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Top 100 Spices in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest spices in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 118 spices tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Herb, Sugar and Olive oil lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 305k, and the largest, Herb, reaches around 5.3M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each spice, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Saffron 39k 21.9 63.4% Spice
52 Guarana 36k 40.2 55.9% Spice
53 Demi-glace 36k 40.4 70.9% Spice
54 Oyster sauce 35k 48.2 13.6% Spice
55 Canola 33k 45.3 59.0% Spice
56 Curcuma 32k 46.3 75.2% Spice
57 Cayenne pepper 31k 40.3 60.6% Spice
58 Safran 31k 34.2 18.4% Spice
59 Habanero 28k 38.1 53.8% Spice
60 Sichuan pepper 27k 35.3 77.9% Spice
61 Vanilla extract 26k 42.6 88.2% Spice
62 Clotted cream 26k 40.4 83.7% Spice
63 Hoisin sauce 22k 34.1 61.2% Spice
64 Himalayan salt 22k 42.5 77.7% Spice
65 Fondant 21k 34.2 100.0% Spice
66 Za'atar 20k 36.8 49.0% Spice
67 Crème fraîche 20k 39.7 95.2% Spice
68 Rice bran oil 19k 41.1 72.2% Spice
69 Harissa (dish) 18k 27.6 65.5% Spice
70 Kosher salt 17k 49.0 76.1% Spice
71 Black garlic (food) 16k 49.9 55.1% Spice
72 Colza oil 15k 46.7 77.7% Spice
73 Béchamel sauce 15k 30.8 66.9% Spice
74 Canela 15k 24.8 79.8% Spice
75 Sriracha sauce 14k 37.7 58.4% Spice

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each spice by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest spice in Japan?

Herb currently leads with an estimated audience of 5.3M people in Japan.

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