Single Cell Protein Market

Single cell protein involves less energy and feedstock consumption during production, which reduces carbon footprint significantly, and also reduces stress on the environment, making it a sustainable protein feed source over other conventional protein sources. Consumers today demand healthy food, and are concerned about the environment as well. Manufacturers are constantly innovating means of sourcing raw materials as well as producing products in the most sustainable ways to attract more customers. As single cell protein contributes to the safety of the environment by utilizing less resources and reducing carbon footprint, product sales in the single cell protein market are projected to increase in the coming years.

• For instance, current activities of BIOPROCESS ALGAE, LLC are supported by modular systems that include flue gas tie-ins, grower harvester cultivators, fully automated pH, and temperature control, which favors the carbon balance in the environment while using less resources.

Single Cell Protein Market Trends

Rising awareness about high-quality food that contributes to good health and constitutes nutritional value leads to consumers inclining toward healthy eating regimes. Obesity is increasingly becoming a concern of the population today, owing to sedentary lifestyles and food eating habits. Consumers today demand food that is nutritious with increased protein content, as protein helps in weight management. Single cell protein provides the necessary content of protein, along with added nutrients, to meet consumer demands. Increasing popularity of protein-rich products among millennials along with the rising number of gym memberships is boding well for the growth of the single cell protein market space.

• According to the World health Organization, obesity and being overweight is one the main causes for cardiovascular diseases, which is known to be the number one cause of death, globally.

Focus on Constant Research & Development in Single Cell Protein Market

With a change in lifestyles and eating habits, deficiency of protein and other essential nutrients is on the rise. Thus, manufacturers involved in the production of single cell protein seek more innovative products to offer single cell proteins for human consumption. Research has game-changing potential, and thus, key manufacturers are engaged in constant research & development for developing single cell protein with increased application in the human food industry. With iterative and incremental procedures, manufacturers are developing innovative solutions with existing products being in a constant innovation cycle to reduce toxic residues and nucleic acid for better human consumption, marking opportunities for sales growth in the food and beverage industry.

• Lallemand Inc. carries out research for developing innovative new microbial products, with external research partnerships as well as internal projects, and has collaborated with many top universities for carrying out research.

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Regional Outlook of Global Single Cell Protein Market

North America is leading the global single cell protein market, owing to the highly developed food and feed industry in the region. North America is leveraged with some of the prominent organizations that are related to the food and feed industry. This creates higher manufacturing and developing capabilities for producing the single cell protein. Moreover, North America also the most individuals who follow a high protein diet, which is also increasing the market value share of single sell protein in the region. In Europe, consumers are more focal toward increasing the protein content in their food products and approaching alternative sources of protein. Moreover, rising sustainability and animal cruelty issues in the region have also formulated a better market scenario for non-animal based protein sources, including single cell protein.

COVID-19 Impact on Single Cell Protein Market

The widespread of COVID-19 disease has weakened the growth of the global economy as well as the food and feed industry. Food ingredient manufacturing has been hit due to the global pandemic, which has also affected the production of single cell protein. The major sources of single cell protein production are fungi, bacteria, yeast, and others. Since biotechnological work in laboratories has also been impacted due to coronavirus disease, the processing of these microorganisms has been difficult. Moreover, closing of trade activities has also created supply chain disruptions, thereby affecting single cell protein production. The COVID-19 disease outbreak is anticipated to have the moderate to high impact on the global single cell protein market.

Analysts’ Viewpoint

The global single cell protein market size is expected to exhibit significant growth in the future, with South Asia and East Asia projected to offer beneficial opportunities during the forecast period of 2020-2030. Increasing use single cell protein as an alternative protein source is a considerable factor to the growth of the global single cell protein market in the foreseeable future.

Leading market players such as Evonik Industries AG, Lallemand Inc., Novus International, and others are focusing on business expansion and innovation to strengthen their positions in the global single cell protein market. New product development and strategic collaborations are other strategies being adopted by key players to gain a competitive edge over others in the global single cell protein market.