MCP-1850: FAT REPLACERS – A US MARKET REPORT

US Fat Replacers Market to Reach 280.1 Thousand Metric Tons by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Driven by rising demand for low-fat and fat-free products, the market for fat replacers in the United States is projected to reach 280.1 thousand metric tons by the year 2010. Presently, the industry faces challenges in the form of a general economic slowdown, competitive pressures, reduced margins and competition from offshore and emerging markets. Increasing obesity concerns, ageing and revolutionary changes in eating habits rank as prime drivers of growth in the market.

San Jose, California (PRWEB), April 23, 2008 -- As the US economy recovers poise, Fat Replacers market, in terms of volume, is forecasted to witness a CAGR of 6.03% over the period 2011 through 2015. Health is increasingly becoming an important issue in the food additives market. Greater demand for low-calorie, low-fat, and functional foods is driving demand for fat replacers, especially functional fat replacers. Burgeoning health concerns, increasing obesity, and demand for natural products are driving the growth of low-fat and fat-free foods market, which, in turn, is influencing the demand for fat replacers in the US. The rising demand for low-fat and low-calorie functional and processed food products is likely to increase the utilization of fat replacers by the food industry, which is expected to further the fuel the market demand. Estimates indicate a bright future for fat replacers sector, with the majority of the sales to be sourced from mature markets for carbohydrate and protein-based fat replacers. The market is expected to post significant sales over the coming years. Market for Protein-Based Fat Replacers is forecast to reach $195.51 million by the year 2012, while volume sales of Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers are forecast to reach 220.08 thousand metric tons by the year 2015.

Fat replacers industry is expected to expand further from the development of several new formulation systems and likely health benefits of fat replacers. Protein-based fat replacers market is anticipated to take some of the thunder of carbohydrate-based fat replacers market over the coming years, as the demand is increasing for low-fat foods with high nutritional content and low calories. Fat replacers are anticipated to log significant growth in the meat and dairy sector, as low calorie and reduced-fat foods such as low-fat ice creams, spreads, and meat products are gaining huge popularity in these markets. Fat replacers are expected to register declining growth in the fat-based fat replacers due to health concerns related to olestra, the largest selling fat-based fat replacer.

Major players operating in the industry include Adept Solutions Inc, Advanced Food Systems Inc, CP Kelco, California Natural Products, Carrageenan Company, FMC BioPolymer, Grain Processing Corporation, Gum Technology Corporation, Hercules Inc. (Aqualon Group), Jarchem Industries Inc, Kraft Food Ingredients Corporation, National Starch Food Innovation Group, P&G Food Ingredients, PROTIENT Inc, TIC Gums Inc, and Z-Trim Holdings Inc.

“Fat Replacers: A US Market Report”, published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides product profile, mergers and acquisitions, recent developments, profiles of major players and other strategic industry activities. Analytics for the period 1991 through 2015 are provided in terms of both volume and value for product segments including Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers, Protein-Based Fat Replacers and Fat-Based Fat Replacers. Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers are further classified into Starch-Based Fat Replacers and Hydrocolloid-Based Fat Replacers. Primary end use industries analyzed include Dairy Industry, Meat Industry, Processed Food Industry, Snack Food Industry, Bakery & Confectionery Industry and Other Industries.

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