Oct 31, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Global Food Thickener Market - Forecast to Reach $16 Billion by 2022 - Research and Markets

The "Global Food Thickener Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2017 - 2022)" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

The food thickeners market is estimated to register a CAGR of 6%, during 2017 to 2022, and reach a value of USD 16 billion by 2022. Based on the type of food thickeners, it has different food applications. For instance, arrowroot is a better choice than cornstarch, as it loses thickening potency, for acidic foods. Further, frozen food, tapioca or arrowroot are preferred over cornstarch, as the latter becomes spongy when frozen. Therefore, owing to wide functional applications of thickener in the food industry, the demand growth is significant.

The food thickener market is driven by high functional potential and compatibility of thickeners with other ingredients, expansion of research, development and innovation, increasing demand from dysphagia patients and growth demand for processed or convenience food products. The use of food thickeners can reduce dysphagia risk in patients by providing greater swallowing ease.

Hence, food thickener is a benefit for the patients with cancer, trauma, old-age and neurology disorder, who suffer difficult to swallow food. Also, food thickeners are prescribed to infants who are unable to digest breastfeeding. It also helps in the absorption of nutrients from food. The fluctuating prices of raw materials and increasing consumer awareness towards chemical additives and E numbers are some of the restraints to the market.

Companies Mentioned

  • Arla Foods
  • Archer Daniels Midland (Adm)
  • Bayer Healthcare Ag
  • Basf
  • Cargill
  • Danisco
  • Danone
  • General Mills
  • Herbal Life
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Kelloggs
  • Pepsico
  • Parry Nutraceuticals
  • Royal Dsm

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction

2. Market Overview

3. Market Dynamics

4. Segmentation

5. Competitive Landscape

6. Company Profiles

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