A new market research report has been recently published by Transparency Market Research. The research report is titled “Prebiotic Ingredients Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, and Forecast 2012 - 2018”.According to the research report, the global prebiotic ingredients market is expected to be worth US$4.5 billion in 2018, exhibiting a substantial 11.4% CAGR between 2012 and 2018. In 2012, the global prebiotic ingredients market stood at US$2.3 billion.

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The global prebiotic ingredients market has been segmented on the basis of the ingredients, which are galacto-oligosaccharides, fructo-oligosaccharides, inulin, mannan-oligosaccharides, and others. Inulin held the largest market share in 2011, accounting for 40% of the overall market. The mannan-oligosaccharides segment is anticipated to be the fastest growing in the forecast period, exhibiting a progressive 10.3% CAGR in terms of volume between 2012 and 2018.The market research report has been categorized on the basis of its application into animal feed, food and beverages (such as dry foods, cereals, dairy products, baked food, fermented meat products, and others), and dietary supplements (such as infant formula, nutritional supplements, food supplements, specialty nutrients).

The demand for food and beverage applications is anticipated to be US$3.7 billion by 2018. On the other hand, dietary supplements constitute a rapidly growing segment. As per the report, the infant formulae market is anticipated to grow substantially at an 11.3% CAGR from 2012 to 2018. Another recent application for prebiotics ingredients market is the animal feed sector. The demand for animal feed from the global prebiotic ingredients market is estimated to reach 70,000 tons by the end of 2018.The market research report has been segmented geographically into four broad regions, namely Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World, of which Europe has been the dominant consumer of prebiotic ingredients. The dominance of Europe can be attributed to the rising awareness of the positive effects of prebiotics on human health. Europe is anticipated to be the market leader in the forecast period, in terms of revenue as well as volume. The demand from the prebiotics ingredients market in Europe is estimated to be US$1.9 billion in 2018.

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Increased demand from the dairy industry, rising concerns for gut health, growing trend of dietary fat and sugar reduction, and easy entry into the food and beverages industry are the driving factors fueling the demand from the prebiotic ingredients market in the forecast period. However, high research and development costs, lack of marketing standards from the point of consumers, and relatively larger market visibility for probiotics are expected to hamper the growth of the global prebiotics ingredients market in the forecast period. Europe is followed by Asia Pacific in the geographical segmentation of the global prebiotic ingredients market. The new products being introduced in this region by various manufacturers is anticipated to remain a strong growth factor for the Asia Pacific market in the near future. The demand for prebiotic ingredients from Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow substantially at a 11% CAGR between 2012 and 2018.

Some of the prominent players operating in the global prebiotic ingredients market are Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA, Cargill Incorporated, Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd., Abbott Laboratories, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Jarrow Formulas, Inc., Parmalat S.p.A., BENEO-Orafti SA, Bright Food, Royal Cosun, Roquette Freres, and FrieslandCampina Domo.

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