Global Food Texture Market Analysis 2022
The Global Food Texture Market is expected to reach $23,511.25 million by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2021 to 2028. Food texture is a measure of food quality that can be detected using the fingers, tongue, palate, and teeth. This includes various parameters, such as chewiness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, crispiness, elasticity and firmness. These attributes are measured using texture analysis tests to evaluate the response of food products when they are subjected to a force, such as shearing, cutting, chewing, compressing and stretching. They are helpful in providing stable structure to the food, thus increasing its shelf life.
Factors such as increased health consciousness, increasing developments in food processing industry, increase in preferences for convenience or ready-to-eat products over fresh items, and importance on presentation of food by online food vloggers are driving the growth of the market. However, consumer perception for e-numbers is restraining the growth of the market.
Based on the type, hydrocolloids segment is anticipated to have lucrative growth during the forecast period. Hydrocolloids have various functional properties in foods. They are widely used in many food formulations to improve quality attributes and shelf life. It is used as a thickener in soups, sauces, salad dressings, gravies and toppings and as a gelling agent in products such as jams, jellies, marmalades, reconstituted foods and low sugar / low-calorie gels. Hydrocolloids are dispersed in water and provide a thickening or viscosity-forming effect. This water thickening property is common to all hydrophilic colloids and is the main reason they are commonly used.
The key vendors mentioned are Ashland Inc., Ingredion Inc, Kerry Group, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Cargill Inc., CP Kelco, E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Company, Tate and Lyle PLC, Lonza Group Ltd, Penford Corporation, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Fiberstar Inc., FMC Corporation, Royal DSM N.V., Naturex, Puratos Group, Nexira, Estelle Chemicals, Palsgaard A/S, and Jost Chemicals GmbH.
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