KANZOU® by Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. is a Japanese-made licorice-extract feed ingredient for livestock nutrition, produced in Japan from traceable licorice raw material. KANZOU Greenroot Wellness introduces KANZOU® to the U.S. animal-nutrition market for evaluation by feed manufacturers, animal-nutrition companies, distributors, veterinarians, nutritionists, and livestock operations, with documented feed applications across calves, transition cows, fattening cattle, and embryo donors.
Available in four forms · Manufacturer documentation & research materials available on request
KANZOU Greenroot Wellness provides available product, research, and manufacturer documentation for KANZOU® by Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. to U.S. feed manufacturers, animal-nutrition companies, distributors, nutritionists, veterinarians, and livestock operations interested in learning more about the product or exploring a potential commercial relationship. No account and no checkout — request the information you need and we respond in writing. Technical information is based on documentation provided by Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd., the manufacturer of KANZOU®
KANZOU® composition, the four forms, and the feeding applications described in Fabric Onishi’s source materials. Product information presented here is based on manufacturer documentation.
Available manufacturer documentation, including composition information, research references, and documented feeding protocols by form and life stage.
The 2019 IETS embryo study, the independent Fukui calf reports, and partner-product references — each with its source and its limits stated plainly.
Where the licorice is grown, how multi-region procurement works, and the per-lot confirmation testing done before shipment.
Manufacturer-provided information on Powder, Granule, Mitsu, and Homare, including the feeding applications documented for each form.
A point of contact for U.S. companies and animal-nutrition professionals interested in KANZOU®. We provide the documentation available to us and can relay additional technical questions to Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd.
Fabric Onishi’s materials document other manufacturers incorporating KANZOU® licorice extract into commercial products in Japan. These are blended-product references: the results reflect the whole product and cannot be attributed to KANZOU® on its own.
ITOCHU Feed Mills · calf milk replacer
A calf milk replacer formulated with the KANZOU® series. In a 150-calf field trial, the maker reported lower liver-enzyme readings and lower diarrhoea figures than a conventional product.
Zen-Noh · calf supplement (7 ingredients)
A wood-vinegar calf feed that includes Licorice KANZOU® among seven ingredients, supervised by Dr. Masateru Koiwa. Small brochure trials (n=5/group) reported higher weight gain and lymphocyte counts — for the whole 7-ingredient formula, not licorice alone.
Scientific Feed Laboratory · embryo-donor feed
A vitamin and amino-acid cattle feed for embryo-donor (ova-collection) cows that includes powdered KANZOU® licorice extract. Zen-Noh ET Research Institute reported more recovered and normal ova in Japanese Black cattle fed licorice extract.
These examples show commercial formulation use in Japan; each reference reflects the complete partner product, not KANZOU® alone.
For feed manufacturersFabric Onishi’s materials document the use of KANZOU® licorice extract in commercial animal-feed products in Japan. Greenroot provides the available manufacturer documentation, product-form information, research references, and partner-product examples to U.S. companies interested in evaluating the ingredient.
KANZOU® is made by Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. of Fukuoka, Japan. Fabric Onishi offers four product forms for different feeding applications, with composition and use information documented in the manufacturer’s source materials.
Fabric Onishi documents four product forms for different feeding applications. Each card summarizes the form, documented application, water solubility, and packaging from the manufacturer materials. Exact composition information and documented feeding protocols are available in the source documentation.
Dry feed mix-in
Granular feed mix-in
Water-soluble form
Fattening-cattle form · half-dose
| Form | Type | Documented use | Water-soluble | Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANZOU® Powder | Dry feed mix-in | Calves, breeding cows, embryo donors, general | No | 1 / 5 kg |
| KANZOU® Granule | Granular feed mix-in | Calves, breeding & embryo-donor cows, general | No | 1 / 5 kg |
| KANZOU® Mitsu | Water-soluble | Milk replacer, drinking water, calf protocols | Yes | 1 / 5 kg |
| KANZOU® Homare | Fattening · half-dose | Fattening cattle, general | No | 0.5 / 1 / 5 kg |
Documented uses and packaging are drawn from the source materials. Specific composition information and feeding protocols are available in the manufacturer documentation.
