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Ingredients
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
Food Marketing & Technology 20 February 2020

