can of white powder manufactured by the Otsuka Chemical Industry Corporation. This substance, known by its trade name Miora, came into commercial use as a rice additive in Japan after World War II. When labeled for sale in the United States, a sticker on the can declares in English that the ingredients are simply “potato starch and glucose.” But the Japanese ingredients list includes other items—enzymes called amylase and protease, plus “kelp flavor.”
