API Co., Ltd.
Gifu health-food maker of tablets, capsules, granules and bottled drinks with a JHNFA GMP plant.
- MOQ
- Varies by format
- Large-bottle drinks: from 1,000 bottles
- Small PET bottle drinks: 30,000 bottles
- Tablets, capsules and granules: not published; depends on form and formula (FAQ)
- LEAD TIME
- Not publicly disclosed
Overview
API Co., Ltd. is a Japanese contract manufacturer of health foods based in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. It makes coated tablets, hard capsules, softgels and granules, and fills drinks in small and large bottles, aluminum bottle cans and small PET bottles, and single-serve liquids and jellies in sachets and stick packs. JHNFA, the Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, lists its Ikeda factory under its health food GMP for formulation and packaging. A JETRO company profile lists the United States among the countries the company exports processed foods and pharmaceuticals to directly.
Certifications
1 of 1 certification independently confirmed. What this means
Capabilities
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Coated Tablets · Hard Capsules · Softgels · Granules · Liquids and Drinks · Liquid Sachets and Stick Packs
- CAPABILITIES
- Packaging · Multiple production sites
- DOSAGE FORMS
- tablets · capsules · softgels · powders · liquids · sachets · stick-packs
Sources
- API: Offices and factories (事業所・工場一覧)(2026-11-04)
- API: Quality assurance (品質保証)(2026-11-04)
- API: FAQ (よくあるご質問)(2026-11-04)
- API: Bottled drinks (small lots from 1,000 bottles)(2026-11-04)
- API: Little PET bottles (minimum lot 30,000 bottles)(2026-11-04)
- JHNFA GMP certified plants list (certificates 11305, 16709)(2026-11-04)
- JETRO Gifu company profile: API Co., Ltd. (アピ株式会社)(2026-11-04)
What we couldn't verify
We did not visit this company on site. See the limits that apply to every listing.
- FDA food facility registration was not independently confirmed.
- The company's quality page says conformance with FDA's 21 CFR rules is planned; confirm Part 111 readiness for US products at quote stage.
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (cGMP). What Part 111 requires
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