With this Danish shokupan (Danish-style loaf bread) 4-loaf set, you can choose 3 loaves besides the plain first loaf, but the product page alone makes it hard to tell whether you can finish 4 loaves of about 600g each within the date, how far the best-before date statements agree with each other, and whether it works as a gift. This article organizes what the product pages and Rakuten customer reviews say about メイズテーブル’s “デニッシュ食パン 選べる4本セット” (Danish shokupan choose-your-own 4-loaf set; 1.5 kin × 4 loaves; “kin” is a Japanese bread loaf size unit) into five points: quantity, shelf life, ingredient labeling, suitability as a gift, and reviews.
What We Confirmed
- Quantity and number of servings
- Storage method and shelf life
- Ingredients and allergen labeling
- Whether it works as a gift
- Trends in public reviews
Basic Information
This table transcribes what is stated on the product page. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
| Product Name | Danish Shokupan Choose-Your-Own 4-Loaf Set (shop name: メイズテーブル)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page (viewed October 6, 2026). The Rakuten Ichiba product name includes promotional wording from the shop, which is omitted here |
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| Name | メイズデニッシュ食パン1.5斤 (Mei’s Danish shokupan, 1.5 kin): a set of 4 loaves of 1.5 kin in total, 1 plain 1.5-kin loaf + 3 loaves of 1.5 kin by selection (promotional wording at the start of the name field is omitted)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page description (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Amount | 1.5 kin × 4 loaves (about 600g per loaf, about 110mm × 175mm × 115mm per loaf)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page description (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| What Changes by Selection | The first loaf is fixed as a plain 1.5-kin loaf. The product description image explains that the other 3 loaves (loaves 2 to 4) are chosen from the purchase field, and that you may choose the same flavor more than once or make all 4 loaves plain. The purchase field offers the following 10 options (as of the date of access): プレーン (plain) / メープル (maple) / シナモン (cinnamon) / 小豆 (sweet red bean) / 生チョコ (fresh chocolate) / 生クリーム食パン (fresh cream shokupan) / 安納芋 (Anno sweet potato; limited time) / あまおう (Amaou strawberry; limited time) / チェダーチーズ (cheddar cheese; limited time) / コーヒー (coffee; limited time). The Yahoo! Shopping product description adds レモン (lemon; limited time) to these, for 11 options. Meanwhile, the text of the Rakuten Ichiba product description says “5 kinds” and its description image shows 7 kinds, so the statements disagree. This article uses the purchase field as its basis. For seasonal flavors, the description image states Amaou is available from January to May, lemon from May to August, and Anno sweet potato from September to May, and that they may change without notice or end when ingredients run outSource: purchase field and product description on the Rakuten Ichiba and Yahoo! Shopping product pages, and the Rakuten Ichiba product description image (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Storage Method | Store away from high temperature and humidity. Delivered by ambient (room-temperature) shipping. After opening, regardless of the date, the page advises eating it soon or slicing and freezing itSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page description and description image (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Best-Before Date | The statements disagree. The “use-by date” (消費期限) field in the Rakuten Ichiba product description says 9 days including the manufacturing date for the Danish shokupan. The Rakuten Ichiba shop guide says 6 days from the manufacturing date at room temperature for Danish shokupan (5 days for regular shokupan). The Yahoo! Shopping product description says 9 days for the Danish shokupan and 6 days for the fresh cream shokupan, and another field on the same page also lists 7 days. Please check the actual date on the label of the bag that arrivesSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page description and shop guide, Yahoo! Shopping product page (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Raw Material Origin | The flour is made in Japan. The origin of the other ingredients is not confirmedSource: ingredients field on the Yahoo! Shopping product page (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Place of Processing | Not confirmed |
| State / How to Eat (Whether Heating Is Required) | We could not find any shop guidance on whether heating is required, so this is not confirmed. The Yahoo! Shopping product page describes slicing it and keeping it frozenSource: Rakuten Ichiba and Yahoo! Shopping product pages (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Thawing Method / Shelf Life After Thawing | Not confirmedThe shop’s descriptions only cover baking it as-is and slicing and freezing it; we could not find the thawing method or how long it keeps after thawing (Yahoo! Shopping product page, viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Shipping | Ambient (room-temperature) shipping. The guideline for dispatch timing on Rakuten Ichiba is not confirmed. Yahoo! Shopping states that it is made to order and shipped within 14 days (no shipping on shop holidays)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product description image, Yahoo! Shopping product page (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Manufacturer | Not confirmed. No manufacturer is listed; the seller shown is Mei’s Table (メイズテーブル), a shokupan and Danish shokupan shop (3-1 Izumi, Otokoyama, Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page description (viewed October 6, 2026) |
| Shop | 食パンの店 メイズテーブル (Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping) |
Prices are not listed here because they change. Please check the current price and stock availability at the link above.
