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The truth is that most wasabi is fake. The green paste most people consume with their sushi is almost always made with horseradish, Chinese mustard seed, preservatives and food colouring.

The Japanese export horseradish based products, labeled “wasabi” because in Japan horseradish is known as “seiyo” or western wasabi.

Real sawa grown wasabi (wasabia japonica) is very hard to grow and is a prized culinary ingredient - the truffle of the brassicas. Mainland Wasabi has spent many years refining its growing systems so that the purest and most potent wasabi can be grown. Clean, pollution free rainwater is used in this “state of the art” growing system where the rainwater, once used, is filtered, UV treated and returned to the growing beds.

Medicinal Properties of wasabi were first documented in a Japanese medicinal encyclopedia during the 10th century. Recent research into wasabi’s unique isothiocyanate (ITC’s) spectrum has shown that these ITC’s, in particular the long chain methyl ITC (6-MITC) to be potent in supporting liver and digestive detoxification functions.

Wasabi is one of the most potent sources of ITC’s among all plant species.

Scientific Research has also shown these ITC’s to have unique health benefits, in particular as a powerful antioxidant, a cancer chemo-preventative, an antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory and an anti-coagulant. Other compounds in wasabi have also been shown to be effective in bone calcification and skin disorders, such as psoriasis and eczema.