Dublin, April 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Alternative Sweeteners - A Global Market Overview" report to their offering.
The market is analyzed in all of these major regions by alternative sweeteners product category (HIS and Polyols), key countries and by major end-use applications in terms of both volume and value. This report also explores the market by product category and major application sector for each major country. The global key market trends are illustrated along with the recent major business trends such as product innovations/launches, mergers and acquisitions etc.
Polyols dominate the global market for Alternative Sweeteners by product category, forecast to be 1.6 million metric tons in 2017 accounting for over 90%, which is projected to reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 3.4% between the two years. High Intensity Sweeteners accounts for the remaining market share of Alternative Sweeteners and expected to witness the growth rate of 3% during the same period.
High intensity sweeteners (HIS) analyzed in this global market report is segmented by HIS category - Artificial HIS and Natural HIS. These HIS categories further segmented in to Artificial HIS - Acesulfame-K, Aspartame, Cyclamate, Neotame, Saccharin and Sucralose; and Natural HIS - Steviol Glycosides (stevia extracts), Glycyrrhizin (licorice root extracts) and Mogroside V (monk fruit extracts). The study also explores the key end-use applications of high intensity sweeteners including Beverages, Confectionary, Foods, Tabletop and Others (personal care, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals etc.).
Polyols analyzed in this report comprise sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt and lactitol. The polyols' end-use application markets analyzed include Confectionary, Food & Beverages, Personal Care and Others (Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals). Sorbitol market estimated in this report does not include sorbitol used as an intermediate in manufacturing Vitamin C.
Key Topics Covered:
Part A: Global Market Perspective
1. Introduction
- High Intensity Sweeteners
- Polyols (Sugar Alcohols)
1.1 Product Outline
1.1.1 Categorization of Sweeteners
1.1.1.1 Caloric Sweeteners
1.1.1.2 High Intensity Sweeteners (HIS)
1.1.1.3 Polyols (Sugar Alcohols)
2. Key Market Trends
2.1 Prospects for Low-Calorie Sweeteners Brightened by Escalating Incidences of Obesity and Diabetes
2.1.1 Overweight and Obesity: Some Statistics of Prevalence
2.1.2 Burden of Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) on a Global Level
2.1.3 To Conclude
2.2 Erythritol Demand is Expected to Surge as The European Commission Approves Usage of Erythritol in Beverages
2.3 Stevia Sales to Drive Demand for Erythritol
2.4 Demand for Monk Fruit Extract Mogroside V Emerging from the Shadows
2.5 Stevia: The Shining Star on Natural Sweeteners' Horizon
2.6 Stevia's Bitterness Gets Sweeter
2.7 Regulation on Steviol Glycosides Sweeteners Amended by the European Commission
2.8 Next Generation Steviol Glycosides Evolving Beyond Reb A
2.8.1 Advancements in Agronomy
2.8.2 Enzymatic Modification Sweetens Stevia Market
2.8.3 Fermentation Production of Steviol Glycosides to Tap Rarer Glycosides
3. Regulatory Landscape
3.1 Polyols and High Intense Sweetener Regulations around the Globe
3.1.1 European Union
3.1.2 The United States
3.1.3 Japan
3.1.4 India
3.1.5 China
4. Key Global Players
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Japan)
- Anhui Jinhe Industrial Co., Ltd. (China)
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (United States)
- B Food Science Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Beijing Vitasweet Co., Ltd. (China)
- BENEO GmbH (Germany)
- Cargill, Inc (United States)
- Celanese Corporation (United States)
- Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd. (China)
- Dupont Nutrition & Health (Danisco)
- Gansu Fanzhi Biotech Co., Ltd. (China)
- GLG Life Tech Corporation (Canada)
- Golden Time Chemical (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (China)
- Guilin GFS Monk Fruit Corp. (China)
- Hill Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (China)
- Ingredion Incorporated (United States)
- Jiangsu SinoSweet Co., Ltd. (China)
- JK Sucralose, Inc. (China)
- Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG (Switzerland)
- Kaifeng Xinghua Fine Chemical Ltd. (China)
- MAFCO Worldwide LLC (United States)
- Merisant Company (United States)
- Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Mitsubishi-Kagaku Foods Corporation (Japan)
- Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- NutraSweet Company (United States)
- PMC Specialties Group, Inc (United States)
- PureCircle Limited (Malaysia)
- Roquette Freres S.A. (France)
- Shandong Futaste Co., Ltd. (China)
- Shandong Longlive Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