Ingredients and Allergen Labeling
The same shop’s Yahoo! Shopping product page has common ingredient and allergen labeling, stating that it contains wheat, egg, milk, and soy in part. The allergen field in the product specs also lists 4 items: soy, egg, dairy, and wheat flour (source: Yahoo! Shopping product page, viewed October 6, 2026).
The common ingredients are listed as: wheat flour (made in Japan), fat spread, sugar, processed fat and oil food, margarine (edible vegetable fats and oils, milk fat, butter), egg, yeast, salt, emulsifier, sweeteners (sorbitol, xylose), yeast food, flavoring, antioxidant (vitamin E), thickening polysaccharides, coloring (carotene), calcium phosphate, and pH adjuster. The additions for each flavor are: maple = maple flavor sheet (メープルフラワーシート), cinnamon = cinnamon flavor sheet (シナモンフラワーシート), sweet red bean = sweet red bean (小豆), fresh chocolate = fresh chocolate flavor sheet and chocolate chips (生チョコレートフラワーシート・チョコレートチップ), Anno sweet potato = Anno sweet potato flavor paste (安納芋フラワーペースト), Amaou strawberry = strawberry flavor sheet (苺フラワーシート), cheddar cheese = cheddar cheese flavor sheet (チェダーチーズフラワーシート), and coffee = coffee flavor sheet (コーヒーフラワーシート) (source: Yahoo! Shopping product page, viewed October 6, 2026). We could not find individual listings of the added ingredients for the fresh cream shokupan and lemon, so these are not confirmed.
On the other hand, the Rakuten Ichiba product page only has a note saying that ingredient names, the 28 allergen items, and nutrition labeling are shown on each product page, and we could not confirm the ingredients or allergen labeling themselves. The Rakuten Ichiba labeling is not confirmed (source: Rakuten Ichiba product page, viewed October 6, 2026). Before purchasing, please be sure to check the seller’s listing and the collective food labeling on the product when it arrives.
Reference: Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling” (accessed October 6, 2026)
Five Things to Check Before Buying
| What to Check | For This Product | Basis |
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| 1. Amount and Number of Servings | 1.5 kin × 4 loaves (about 600g per loaf). The first loaf is fixed as plain; loaves 2 to 4 are chosen from the 10 options in the purchase field. The number of servings is not confirmed | Rakuten Ichiba product page description and purchase field (as of the date of access). No statement of servings |
| 2. Storage Method and Shelf Life | Store away from high temperature and humidity; it arrives by ambient shipping. The date statements disagree, ranging from 6 to 9 days including the manufacturing date depending on the source, so checking the label on the bag is necessary | Rakuten Ichiba product page description and shop guide, Yahoo! Shopping product page |
| 3. Ingredients and Allergen Labeling | Yahoo! Shopping states that it contains wheat, egg, milk, and soy in part. The Rakuten Ichiba labeling is not confirmed | Yahoo! Shopping product page (Rakuten Ichiba only has a note directing readers to check each product page) |
| 4. Suitable as a Gift | We could not find any statement on the page that noshi (gift wrapping label) is supported, and the page’s setting value indicates it is not supported. The page explains that there is no gift box. We could not confirm any statement about message cards or gift wrapping | Rakuten Ichiba product page description and the page’s setting value (noshi) |
| 5. Review Trends | Rakuten Ichiba’s rating is 4.74 out of 5 (455 reviews). What we read were the first 60 reviews in the default sort order (posted from October 2025 to October 2026; the latest is from October 2026) and all 17 reviews rated ★1 to ★3 (posted from 2021 to 2026), so this may not reflect the product’s current state. Points praised are the fun of choosing flavors, being able to slice and freeze it and eat it little by little, the fragrant aroma when baked, and the volume; points noted as concerns are that a flavor did not suit the reviewer’s taste, that it felt hard right after arrival, and that it felt small | Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 6, 2026) |
Suitable as a Gift?
The Rakuten Ichiba product page has no indication that noshi (gift wrapping label) is supported, and in the page’s setting value (internal data) noshi is set as not supported. The product description states that this set has no gift box. We could not confirm any statement showing support for noshi inscriptions, message cards, gift wrapping, or name printing (source: Rakuten Ichiba product page, viewed October 6, 2026).
The product name shown on the Rakuten Ichiba product page includes the words “ギフト” (gift) and “福袋” (fukubukuro, lucky bag), but as noted above, support for noshi could not be confirmed (the setting value is not supported) and there is no gift box. The contents are not decided by the shop as in a lucky bag; instead, the buyer chooses the flavors of loaves 2 to 4 in the purchase field. The Yahoo! Shopping product page has a note to the effect that it can be used as a casual gift, and a notice that logging in is required when sending it as a gift (source: Yahoo! Shopping product page, viewed October 6, 2026).
