Key Takeaways
- 68% of global consumers prefer clean label products with minimal artificial ingredients in 2023.
- 42% of millennials seek functional ingredients like probiotics in everyday foods according to 2023 surveys.
- Demand for plant-based ingredients surged 25% year-over-year in 2023 among US consumers.
- Global corn syrup production reached 85 million metric tons in 2022.
- Soy lecithin production worldwide was approximately 3.2 million metric tons in 2023.
- Global sugar production totaled 182 million metric tons in the 2022/2023 marketing year.
- The global food ingredients market was valued at USD 218.5 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 326.8 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.2%.
- In 2023, the food additives segment within the food ingredients market accounted for 45% of the total market share globally.
- North America's food ingredients market generated revenue of USD 62.3 billion in 2022, with a projected CAGR of 4.8% through 2030.
- FDA approved 12 new food additives in 2023 under GRAS notices.
- EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lists over 350 approved food additives as of 2023.
- China's GB 2760-2014 standard permits 2,300 food additives and flavors.
- 75% of food ingredient companies reported adopting sustainable sourcing by 2023.
- Plant-based ingredient innovations grew 45% in patents filed 2022-2023.
- Global R&D spending on food ingredients reached USD 12.5 billion in 2023.
Consumers are driving clean label, low sugar, and plant forward food ingredients as the market grows fast.
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