The global natural sweeteners market size is estimated to be valued at USD 2.8 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 3.8 billion by 2025, recording a CAGR of 6.1% during the forecast period.
Sugars and sweeteners are the substances used to enhance the palatability and shelf life of food products. However, conventional sugar may possess various ill-effects on human health. Thus, the development and formulation of natural sweeteners was pursued.
Moreover, the sugar-substitutes utilized in various end-use industry applications are mainly of two different types: natural and artificial. The natural type of sugar-substitutes or natural sweeteners, as popularly known, is gaining immense traction in the global market. These sugars occur naturally in many plant foods. Most common sweeteners are obtained or manufactured by processing an array of plants, including agave cacti, maple trees, sugar cane, coconut palms, sugar beets, and corn to extract and condense the sugars.
Researchers are coming with new ranges of natural sweetener products to meet the growing need of consumers for health-promoting products. For instance, monk fruit sweeteners are introduced by the major players in the food & beverage industry, owing to its numerous health benefits and higher safety levels. ADM provides three ranges of monk fruit sweeteners under the brand name SweetRight. ADM launched these monk fruit sweeteners in 2017 through its partnership with GLG Life Tech Corporation (Canada). Monk fruit sweetener is extracted from monk fruit.
The monk fruit is also known as luo han guo or “Buddha fruit.” Monk fruit sweeteners are 150-200 times sweeter than sugar and provide sweetness to food and beverage products without adding calories. Monk fruit sweeteners have numerous food and beverage applications, including juices, soft drinks, dairy products, candies, desserts, and condiments. Monk fruits are stable at high temperatures, owing to which they can be used in baked goods.
The successful research and developments in the sweetener market for the production of safer and better products to cater to the increasing demand of consumers for safe, health-benefiting products would create a huge growth opportunity for the sweeteners market, and, in turn, for the natural sweetener market, in the coming years.
DuPont (US), ADM (US), Tate & Lyle PLC (UK), Cargill (US), Ingredion Incorporated (US), Roquette Frères (France), FoodChem International Corporation (China), PureCircle Ltd (US), MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc (Merisant) (US), Ecogreen Oleochemicals Pvt Ltd (Indonesia), Pyure Brands LLC (US), Stevia Hub India (India), Suminter India Organics (India), Stevia Biotech Pvt Ltd (India), The Real Stevia Company (Sweden), Sweetly Stevia USA (UK), XiliNat (Mexico), Fooditive B.V. (Netherlands), Saganà Association (Switzerland), and Hearthside Food Solutions LLC (US).
