)

– 栄養成分 (Eiyō seibun): nutritional content

– 保存方法 (hozonhouhou): storage method

– 内容量 (Naiyōryō): net weight

– 成分 (seibun): ingredients
It sometimes appears as 主要栄養成分(Shuyō eiyō seibun): main nutritional content, or 栄養成分 (Eiyō seibun): nutritional content.
– 生産者 (Seisan-sha): producer

– 原産国名 (Gensan kokumei): country of origin

– 産地 (Sanchi) or 地元 (jimoto): locality, place of production

– 加工年月日 (Kakō nengappi): date of production

– 消費期限 (shouhikigen) or 賞味期限 (shoumikigen): use-by date (best eaten before this date for the best quality)

– 輸入者 (Yunyū-sha): importer

– 国産 (Kokusan): domestically produced

– 養殖 (Yōshoku): farmed produce

– 自然食品 (Shizen shokuhin): natural food

– 自然派 (Shizenha): naturally sourced product

– 有機 (Yūki): organic (produced by organic methods)
For example: 有機野菜 (Yūki yasai): organic vegetables

– 農薬 (Nōyaku): agricultural chemicals. The product was grown using permitted farm chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides

– 無農薬 (Munōyaku): no pesticides, no agricultural chemicals used.

– 無添加 (Mutenka): no additives

– 保存料 (Hozon-ryō): preservatives

– 着色料 (Chakushoku-ryō): food colouring

– 遺伝子組み換え (idenshikumikae): contains genetically modified ingredients

– 放射性物質 (Hōshasei busshitsu): radioactive material

– 放射性物質検査合格 (Hōshasei busshitsu kensa gōkaku): tested and certified free of radioactive material

– 手作り (Tezukuri): handmade (hand-made, home-made)

– 砂糖不使用 (Satō fu shiyō): no added sugar

– グルテン不使用 (Guruten fu shiyō): gluten free

– 解凍 (Kaitō): needs defrosting (before cooking)

– 生食用 (Namashokuyō): to be eaten raw (no cooking needed)

– 加熱用 (Kanetsu-yō): must be cooked before eating

– 刺身用 (Sashimi-yō): sashimi grade, seafood that can be served as sashimi

Good luck with your studies!

See also:
Japanese Vocabulary for the Food Industry
Japanese Vocabulary for Vegetables and Fruit