Ask about a formThe source materials describe KANZOU® in use across several livestock applications. The summaries below reflect those materials and cited studies; feeding figures are manufacturer or source references, not individualized recommendations.
Why buyers ask: for suckling and growing calves, buyers look at feed intake, body-weight gain (reported as trends), and a gut-microbiome evidence area. Mitsu dissolves into milk replacer through to weaning.
Source context: Fabric Onishi’s materials describe use beginning 30–60 days before calving through 60–90 days after, with liver-related metabolic, reproduction, and somatic-cell-count context.
Research context: in superovulation programs the extract is fed for 90 days before scheduled embryo collection — the context of the 2019 IETS study in Japanese Black donor cows, which reported more transferable embryos and a higher quality score.
Source context: Fabric Onishi’s materials describe use from feeder introduction through finishing, with intake, carcass, and heat/cold-stress context. The documented protocol includes an introductory higher rate followed by a maintenance rate.
Fabric Onishi’s materials document commercial products in Japan that incorporate KANZOU® licorice extract. U.S. feed manufacturers, animal-nutrition companies, distributors, and other prospective partners may contact Greenroot to review the available manufacturer documentation and explore whether further discussion with Fabric Onishi is appropriate.
Initial evaluation begins with the available manufacturer documentation. Here’s what to expect when you reach out.
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We’ll provide the relevant product information, manufacturer materials, research references, and other documentation currently available to us.
Prospective users and commercial partners should review product suitability, feeding decisions, and regulatory requirements with their own qualified nutrition, veterinary, regulatory, or technical advisors.
If there is continued interest, Greenroot can relay additional questions and help coordinate further discussion with Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd.
Evaluate the evidence separately from the commercial positioning. We distinguish KANZOU®-context research, independent third-party studies, and partner blended-product references, and preserve the limitations reported in the source materials, including where findings are trends rather than statistically significant. Full references are available on request.
Presented at the International Embryo Technology Society Annual Meeting (2019). In Japanese Black donor cows fed the licorice extract through a superovulation protocol, the study reported a significantly higher mean number of transferable embryos and a significantly higher mean embryo-quality score than control. Data from Good Embryo Technology / Zen-Noh ET; the mean number of total ova recovered did not differ significantly.
Figures compare the 60–90 day supplementation group with control. The study found no significant difference in the mean number of ova/embryos recovered. Full reference available on request.
In collaborative data (Rakuno Gakuen University, Dr. Osamu Dochi; CRC Cattle Research Center, Dr. Masateru Koiwa), calves fed KANZOU® tended toward higher body weight at transfer to the growing stage and steadier milk-replacer intake. The authors’ own “tended to” framing is preserved; results were trends, not statistically significant.
Dr. Koiwa notes that breeding-driven gains in milk yield have outpaced cow body-size growth, raising the metabolic burden on the liver. In that frame, the source materials discuss licorice in relation to liver health. This is presented as research context, not as a disease-treatment or prevention claim.
Across three sequential reports (the latest in Bulletin No. 36, 2023), the Fukui Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station fed KANZOU® / KANZOU® Mitsu to suckling Japanese Black calves. Feed intake and body weight tended to be higher with licorice, and the immune-associated Bacteroides group increased — described consistently as trends rather than statistically significant results. No disease occurred in either group.
Independent prefectural research. Results are reported as trends; the studies note no statistically significant difference. The 4th report’s separate brewer’s-grains finding is a feeding-management result, not a KANZOU® claim.
Want the full studies, figures, and references? We send the research summary and the available manufacturer documentation on request.
The plant, a key naturally occurring constituent, and the areas explored in the cited research — presented with the same limitations and context as the source materials.
Licorice raw material is sourced from Central Asia and the Eurasian continent — Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia — through the supply network described in Fabric Onishi’s source materials. Material is imported into Japan and processed there.
