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- Food Cultures Market
Food Cultures Market
Food Cultures Market: Global Industry Trend Analysis 2013 to 2017 and Forecast 2018 - 2028
Market Outlook
Changing lifestyle, increase in a number of working population as well as urbanization has fuelled the demand for processed food during the last decade. There is an increase in demand for processed food due to its ease and less in cooking time increased shelf life and improved nutritional qualities. Value adding and increasing shelf life is one of the major aspect helping the growth of the food processing sector.
Microbes are used for food processing since ancient times. Food cultures are a group of micro-organisms like moulds, yeast or live bacteria. Food cultures are used in food production as they carry out the fermentation process in food ingredients. Fermentation helps to improve the organoleptic and nutritional qualities as well as to preserve perishable food ingredients Fermented food is thus popular for its health benefits and are easy to digest.
Food cultures are mostly used in dairy and meat industry. With the increasing demand for processed and fermented food as well as an increase in the number of health-conscious people the food culture market is expected to grow positively during the forecast period.
Growing Demand for Food cultures for food processing from the meat and dairy industry.
Food cultures are used in food processing for fermentation in order to increase the value of food products. The growing increasing number of health-conscious people, thus increasing the demand for food with microbes like probiotics as well as functional food is primary driving factor for the growth of food culture market.
Increasing number of working population, the rise in income and preference of consumers for fermented food products are some other factor that is driving food cultures market. The food cultures are either naturally present in food or are added to during the food processing as a starter culture in order to impart the desired texture, flavor or acidity as well as increase the health benefits of products during the fermentation process.
Some of the bacterial food cultures are used as probiotics and rest are used as a starter culture. The increasing use of probiotics is thus helping the bacterial food culture market to grow. Bacterial food cultures are used as starter cultures in the production of dairy products like yogurt, cheese, etc. as well as it is in meat products like pepperoni, dried ham, and salami.
Yeast food cultures are used in process of baking and brewing of beer and wine. Moulds food cultures are popular in the production of various cheese and soy products. Thus with increasing health consciousness about people as well the preference for fermented food the food cultures market is anticipated to grow positively in terms of value and volume during the forecast period.
Global Food Cultures Market: Key Players
The global food cultures market is growing rapidly. Some of the key players in the global food cultures market are Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, DuPont, BioGaia AB, Dohler, Vitakem Nutraceutical Inc., DSMZ, Frutarom Health. More Companies are taking interest to invest in Food Cultures Market.
Opportunities for Market Participants:
The global food culture market is growing rapidly in food and beverages segment with a wide range of applications. There is an increase in investments made by the manufacturer in R&D department in order to develop new strains and products and thus increase their market presence. This allows the improvement in the traditional process of food fermentation thus opening the new field for applications.
The increasing popularity of ready to eat food has developed the demand for fermented food thus creating opportunities for innovative use microbial strains and food cultures in various sectors. The increasing demand for food cultures and the need for innovation has created various opportunities for market players.
Global Food Cultures Market: Regional Outlook
The global Food Cultures market can be segmented by region as North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and MEA. North America and Europe are dominant regions in global food culture market and are supposed to dominate food cultures market with large number health-conscious people and technological advancements.
The developing economies like APAC and MEA are proving to a good market for food culture with increasing advancements in technologies for food processing and rising use of fermented and healthy food. Thus with increasing demand for processed and fermented food as well as increasing health concern the global food culture market is expected to grow positively during the forecast period.