- Noshi: no statement of support was found on the page, and the page’s setting value is not supported (the types of inscription could not be confirmed)
- Gift box: the page explains that there is none
- Message cards, gift wrapping, name printing: could not be confirmed
Among the Rakuten reviews we read, 7 of the 60 in the default sort order were posts saying the reviewer gave it to friends or relatives or shared it with others (source: Rakuten customer reviews, viewed October 6, 2026). This is a trend within what we read and does not necessarily represent the product’s current state.
What Public Reviews Say
We organized the Rakuten Ichiba product reviews by viewpoint. The rating figures are as of the time we viewed them and may change afterward.
| Site | Rating | Reviews | Viewed |
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| Rakuten customer reviews (product page) | 4.74 / 5 | 455 | October 6, 2026 |
Rating breakdown: ★5 358 / ★4 80 / ★3 13 / ★2 3 / ★1 1 (as shown on Rakuten Ichiba; viewed October 6, 2026)
Range read: the first 60 reviews in the default sort order (posted from October 7, 2025 to October 3, 2026; the latest is from October 2026), plus all 1 review rated ★1 (December 2022), all 3 rated ★2 (May 2021 to February 2024), and all 13 rated ★3 (December 2021 to August 2026), for a total of 77. This is a trend within what we read and does not necessarily represent the product’s current state.
What Reviewers Praise
Range of flavors to choose from
11 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order said things like it is fun to choose the flavors of loaves 2 to 4 and that trying various flavors keeps it from getting boring. Flavors named in the posts include coffee, cheddar cheese, and strawberry.
Can be frozen and eaten little by little
10 reviews said they sliced and froze it after it arrived and were able to eat it little by little. The product description also advises slicing and freezing it after opening.
Fragrant aroma when baked
10 reviews said it was fragrant and fluffy when baked or warmed.
Volume
6 reviews wrote that it is solidly heavy and has plenty of volume. The weight of one loaf is stated in the product description as about 600g.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 6, 2026)
What Reviewers Note
Some flavors did not suit the reviewer’s taste
6 reviews said the flavor they chose was not satisfying or did not suit their taste: 1 of the 60 in the default sort order and 5 of all 13 rated ★3. Of these, 3 were posted within the last 2 years. The flavors mentioned differ from post to post.
How to check: the list of selectable flavors is summarized, with the date of access, in the “What Changes by Selection” row of “Basic Information” in this article, based on the purchase field.
Hard or dry right after arrival
5 reviews said it felt hard, dry, or light right after arrival: 2 of the 60 in the default sort order, 1 of all 3 rated ★2, and 2 of all 13 rated ★3. Of these, 2 were posted within the last 2 years. Some posts also wrote that it improved when eaten warmed.
Felt small for 1.5 kin
4 reviews said it felt small for 1.5 kin: 1 of the 60 in the default sort order, 1 of all 3 rated ★2, and 2 of all 13 rated ★3. Of these, 2 were posted within the last 2 years.
How to check: the weight and size per loaf are given, as stated in the product description, in the “Amount” row of “Basic Information” in this article.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 6, 2026)
Who It Suits / Who Should Be Careful
Who It Suits
- Want to try flavors of your choice for loaves 2 to 4 from the purchase field, in addition to the plain first loaf
- Want to slice and freeze it after it arrives and eat it little by little (the shop also advises slicing and freezing after opening)
- Have freezer space for 4 loaves of 1.5 kin (about 600g each)
Who Should Be Careful
- Have an allergy, or want to confirm the ingredient names on the Rakuten Ichiba product page (the Rakuten Ichiba labeling is not confirmed)
- Want to decide in advance when to finish it, since the best-before statements disagree (6 to 9 days)
- Want to use it as a gift with noshi or a gift box (support for noshi could not be confirmed and the setting value is not supported; the page says there is no gift box)
- Want to know the thawing method or shelf life after thawing in advance (not confirmed)
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Summary
- A set of 4 loaves of 1.5 kin (about 600g each); the first loaf is fixed as plain, and loaves 2 to 4 are chosen from the 10 options in the purchase field (as of the date of access). Plan for freezer space for 4 loaves
- The best-before statements disagree, ranging from 6 to 9 days including the manufacturing date depending on the source, so check the label on the bag that arrives. Yahoo! Shopping lists wheat, egg, milk, and soy as allergens, and we could not confirm the Rakuten Ichiba labeling
- There is no statement on the page that noshi is supported and the setting value is not supported; the page says there is no gift box. Reviews divide between praise for being able to choose flavors and eat it frozen, and remarks that a flavor did not suit the reviewer’s taste or that it was hard right after arrival
Related Pages
This article organizes information published on various retail and review sites. Product details such as quantity, storage method, and ingredients are subject to change. Please check the seller’s listing for the latest information.
Comments on taste or quality are summarized from third-party posts cited with their source, and are not Ochinity’s own evaluation. Our approach to writing articles is described in our Editorial Policy.
Information as of: October 6, 2026 / Sources: Rakuten Ichiba “食パンの店 メイズテーブル” product page, same product page on Yahoo! Shopping, Rakuten customer reviews, Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”
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