So when I learned about natto, a traditional Japanese breakfast food made from fermented soybeans, my interest was piqued. Natto is packed with nutrients like protein, iron, calcium, fiber ...

Since natto is a fermented food, it has the added benefit of containing probiotics, good gut bacteria that control harmful ...

Natto – a integral part of Japanese cuisine – was once only known abroad by hardcore foodies. But Japanese food makers are creating new forms of the fermented soybeans and gaining global fans.

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and ...

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka Prefecture--Long ago, many residents of this Osaka area loathed natto, or fermented soybeans, which they derided as “rotten food.” With such an aversion now a thing of the ...

Ask your doctor for advice. Researchers first found nattokinase in the Japanese food natto, made with fermented soybeans. It doesn’t come from the soybeans themselves; instead, nattokinase is ...

Natto is a traditional Japanese fermented food with a unique smell and stickiness. In 2020, the National Cancer Center announced that high consumption of natto lowers mortality risk.

They are called shokuhin sampuru, or “sample food products ... a Japanese breakfast dish of fermented soybeans called natto appeared to spiral in the air, resembling a powerful cyclone ...