Glycyrrhizic acid is a naturally occurring constituent of licorice and is identified in Fabric Onishi’s documentation and the cited research. KANZOU® is described in the manufacturer materials as a licorice extract containing naturally occurring constituents including glycyrrhizic acid and flavonoids. Exact composition information for individual product forms is available in the source documentation.
The cited research discusses liver-related metabolic measures and changes in the gut microbiome in cattle receiving licorice extract. These findings are presented as research observations and proposed areas of study, not as guaranteed outcomes or claims that KANZOU® treats or prevents disease. Refer to the original studies and manufacturer materials for the full methodology, limitations, and results.
Licorice raw material is sourced from Central Asia and the Eurasian continent — not from China — through a partner with joint-venture factories in those regions. It is imported into Japan, processed in Japan, and confirmation-tested per lot. Multi-region procurement is described as a way to keep supply continuous if any one region is disrupted.
KANZOU Greenroot Wellness is a U.S. information and inquiry site presenting the KANZOU® licorice-extract platform using product materials and research from Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. with permission. Greenroot provides the manufacturer information currently available to us, supports U.S. commercial inquiries, and can relay additional questions to Fabric Onishi when needed. The product and underlying manufacturer information belong to Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd., a Fukuoka company that has sold Japanese-made licorice-extract feed products since 2011.
Convinced of licorice’s value around 2010, the company delayed launch until it could establish reliable traceability — then began selling in 2011 and built the KANZOU® series from there.
2077-1 Yamaguma, Tachiarai-machi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka 830-1226, Japan. Raw material is imported into Japan and processed in Japan, with every lot tested before shipment.
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KANZOU Greenroot Wellness is a U.S. information and inquiry site presenting KANZOU® product, research, sourcing, and manufacturer information from Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. using Fabric Onishi materials with permission. Greenroot is a point of contact for U.S. inquiries; the product and underlying manufacturer information belong to Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd.
A Japanese-made licorice-extract feed ingredient from Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd. The manufacturer materials identify glycyrrhizic acid as a key naturally occurring constituent and document multiple livestock feeding applications across four product forms.
Fabric Onishi documents four forms: Powder and Granule, Mitsu, and Homare, each with different feeding applications. Manufacturer feeding protocols are available in the documentation we have; prospective users should review suitability and feeding decisions with their own qualified nutrition or veterinary advisors.
Raw material is sourced from Central Asia and the Eurasian continent — Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia — through a partner with joint-venture factories there. The source materials describe sourcing outside China to support whole-chain traceability and supply continuity. Material is imported into Japan, processed in Japan, and tested per lot.
Three kinds, kept separate: a 2019 IETS conference study on embryo production in Japanese Black donor cows; independent calf studies from the Fukui Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station (reported as trends); and partner blended-product references. Where the studies describe results as trends or non-significant, we say so. Full references are available on request.
Greenroot does not represent that KANZOU® is approved for every potential U.S. animal-feed use. Regulatory suitability depends on the intended use and application. We can provide the manufacturer information currently available to us for review by a prospective company’s qualified regulatory or technical advisors and can relay additional questions to Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd.
No. This site presents KANZOU® as a feed ingredient and does not claim that it treats, prevents, or cures disease. Research findings are presented with attribution to the cited studies and manufacturer materials.
Yes. We can provide the available manufacturer documentation and research references for review by your nutritionist, veterinarian, regulatory advisor, or other qualified technical professional. Independent review is welcome.
Fabric Onishi’s materials document examples of other manufacturers incorporating KANZOU® into blended products in Japan. If your company is interested in evaluating a potential commercial relationship, contact us and we can provide the documentation available to us and relay additional questions to Fabric Onishi.
Tell us who you are and what you want to review. We’ll respond in writing with the manufacturer documentation, research references, sourcing information, or product-form information currently available to us. Commercial and technical inquiries are handled directly by email.
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KANZOU® by Fabric Onishi Co., Ltd.
2077-1 Yamaguma, Tachiarai-machi,
Mii-gun, Fukuoka 830-1226, Japan
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