{"title":"Konjac Jelly","description":"\u003cp\u003eJelly in a pouch: you squeeze it straight from the packet, no spoon. Konjac (konnyaku) sets much firmer than gelatine, closer to a soft gummy than a wobbly jelly cup, and it is meant to be chewed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"orihiro-konjac-jelly-white-peach-mango-grape","title":"Orihiro Konjac Jelly Pouches — White Peach, Mango \u0026 Grape (480g Bag)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA big share bag of Japan's everyday konjac jelly, about 24 little twist-open pouches in white peach, mango and grape. Think of it as Aeroplane jelly's firmer, bouncier cousin: you squeeze it straight from the pouch, and it's dense enough that you actually chew it. If you've seen konjac jelly going around online and wondered what the fuss is, this is the standard Japanese version of it, in the value-size bag Australian shops rarely stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eぷるんと蒟蒻ゼリー, \"purun to konnyaku jelly\", is the name on the bag, if you're matching it to something you tried in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been comparing this against the Korean konjac jelly pouches — the drinkable ones with collagen and vitamin C, ten 150ml pouches to a box — it's a different product. Those are sipped, and they're sold as supplements; these are chewed, and they're sold as food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e: white peach and grape are made with real peach, apple and grape juice; mango is made on mango purée. They're sweeter than the fruit billing suggests, sweetened with sugar plus acesulfame K and sucralose, and you can tell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e: springy, bouncy jelly with real bite. Konjac sets much firmer than gelatine, so it's closer to a soft gummy than to a wobbly jelly cup.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCount\u003c\/strong\u003e: packed by weight rather than by count, so the number in a bag varies — usually 24. Each pouch is a two-bite serve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegetarian\u003c\/strong\u003e: konjac is a plant root, so it sets without gelatine, and there's nothing animal-derived in any of the three flavours: no gelatine, no carmine, no shellac. That's us reading Orihiro's own ingredient list, not a certification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: the white peach and grape jellies contain peach and apple juice; the mango declares none. Australia's allergen chart has no peach or apple category, so neither can appear in the pack's allergen box here — check the ingredients, not the chart; ours is the fuller list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDon't freeze them. Orihiro specifically warns that the pouch can tear and fire the jelly out as one hard lump, which is neither safe nor nice. And chew each one properly rather than sucking it straight from the pouch: konjac jelly is firmer than it looks, so young kids and older folks should have theirs pushed out in small pieces, with someone keeping an eye on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne bag to try the texture; more if the household approves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orihiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48169125970146,"sku":"SH-SNK-0002","price":11.81,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/orihiro-konjac-jelly-party-bag-front.webp?v=1786955661"},{"product_id":"orihiro-konjac-jelly-kyoho-grape-muscat-mango","title":"Orihiro Low Calorie Konjac Jelly Pouches — Kyoho Grape, Muscat \u0026 Mango (432g Bag)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four twist-open pouches of konjac jelly, in Kyoho grape, muscat and mango. It's much firmer than the jelly you know: konjac sets harder than gelatine, so you squeeze it out of the pouch and chew it rather than let it dissolve. This is Orihiro's erythritol-sweetened recipe rather than its fruit-syrup one, which is where the low calories come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's Orihiro's everyday supermarket range rather than anything premium, and within their low-calorie line this is the big bag, the rest of that line is a 12-pouch version or single standing pouches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eぷるんと蒟蒻ゼリー, \"purun to konnyaku jelly\", is the name on the bag, if you're matching it to something you tried in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're choosing between our two Orihiro bags: this is the low-calorie one, built on erythritol, in grape, muscat and mango, with 18g pouches. The other is the 480g white peach, mango and grape bag, built on fruit syrup, with slightly bigger 20g pouches. Same maker, same twist pouch, genuinely different eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kyoho grape (Japan's dark table grape, with a bit of skin astringency to it), muscat (the mildest of the three) and mango. Japanese reviewers pick mango as the favourite by a clear margin, and it's also the one people either love or leave. Sweetened with erythritol: a sweetener made by fermenting plant sugar, a little less sweet than sugar itself, and what this bag uses in place of the sugar syrup in Orihiro's others, plus acesulfame K, aspartame and sucralose. Most people don't pick the difference; a few find it cloying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The \"purun\" in the name: springy, bouncy, with real bite. Closer to a soft gummy than to a wobbly jelly cup, and meant to be chewed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCount\u003c\/strong\u003e: packed by weight rather than counted, so the number in a bag varies — usually 24. Each pouch is 18g, about two bites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGelatine-free\u003c\/strong\u003e: set with konjac, which comes from a plant, not from gelatine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Orihiro declares none of Japan's 28 listed allergens in this one. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens, one more\u003c\/strong\u003e: It does contain aspartame, which is a source of phenylalanine. That matters to anyone managing phenylketonuria (PKU); for everyone else it changes nothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHold the pouch in both hands, cut slowly along the dotted line, push the jelly out a little at a time, and chew it well: don't suck it straight from the pouch, and don't put the cut edge in your mouth. Konjac jelly is firmer than it looks: young kids and older folks should have theirs pushed out in small pieces, with someone keeping an eye on them. Don't freeze them either: the maker warns the pouch can tear and fire the jelly out as one hard lump.