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            AN UPTICK IN SALT

            CONTENT REDUCTION


            INGREDIENTS




            ncreasing the risk of heart disease and stroke owing to   around US$ 5,075 Mn by 2029 end, adding 1.5X times
            high sodium consumption in food has led to an uptick   more value as compared to 2019
          Iin the demand for salt content reduction ingredients.   •   Demand for glutamates as a salt replacement is
          The wide applicability of salt content reduction     expected to account for almost 66% of the total
          ingredients in meat products and yeast extracts will   revenue share by 2029 in the global salt content
          further propel demand growth. These ingredients are   reduction ingredients market

          capable of offering enormous benefits such as salt content   •   Salt reduction ingredients for meat & poultry
          reduction in processed food and flavor enhancement of   applications is expected to gain 130 BPS by 2029, as

          the product throughout its life cycle. This scenario has led   substitution of salt with ingredients like potassium
          to immense opportunities for market players to come forth   chloride and yeast extracts can reduce the sodium
          with innovative alternatives to salts. On this backdrop,   content in meat products signifi cantly
          the global salt reduction ingredients market is poised to   •   Despite losing market share by 2029, consumption
          refl ect a whopping growth rate of over 9% until 2029. To   of salt reduction ingredients in North America is
          substitute salt from daily food intake, the recent past has   expected to be responsible for almost one-third of the
          witnessed the adoption of salt reduction ingredients, of   total incremental $ opportunity created in the market
          which glutamates will continue to lead throughout the   over the forecast period
          forecast period, reveals Fact.MR in a recently published   •   Asia  Pacific is expected to register leading growth

          report on salt content reduction ingredients market. As   at an astounding CAGR of over 10% throughout the
          per the report, the global salt content reduction market is   forecast timeframe, however, the potential of the
          forecast to surpass US$ 8 Bn by 2029 end.            market in Japan will be on the slower side among all
                                                               the regions
          KEY TAKEAWAYS OF GLOBAL SALT CONTENT
          REDUCTION INGREDIENTS MARKET                      PRODUCT INNOVATION PIVOTAL TO MARKET
          •   Global salt content reduction ingredients market is   SUCCESS
            expected to create an absolute value opportunity of   Manufacturers of salt content reduction ingredients
                                                            are eying product innovation, keeping in mind health
             SALT REDUCTION INGREDIENTS FOR MEAT            concerns attributed to the high consumption of
            & POULTRY APPLICATIONS IS EXPECTED TO           sodium salts. Global salt reduction ingredients market
           GAIN 130 BPS BY 2029, AS SUBSTITUTION OF         is moderately fragmented, majorly dominated by few
             SALT WITH INGREDIENTS LIKE POTASSIUM           top players. Thus, companies have been focusing on
          CHLORIDE AND YEAST EXTRACTS CAN REDUCE            providing innovative products that can preserve taste and
                                                            reduce the salt content to a large extent in compliance
            THE SODIUM CONTENT IN MEAT PRODUCTS             with product cost reduction.
                          SIGNIFICANTLY


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