Scientific research supports the beneficial effects of these bioactive
compounds, which includes regulation of blood pressure and
heart rate, alleviation of pain and anxiety, improves sleeplessness
and autonomic disorders associated with menopausal or presenile
periods, suppresses liver damage, inhibits cancer cell proliferation
and protects against oxidative stress (Oh & Oh, 2004). In Japan, GBR
was launched to the market in 1995. Since then, the popularity of
GBR is increasing within the Japanese population and, simultaneously,
numerous derived food products have increased