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Fuji Oil’s plant-based Miradashi gains users in Osaka
Fuji Oil’s plant-based Miradashi is gaining users, especially among restaurants and food makers in Osaka Prefecture.
The product is a paste that can be dissolved and used in dishes such as pasta and soup.
It combines soy-based protein and fats to recreate the savory taste and satisfying feel of meat and fish using plant ingredients.
Restaurants are using it to offer menu options to vegans and people with allergies.
The growing uptake reflects demand for dishes suited to people who avoid animal products or have dietary restrictions.
The available information does not say what the company plans to do next.
Fuji Oil’s plant-based Miradashi is being adopted by more restaurants and used in more products, mainly in Osaka Prefecture.
The commercial-use paste can be dissolved and used in dishes such as pasta and soup.
Fuji Oil says it uses soy-derived protein and oils to recreate the umami and satisfying feel of meat and fish using only plant-based ingredients.
The product is attracting restaurants seeking to serve vegan customers and people with allergies.
- Who
- Fuji Oil and restaurants adopting Miradashi. The product is aimed in part at vegan customers and people with allergies.
- What
- Restaurants and product makers are increasingly using Fuji Oil’s plant-based dashi, Miradashi.
- When
- The article was published on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Mainly in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Restaurants want to offer menu options to vegans and people with allergies. Fuji Oil says Miradashi recreates the umami and satisfaction of meat and fish using plant-based ingredients.
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- Company
- Fuji Oil
- Product
- Miradashi, a commercial-use plant-based dashi
- Main area of adoption
- Osaka Prefecture
- Form and uses
- Paste that dissolves for use in pasta and soup
- Ingredients described
- Soy-derived protein and oils