As the US economy recovers poise, Fat Replacers market (http://www.strategyr.com/Fat_Replacers_Market_Report.asp), in terms of volume, is forecasted to witness a CAGR of 6.03% over the period 2011 through 2015. Health is increasingly becoming an important issue in the food additives market. Greater demand for low-calorie, low-fat, and functional foods is driving demand for fat replacers, especially functional fat replacers. Burgeoning health concerns, increasing obesity, and demand for natural products are driving the growth of low-fat and fat-free foods market, which, in turn, is influencing the demand for fat replacers in the US.
The rising demand for low-fat and low-calorie functional and processed food products is likely to increase the utilization of fat replacers by the food industry, which is expected to
further the fuel the market demand. Estimates indicate a bright future for fat replacers sector, with the majority of the sales to be sourced from mature markets for carbohydrate and
protein-based fat replacers. The market is expected to post significant sales over the coming years. Market for Protein-Based Fat Replacers (http://www.strategyr.com/Fat_Replacers_Market_Report.asp) is forecast to reach $195.51 million by the year 2012, while
volume sales of Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers (http://www.strategyr.com/Fat_Replacers_Market_Report.asp) are
forecast to reach 220.08 thousand metric tons by the year 2015.
Fat replacers industry is expected to expand further from the development of several new formulation systems and likely health benefits of fat replacers. Protein-based fat replacers
market is anticipated to take some of the thunder of carbohydrate-based fat replacers market over the coming years, as the demand is increasing for low-fat foods with high nutritional
content and low calories. Fat replacers are anticipated to log significant growth in the meat and dairy sector, as low calorie and reduced-fat foods such as low-fat ice creams, spreads,
and meat products are gaining huge popularity in these markets. Fat replacers are expected to register declining growth in the fat-based fat replacers due to health concerns related to
olestra, the largest selling fat-based fat replacer.
Major players operating in the industry include Adept Solutions Inc, Advanced Food Systems Inc, CP Kelco, California Natural Products, Carrageenan Company, FMC BioPolymer, Grain
Processing Corporation, Gum Technology Corporation, Hercules Inc. (Aqualon Group), Jarchem Industries Inc, Kraft Food Ingredients Corporation, National Starch Food Innovation Group,
P&G Food Ingredients, PROTIENT Inc, TIC Gums Inc, and Z-Trim Holdings Inc.
"Fat Replacers: A US Market Report", published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides product profile, mergers and acquisitions, recent developments, profiles of major players and
other strategic industry activities. Analytics for the period 1991 through 2015 are provided in terms of both volume and value for product segments including Carbohydrate-Based Fat
Replacers, Protein-Based Fat Replacers and Fat-Based Fat Replacers. Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers are further classified into Starch-Based Fat Replacers and Hydrocolloid-Based Fat
Replacers. Primary end use industries analyzed include Dairy Industry, Meat Industry, Processed Food Industry, Snack Food Industry, Bakery & Confectionery Industry and Other
Industries.
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