- Shandong Tianli Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (China)
- Suzhou Hope Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
- Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom)
- Tereos Starch & Sweeteners s.a.s. (Tereos Syral) (France)
- Tianjin North Food Co., Ltd. (China)
- Wuhan Huasweet Co., Ltd. (China)
- Zhejiang Sanhe Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
- Zhong Hua Fang Da (H.K.) Limited (Hong Kong)
5. Key Business and Product Trends
- PureCircle Doubled Stevia Leaf Extract Production Capacity in Malaysia
- Commercialization of SweeGen's Bestevia Reb-M
- Product of the Year in the Sweetener Category for 2017 Won by SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener
- Evolva to Introduce EverSweet in 2018
- US Customs and Border Protection Issue Clearance for PureCircle Shipments
- S&W's Unique Stevia Lines Marketed Under the Brand Name 'Kandi Leaf' Stevia
- US Notice of Allowance for a Crucial Evolva Patent Protection Application Related to Steviol Glycosides Production
- Ingredion, Only Global Distributor of SweeGen's Stevia Sweeteners in All Markets except China
- Sigma-Beverage, PureCircle's Latest Breakthrough Stevia Ingredient for Beverage Formulations
- DSM Submitted Application to Food Safety Regulators in Europe for Approving the Use of its Fermentation-based Stevia in The Netherlands
- S2G Biochemicals and Mondelez International Collaborated to Build Xylitol Plant in the USA
- Haigen Collaborated with Viachem to Introduce its Stevia Products to the North American Market
- Updated European Commission Legislation Opened Door for European Food and Beverage Companies Needing Low-Calorie, Best-Tasting Sweeteners
- GLG's EMS95 Received Letter of No Objection from the US FDA
- GLG Produced New Reb C Varietal with Unprecedented Levels of Reb C at Over 79%
- Jinhe Industrial Invested 460 Million Yuan for Constructing a New 1,500 Mt/Yr Sucralose Project
- Unveiling of Zevia's New Non-GMO Project Verified Stevia Blend
- Saccharin Received Approval from the Canadian Government
- Anti-Caries Effect of Xylitol Confirmed by DuPont Study
- DFI Corp and Mitr Phol Group Inks Strategic Investment and Partnership Deal to Produce Erythritol and Xylitol
- Cargill's EverSweet Sweetener Received Letter of No Objection from US FDA
- Xylitol Sweetener Can Kill or Poison Dogs - FDA Warns
- PureCircle Stevia Agronomy Program in India
- New Stevia Leaf Seedling with Over 1000% Rise in Reb M Glycosides Produced by GLG
- BENEO Introduces New Isomalt Translucent Gum Coating Technology
- New Decree Passed in Brazil Allow Beverage Producers to Use a Mix of Stevia and Sugar
- GLG Join Forces with MycoTech to Enhance the Taste of Natural Sweeteners
- EFSA Approves the Use of PureCircle's Reb M as a Stevia Sweetener in Europe
- Launch of PureCircle's Zeta Family of Stevia Ingredients
- USPTO Issues New Reb D Stevia Glycoside Patent to Sweet Green Fields
- Sweet Green Fields Co., Ltd., One of the World's Largest, Privately Held, and Fully-Integrated Stevia Ingredient Companies
- European Commission Approves Usage of Erythritol in Beverages
- GLG's New Stevia Leaf with Enhanced Levels of Reb D and Reb M
- Acquisition of Johnson & Johnson's Splenda® Brand Complements Heartland's Product Line
- GLG's Natural Zero-Calorie Sweetener Product Line Receives Non-GMO Project Verification
- HYET Purchased ASE from Ajinomoto Co.
- Launch of Cargill's New Truvia® Brown Sugar Blend in Canada
- New Sugar Substitute, ERYLITE® Bronze Launched by Jungbunzlauer
- Launch of Cargill's New Truvia® Brown Sugar Blend in Canada
- DOLCIA PRIMA Low-Calorie Sugar Unveiled by Tate & Lyle
- US FDA Issued Letter of No Objection for GLG's High-Purity Reb C Blends
- BENEO Presents New Sugar-free Hard Candy Solutions at ISM 2015
- DOLCIA PRIMA Low-Calorie Sugar Unveiled by Tate & Lyle
- US FDA Issued Letter of No Objection for GLG's High-Purity Reb C Blends
- Production of NutraSweet® Aspartame to Stop by the end of 2014
- Study Reveals Zerose® Erythritol Tastes Great and Better for Teeth
- Merisant and Whole Earth to Pay $1.65 M and Overhaul its Pure Via Label
- Cargill and Evolva Announce Publication of Patent Application on the Process of Fermentation-based Steviol Glycosides
- Unique Fermentation-based Sweetener Platform Announced by DSM at the International Food Technology Expo in New Orleans
- GLG's Rebsweet and AnySweetPLUS Stevia Extracts Received GRAS Letter of No Objection from US FDA
- Reapproval of Saccharin as a Food Additive in Canada
- GLG Submitted a GRAS Notification with US FDA for its High Purity Reb M Stevia Extract
- Unveiling of Tate & Lyle's TASTEVA® Stevia Sweetener at Engredea Trade Show in Anaheim
- Kasyap Sweeteners Limited, India Expands Sorbitol Capacity
6. Global Market Overview
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