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest note before you get a bagful. Orihiro's own packet says eating a lot in one go can leave your stomach unsettled. That's the sugar alcohol, and it's true of this whole category rather than this bag in particular. One bag to try the texture; more if the household approves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orihiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48177123164386,"sku":"SH-SNK-0003","price":11.81,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/orihiro-konjac-jelly-grape-muscat-mango-front.webp?v=1786955198"},{"product_id":"orihiro-konjac-jelly-shine-muscat-orange","title":"Orihiro Konjac Jelly — Shine Muscat \u0026 Orange, 12 Pouches","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve squeeze pouches of Japanese konjac jelly, six shine muscat and six orange. It is firm and springy rather than wobbly, and you chew it rather than swallow it. Buy it if you want a fruit snack with real bite that survives a hot day in a bag; if you want a low-calorie one, this is the wrong pack, its low-calorie twin is the white peach and Kyoho grape pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ぷるんと蒟蒻ゼリー シャインマスカット＋オレンジ. Konjac: \u003cem\u003ekonnyaku\u003c\/em\u003e in Japanese, is the root vegetable the jelly is set with instead of gelatine. Shine Muscat is Japan's premium seedless green grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e: The muscat side is the sweeter one. The orange is tarter, though the fruit in it is faint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Firm and bouncy, nearer a fruit gummy than a set jelly. Orihiro's instruction is to chew each mouthful, not to swallow it whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat sweetens it\u003c\/strong\u003e: High-fructose corn syrup and sugar do most of the work, with acesulfame K and sucralose on top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow you eat it\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tear the top along the dotted line and push the jelly out in two or three goes. Nothing to open, nothing to wash up, and your hands stay clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the 15% on the front\u003c\/strong\u003e: that is muscat juice in total, and only a small part of it is Shine Muscat; the rest is ordinary muscat. The orange side is 7%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the sugar one, not the low-calorie one\u003c\/strong\u003e: Orihiro makes two recipes that look almost identical on the shelf. This is the sweetened one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Contains orange. Australia's allergen chart has no orange category, so orange cannot appear in the pack's allergen box here — check the ingredients, not the chart; ours is the fuller list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChew each piece properly instead of swallowing it whole, and watch small children and older people while they eat it. Do not freeze them: frozen jelly goes hard, can split the film as you squeeze, and comes out in one lump.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orihiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48313190154466,"sku":"SH-SNK-0054","price":6.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/orihiro-purun-konjac-jelly-shine-muscat-orange-pack.webp?v=1789301703"},{"product_id":"orihiro-low-calorie-konjac-jelly-peach-kyoho-grape","title":"Orihiro Low Calorie Konjac Jelly — Peach \u0026 Kyoho Grape, 12 Pouches","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve squeeze pouches of Japanese konjac jelly, six white peach and six Kyoho grape, sweetened with erythritol rather than sugar syrup. It is firm and springy, and you chew it rather than swallow it. Buy it if you want something sweet that is genuinely low in calories; if artificial sweeteners taste obvious to you, you will taste them in this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ぷるんと蒟蒻ゼリー カロリーゼロ 白桃＋巨峰. Konjac: \u003cem\u003ekonnyaku\u003c\/em\u003e in Japanese, is the root vegetable the jelly is set with instead of gelatine. Kyoho is a big, dark, sweet Japanese table grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean and delicate rather than rich, and the fruit in both halves is faint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Firm and bouncy, nearer a fruit gummy than a set jelly. Orihiro's instruction is to chew each mouthful, not to swallow it whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat sweetens it\u003c\/strong\u003e: Erythritol, a sugar alcohol, does the bulk of the work in place of sugar syrup, topped up with acesulfame K, aspartame and sucralose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the pack says zero\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japanese labelling lets a food this low in energy be printed as zero. Australian rules count it differently, so we call it low calorie rather than zero. The gap is tiny, but zero is not the honest word for it here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow you eat it\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tear the top along the dotted line and push the jelly out in two or three goes. Nothing to open, nothing to wash up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Contains peach. Australia's allergen chart has no peach category, so peach cannot appear in the pack's allergen box here — check the ingredients, not the chart; ours is the fuller list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens, one more\u003c\/strong\u003e: It is sweetened partly with aspartame, which is a source of phenylalanine. That matters to anyone managing phenylketonuria (PKU). The Kyoho grape half also carries hydrolysed protein of a source Orihiro does not state, so it is not one to buy as vegetarian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeople divide sharply over whether this tastes as good as the sugar version, and the ones who say it doesn't all point at the sweetener rather than the fruit. Chew each piece properly instead of swallowing it whole, and watch small children and older people while they eat it. 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