Kokkoh is an infant formula broth made from whole grains, seeds and legumes lightly toasted and ground to a powder.
It was first brought to Western culture by Sakura Nyoichi, better known as George Ohsawa, as part of the Macrobiotic Diet, based a recipe widely used in traditional Japan.
In some cases, the cereals are toasted in a dry skillet, or roasted in sesame oil before cooking takes place.
Besides its soft and easily digestible texture, kokkoh is recommended as such because its mixture has a high and varied protein content; combined, the amino acids in each of the ingredients described at the outset include virtually all those needed for consumption.
If kokkoh is used as a milk replacements for infants, it can lead to unnatural weight gain and iron or vitamin B12 deficiencies.