[Limited to 300 Sets] Ultra-Rare Red-Fleshed Apples and Wild Plants from Shirakami-Sanchi Combine for a Non-Alcoholic Craft Drink!

APPLAB BLACK & RED

AZseed Japan Co., Ltd. (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, CEO: Kahoko Kinoshita), which plans and sells products focused on natural ingredients, has released APPLAB, a craft apple drink made with pure Aomori apples and lactic acid bacteria.

This is the first in a series of craft drinks, made with the juice of ultra-rare red-fleshed apples, cultivated by only a few farmers in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture—Japan's top apple-producing region—and combined with Shirakami no Mori Lactic Acid Bacteria®︎ derived from wild plants from Shirakami-Sanchi, a World Natural Heritage site.

This is not just a simple craft apple drink; it can be enjoyed as a pairing drink that complements meals, or as a unique gastronomic drink called a "gastronomy drink," filled with the history, culture, and stories of Aomori Prefecture, Japan's leading apple producer.

This time, we will be selling a limited edition of 300 boxes as a set of "BLACK" and "RED."

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APPLAB BLACK

This blend combines roasted juice from whole Aomori apples, processed with special technology, and the red apple variety "Red Cue." The tart, fresh juice of Red Cue, squeezed immediately after harvest, blends with the deeply rich roasted apple juice, offering a strong apple aroma and a profound flavor reminiscent of prunes.

Recommended pairings include meat dishes and strongly flavored foods.

APPLAB RED

This drink uses juice from "Goshogawara," a globally rare variety where the flesh, flowers, young leaves, branches, trunk, and roots are all red. Harvested after ripening on the tree, it is then aged in refrigeration until spring before being squeezed. This results in an unprecedented flavor that surprises even the producers, with a soft aroma similar to peach, a clean, crisp sweetness, a refreshing tartness, and a subtle astringency from polyphenols.

Recommended pairings include light fish dishes and simmered dishes.

Goshogawara Flowers Photographed on April 30, 2026 Red Apple Goshogawara

Red-Fleshed Apples of Tsugaru

Red apples are known to contain higher levels of apple polyphenols compared to common apples.

While apples are said to "keep the doctor away" with one a day, APPLAB is a drink that allows you to experience its polyphenol richness, similar to wine, due to its abundance not only in procyanidins—powerful antioxidants among apple polyphenols—but also in anthocyanins, the pigments responsible for the red color.

Shirakami-Sanchi

APPLAB contains 10 billion "Shirakami no Mori Lactic Acid Bacteria®︎ L8 strain" per bottle in 100% apple juice.

Ten billion is the recommended daily intake.

The "Shirakami no Mori Lactic Acid Bacteria®︎ L8 strain" obtained a patent in June 2024 for its cultivation method and liver function improvement properties through joint research between the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, and Labi-Pre Corporation.

These lactic acid bacteria do not affect the taste at all, so they do not impair the flavor of the apple juice.

Emphasizing the natural taste of 100% apples, we use recyclable glass bottles with pull-up caps for sealing, and no additives such as preservatives are used.

Red apples are more difficult to cultivate than common varieties like Fuji, and their annual yield varies greatly depending on various factors such as seasonal temperatures and weather conditions. Even within a single tree, the color and taste can differ.

Furthermore, the flavor changes moment by moment depending on the number of days of refrigerated ripening after harvest.

APPLAB uses only fruits meticulously selected by Aomori producers from these apples for juicing, and the season and number of bottles will be indicated with batch and lot numbers for each delivery.

Please enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime craft apple drink, a flavor you may never encounter again.

APPLAB BLACK & RED Set of 2 (The box design may change)

Product Details

Product Name: APPLAB BLACK / APPLAB RED

Set Quantity: 300 boxes (1 bottle each of BLACK & RED per box)

Volume: 180ml/bottle

Shipping Start Date: July 3, 2026 (Fri)

Manufacturer: Premium Foods Aomori Co., Ltd.

Sales Price: 3,400 yen (tax included)

How to Purchase: AZseed Japan Co., Ltd. Web Shop AZWANA Shop

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AZseed Japan Co., Ltd.

Our company, AZseed Japan Co., Ltd., was born from the desire to sow seeds of "azumashii." "Azumashii" means "comfortable" or "pleasant" and is a dialect spoken in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido.

Valuing relationships with people, considering the future global environment and children, our mission is to create and disseminate Made-in-Japan products that make people around the world feel "azumashii."

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